Officers sought for attache duty

Air Force officials here are accepting applications until Dec. 5 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill various attache positions. Officers selected for attache duty will attend training for the advertised positions starting in January 2010. Attaches are selected from line

Aviano spouse named Air Force Spouse of the Year

The spouse of a senior NCO in the 31st Communications Squadron here has been presented with the Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year Award during a special ceremony in Washington D.C. Melanie Huk, wife of Senior Master Sgt. Edward Huk, 31st CS, was presented the award by Michael Donley, secretary

Secretary of Air Force visits San Antonio military hospitals

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley visited the San Antonio Military Medical Center South and North campuses Nov. 8. The secretary recently returned from trips to theater hospitals at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. His visit to San Antonio military hospitals

Warrior Care: Program ensures support for Reserve members

Pentagon officials developed the Military Personnel Appropriation Medical Continuation to ensure Reserve and Guard members supporting the war on terrorism are taken care of. Military Personnel Appropriation Medical Continuation ensures Air Reserve Component members injured or become ill receive the

American servicemembers take reconstruction to new level

American military members helped with about $8 million worth of construction projects in the Nangarhar Province in the last two years here to improve security and to help rebuild the region in Afghanistan. Almost $40 million worth of U.S. military-funded construction is ongoing in the province as

Nov. 11 airpower summary: B-1B bombs enemy forces

Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer and an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle

Nov. 10 airpower summary: F-15Es deter anti-Afghan forces

Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles dropped guided bomb unit-38s

Strategic planners give glimpse of tomorrow's mobility force

Air Mobility Command strategic planners gave an insider's view into the future of air mobility  at the 40th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference Nov. 10 here. The air mobility future contains airlifters able to takeoff and land on extremely short and unprepared airfields, aircraft

Remembering those who served

F-16 destroyed in fire in Southwest Asia

An F-16 Fighting Falcon caught fire after the pilot aborted the takeoff at about 5:40 a.m. Baghdad time Nov. 12 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The pilot, who climbed out of the stopped aircraft, was taken to the Air Force Theater Hospital on base for evaluation and had no apparent injuries. The