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  • Hispanic-American was aviation pioneer, tactical genius

    He was an aviation pioneer, an organizer of Allied victory during World War II and a Hispanic American. He was Elwood R. "Pete" Quesada. Quesada was the son of a Spanish businessman and an Irish-American mother. His military career spanned aviation history from post-World War I era biplanes to

  • Nothing will stop the U.S. Air Force!

    "Down we dive spouting our flames from under, off with one helluva roar!" Many have sang these lines dozens or even hundreds of times - in basic training and during numerous Air Force ceremonies, but there are few who have seen and heard what lies behind those words. This year, the Nellis firepower

  • Doolittle Raiders tour Mountain Home AFB

    They set out to settle the score ... to defend America ... to make history. On April 18, 1942, the Doolittle Raiders did just that. More than 65 years after flying 16 bombers over Japan to conduct the first bombing mission of World War II, retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, retired Maj. Thomas C.

  • 'Bomb Squad' uses tools, intelligence to battle GWOT

    Air Force explosive ordnance disposal experts are fighting a daily, deadly battle on the front lines of the Global War on Terror using the latest technology and the power of teamwork. A weapon commonly employed by insurgent forces in Iraq and Afghanistan is the improvised explosive device. The many

  • Goodbye sergeant, hello mister

    After 20 years of service, the base bids farewell to Master Sgt. Yancy Mailes, 366th Fighter Wing historian.Almost.In October 2003, the Air Force began converting its history program from military positions to a fully civilianized force. Sergeant Mailes will be one of the last enlisted historians to

  • Base participates in burrowing owl study

    As dusk settles in, the owl moves closer for the attack. The mouse, sitting safely in a small cage, begins circling, trying to find a place to hide.As the owl tries to remove its prize, the trap is sprung, and a net covers the scene. Soon after, researchers move in to do their job.Through a grant

  • Child's life found in translation

    Adoption can be a trying process and if the child is being adopted from China, paperwork is probably not going to be one of the biggest worries. For Staff Sgt. David Aten, 27th Communications Squadron, and his family, such a situation arose when they adopted their 2-year old son, Connor, in January.

  • On a wing and a prayer

    "On a wing and a prayer" took on a new meaning recently when an Army warrant officer deployed from Whiteman gave up his seat to a critically-wounded Soldier and rode to safety on the wing of an AH-64 Apache helicopter. The scene: a battlefield in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 30. The men involved: Chief