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  • President Bush nominates new ACC commander

    The secretary of defense announced Aug. 19 that President Bush has nominated Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air and Space Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, for appointment to the rank of general and assignment as commander, Air Combat Command, headquartered here.Pending Senate confirmation of his promotion and

  • Air Force general denies Schmidt appeal

    A U.S. Air Force general has denied the appeal of an Illinois Air National Guard F-16 pilot over the punishment he received for his role in a 2002 friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan.Gen. Hal Hornburg, commander of Air Combat Command headquartered here, denied Maj. Harry Schmidts appeal on Tuesday, Aug. 3. The appeal asked General Hornburg to set

  • New initiative to improve junior officer leadership engagement, mission effectiveness

    Air Combat Command will begin testing a new initiative designed to improve junior officer leadership engagement and mission effectiveness, and to take better care of Airmen and their families in the short term while helping develop leaders for the out years.The Command Opportunities for Lieutenants initiative will begin testing at Seymour Johnson

  • ACC releases F-15E accident report

    A bird strike caused an F-15E Strike Eagles engine to fail, forcing the crew to eject during a training mission May 6, 2004, near Callaway, Va., according to Air Force investigators. The mishap crew comprised of a pilot and weapons system officer ejected safely and was uninjured. The $42 million aircraft, assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th

  • COMACC to be inducted into Order of the Sword

    Chief master sergeants assigned to Headquarters, Air Combat Command surprised their boss, Gen. Hal M. Hornburg, ACC commander, with an invitation to be inducted into ACCs Order of the Sword during a meeting here July 27.The Order of the Sword is the highest honor the enlisted force can bestow on a leader, said Chief Master Sgt. Rodney E. Ellison,

  • Airmen return from Coronet Bugle 49

    Several members of the 509th Bomb Wing returned here July 20 from Coronet Bugle 49, a global reach exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.While deployed for the weeklong exercise, the Airmen supported several long duration sorties, which originated here and landed at Andersen for a crew change before returning -- crews flew 20-hour missions and

  • Sumter officials finish AF leadership training

    Two members of the local community received certificates July 23 for completing five weeks of leadership training at the Senior Master Sgt. David B. Reid Airman Leadership School here.Ms. Cheryl Wilson, assistant director of communications at the Sumter, S.C., 911 Center, and Ms. Angela Rabon, a senior detective assigned to the Sumter Police

  • Egyptian officers visit Cannon

    Four Egyptian F-16 pilots and two maintenance officers visited here this week to observe how the U.S. Air Force does business.I didnt have a clue how an American squadron would work, said Maj. Hattem Attia, F-16 pilot. Cannon is larger than our base, but basically its the same type of operation we have in Egypt.Despite the similarities, the

  • UAV innovations could change face of war

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles could start playing a more active role in missions to suppress and destroy enemy air defenses if a UAV Battlelab initiative proves successful.Fit testing of a new Joint Multi-Platform Weapons Carriage System took place at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nev., June 17. The carriage system could allow several UAVs

  • AF pilot crosses into different kind of blue

    Off he goes into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun. Down he dives... Into a saltwater tank in Charleston?Capt. Steven Buryanek, 20th Fighter Wing pilot and certified advanced open-water scuba diver, exchanges his wings for flippers 2 to 3 times a month at one of South Carolinas aquariums. The captain arrives at the aquarium around
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