U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Air Force officials announce NASCAR sponsorship for 2010

    Air Force officials begin the 10th year of sponsorship in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series by renewing the partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2010 season. Executives at GSD&M Idea City, the Air Force's advertising agency, organized the sponsorship and will roll out a multi-media

  • Thunderbird returns to Nellis for final farewell

    A Thunderbird pilot killed in Southeast Asia and listed as missing in action for more than 40 years returned to the location of his last Air Force assignment Jan. 14 for a celebration of his life among a sea of family and peers."Today, we welcome Maj. Russell C. Goodman home," said Brig. Gen.

  • 621 CRW deploys in support of Haiti relief via C-17s

    Equipment is loaded onto a Charleston AFB C-17 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 15, 2010. Air Mobility Command is assisting the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti by bringing the assets necessary to run airfield operations, air traffic control, command and control, aerial port,

  • Gates, Mullen cite aid streaming into Haiti

    All Defense Department resources in the Western Hemisphere are available for assisting Haiti, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed reporters on the situation in Haiti. Some 1,000 U.S. servicemembers are on the

  • JB McGuire Airmen provide earthquake relief

    Airmen from the Air Mobility Command's 621st Contingency Response Wing here deployed Airmen to Haiti Jan. 14 in the wake of the country's 7.0-magnitude earthquake.Members are deploying to facilitate humanitarian airlift operations and aid in providing ground support to the people of Haiti.More than

  • Airmen deliver urban search, rescue team to Haiti

    Airmen aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., arrived in Haiti Jan. 14 with urban search and rescue teams for humanitarian relief efforts following the 7.0 earthquake that ravaged the island nation. On their way to Haiti, the aircrew stopped at March Air Reserve Base,

  • Redistribution team facilitates drawdown order

    In less than a year, the United States military is scheduled to execute the responsible drawdown of nearly 150,000 troops from Iraq. The troop exodus requires the consignment of cargo, vehicles, supplies and other war fighting equipment used in deployed locations.Joint Base Balad's redistribution

  • Davis-Monthan Airmen support Haiti

    Members of the 79th Rescue Squadron based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base participated in a Haitian relief mission during the evening of Jan. 13 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.During this mission, Airmen on a C-130 Hercules delivered more than 13,000 pounds of cargo that include vehicles and equipment.

  • Predator crashes in southern Afghanistan

    An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed in southern Afghanistan about 1 a.m. Kabul time Jan. 15. The crash was not caused by enemy fire. The crash site was secured and there were no civilian injuries or damage to civilian property.The MQ-1 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft.

  • Tyndall Airmen deploy to support Haitian relief efforts

    Liaison officers with the Joint Personnel Recovery Center and the 601st Air and Space Operations Center here deployed from here Jan. 14 to assist with humanitarian aid efforts following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti Jan. 12. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chris Arnett, a JPRC liaison officer, is