Air Force Marathon seeks volunteers

The 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon may not be until Sept. 19 here, but seeking volunteers to help plan and execute the race's many aspects begins May 1. Individuals interested in volunteering can go online to www.usafmarathon.com to see jobs, schedules, dates, times, etc. All registered volunteers

Airmen keep F-16s airborne during Balikatan 2009

Air Force maintainers are keeping fighter pilots ready to go during Exercise Balikatan 2009 here. Balikatan, which in English means "shoulder to shoulder," is an annual joint bilateral exercise designed to improve U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines combined planning, combat readiness and

Melting snow causes flooding at Minot launch facility

An intercontinental ballistic missile belonging to the 91st Missile Wing here will be removed for testing and analysis after water runoff from melting snow seeped into a launch facility and entered the launch tube April 12 here. The water was a result of record levels of snowfall this winter in the

Quadrennial Defense Review fact sheet available

People who are interested in learning more about the Defense Department's Quadrennial Defense Review process can do so by just accessing the QDR fact sheet that was posted April 29 on Defenselink, the Pentagon's public Web page. "The QDR takes a long-term, strategic view of the Department of Defense

Hanscom group works to develop acquisition strategy for space operations system

Whether it's the size of a chair or a driver's license, space debris travelling at speeds of 15,000 mph yields the same result if it crosses the orbital path of a space asset:  collision and subsequent loss. With the work of an Electronic Systems Center group to bolster space situational awareness,

Airmen spread goodwill during Balikatan 2009

More than 20 Airmen participating in Exercise Balikatan 2009 visited Filipino children at schools and an orphanage April 24 and 25 here. The Airmen from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., participating in the exercise took time to spread goodwill to nearly 150 children from the Duyan Ni Maria orphanage and

A fallen hero is laid to rest

Deployment volunteers needed

The operations tempo for Air Force employees, both civilian and military, is still high, but volunteers for extended deployments have dropped by more than 20 percent in the past two years. According to an internal Air Force Materiel Command memo released April 21 by Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC

Museum opens Thunderbirds F-16 aircraft exhibit

The Museum of Aviation here will open to the public a permanent Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft exhibit May 3, the same day the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team will perform at nearby Robins Air Force Base. The aircraft, once a part of the demonstration team, has been

Flu Watchboard offers DOD-related info on flu outbreak

With just a few clicks of the mouse, servicemembers, civilians and families interested in learning more about the H1N1 Flu outbreak, otherwise known as swine flu, can access a variety of resources on the Web. Department of Defense officials created and maintain a Pandemic Influenza Watchboard,