December 2011
29 posts
Saudi Arabia to purchase 84 F-15SA, upgrade... →
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…
Air Force provides interim report on Dover to... →
Continuing resolution update →
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.”
Air Force will continue normal operations →
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.
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”…
Deputy SECDEF releases memo to employees on... →
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….
Air Force Week in Photos →
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…
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.
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…
AF instant messengers shutting down →
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…
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…
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.
General explains changes to mortuary disposal... →
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…
Air Force Week in Photos →
Air Force Apologizes for Disposal of Remains →
A practice that ended in 2008 had placed incinerated partial remains of service members in a landfill.
Coming home: Children of Pearl Harbor attacks tour... →
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…
Vinyl treasure found on Wake Island →
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…
Air Force Week in Photos →
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…
Air Force transitions call center function to... →