December 2011
29 posts
Saudi Arabia to purchase 84 F-15SA, upgrade... →
Dec 31st
Holiday greetings from the Air Force Chief of... →
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and his wife Suzie sent out a special holiday message Dec. 7, 2011, to Airmen and their families serving around the world. During the 29-second…
Dec 22nd
Air Force provides interim report on Dover to... →
Dec 21st
Continuing resolution update →
Dec 20th
Air Force Drone Operators Show High Levels of... →
The Air Force found that 46 percent of Reaper and Predator pilots and 48 percent of Global Hawk sensor operators reported what the Air Force termed “high operational stress.”
Dec 19th
Air Force will continue normal operations →
Dec 17th
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Amid Claims of More Captured Drones, a Report on... →
An Iranian newspaper reported plans for an “exhibition” of seven captured drones as an American military report warned of vulnerabilities in their communication systems.
Dec 17th
Mountains →
By Senior Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool Air Force Recruiting Service While on an aircraft recently my seven-year-old son pointed out the window and asked me what was below. As I replied “mountains”…
Dec 16th
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Deputy SECDEF releases memo to employees on... →
Dec 16th
Strength, courage on the home front →
By Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bream 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron I was afforded the opportunity to share a heartfelt story of my experience while I was deployed on convoy duty in Iraq….
Dec 16th
Air Force Week in Photos →
Dec 15th
Photo of the day, Dec. 14, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steve Roeper, a 107th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons load crew member, performs a rack inspection and cleaning on a U.S. Air Force A-10…
Dec 15th
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Seychelles: Unarmed U.S. Drone Crashes →
An unarmed American military drone that had been used to monitor piracy off the East African coast crashed Tuesday at an airport on the Seychelles during a routine patrol, officials said.
Dec 14th
Photo of the day, Dec. 13, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Johnson, a dedicated crew chief from the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, signals Airman 1st Class Rachel Rodgers, a 2nd Logistics Readiness…
Dec 14th
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AF instant messengers shutting down →
Dec 13th
Photo of the day, Dec. 12, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Airmen assist one another in consuming water while in chemical gear during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Gulfport, Miss. Dec. 3, 2011. More than 600…
Dec 13th
Week in photos Dec. 10, 2011 →
By Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin Air Force Public Affairs Agency This week’s Air Force Week in Photos features the young and the old of the Air Force family and everything in between. Which…
Dec 12th
Army’s Goal Is Win First, Sing Second →
Each time Army, Navy and Air Force play, the winning team sings its alma mater after the losing team has sung its version. The Black Knights have not gotten to sing second since 2005.
Dec 10th
General explains changes to mortuary disposal... →
Dec 10th
Photo of the day, Dec. 9, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kurt Huver, a mission support specialist with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts a piece of metal tubing used for…
Dec 9th
Air Force Week in Photos →
Dec 9th
Air Force Apologizes for Disposal of Remains →
A practice that ended in 2008 had placed incinerated partial remains of service members in a landfill.
Dec 9th
Coming home: Children of Pearl Harbor attacks tour... →
Dec 8th
Photo of the day, Dec. 7, 2011 →
Photo: A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., departs Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on Dec. 4, 2011. The C-17 can…
Dec 8th
Vinyl treasure found on Wake Island →
Dec 5th
Air Force week in photos Dec. 2, 2011 →
By Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin Air Force Public Affairs Agency Here is my favorite photo from this week’s Air Force week in photos. The 820th Red Horse Squadron trains hard to…
Dec 4th
Air Force Week in Photos →
Dec 3rd
Photo of the day, Dec. 1, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victor Estupinan, a 52nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory technician, trims a cast for use at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2011. The 52nd…
Dec 2nd
Air Force transitions call center function to... →
Dec 1st
November 2011
37 posts
For Rick Perry, Air Force Service Broadened and... →
The Air Force took Rick Perry to exotic locales but also cemented his Texas roots and the conservative values that have been central to his political identity.
Nov 27th
Photo of the day, Nov. 25, 2011 →
Photo: A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber aircraft assigned to the 77th Weapons Squadron departs for a Nov. 3, 2011, training mission during the integrated tactics phase of the U.S….
Nov 26th
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Air Force leaders collaborate on total force... →
Nov 25th
Photo of the day, Nov 23, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Swiderick, an aircraft metals technology craftsman from the 31st Maintenance Squadron, welds a piece of scrap metal Nov. 21, 2011, on Aviano Air…
Nov 23rd
Bidens host holiday dinner for wounded warriors →
Nov 23rd
Photo of the day, Nov. 21, 2011 →
Photo: A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft simulates its air to ground capabilities during the 2011 Aviation Nation Open House on Nellis Air Force Base,…
Nov 22nd
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SecAF addresses current, future challenges for Air... →
Nov 22nd
Air Force →
By Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin Air Force Public Affairs Agency Our week in photos this week covers everything from Veterans Day and aerial demonstrations to Presidential visits and Airmen in…
Nov 19th
U.S., Canadian defense leaders call F-35 crucial →
Nov 19th
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Photo of the day, Nov. 18, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Corella covers his sector from the door of an Afghan air force Mi-17 transport helicopter during an emergency resupply flight over western…
Nov 18th
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Air Force Week in Photos →
Nov 18th
Photo of the day, Nov. 17, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Juaacklyn Denny, a broadcaster from the 374th Airlift Wing, captures video from a UH-1 Iroquois utility helicopter during the Samurai Surge over…
Nov 18th
Air Force refines force presentation, generation →
Nov 17th
Photo of the day, Nov. 16, 2011 →
Photo: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Israel Garcia from the 36th Security Forces Squadron looks down the sights of an M-4 assault rifle during training at the Pacific Air Forces…
Nov 17th
U.S. assists with Turkish earthquake relief →
Nov 16th
Photo of the day, Nov. 15, 2011 →
Photo: Staff Sgt. Nathan Bolander, a maintainer from the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Misawa Air Base, Japan, works on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an operational readiness…
Nov 16th
Photo of the day →
By Airman 1st Class Christopher Gere Air Force Public Affairs Agency From now on we’ll highlight a photo of the day every Monday through Friday. These images will capture the Air Force performing…
Nov 15th
Close air support protects coalition forces, kills... →
Nov 15th
SECAF to review disciplinary actions in AFMAO case →
Nov 13th
Defense secretary, chairman, senior enlisted... →
Nov 12th
Air Force Week in Photos →
Nov 11th