Basketball: Air Force downed by Utah, 71-52

Junior Brooke Cultra led the U.S. Air Force Academy women's basketball team with 13 points but the Falcons lost to 20th ranked Utah 71-52 in Mountain West Conference action Feb. 9 at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. Cultra was six-for-eight from the field, to go with four rebounds and two

NASA recruiting volunteers for 'out of this world' jobs

Only 12 human beings have set foot on the moon. You could be the thirteenth, if you make the cut. NASA's current recruiting effort for a new class of astronaut candidates specifies that the International Space Station and the return to the moon are part of the agency's goals, and this class will be

Feb. 8 airpower summary: Groundcrews keep aircraft flying

Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force aircraft dropped a guided bomb unit-12 in order

Air Force delivers humanitarian supplies to China

After returning a salute, Major General Lihua Qian, People's Liberation Army, gives a thumbs-up sign to U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Ericson, 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Thirteenth Air Force's 613th Air and Space Operations Center Air Mobility Division at

Keep OPSEC in mind, even online

In today's highly technological world, the fast-paced sharing of information can be considered friend or foe to those in the Air Force. There are several public Web sites which offer individuals free membership to create personalized Web pages. Two of the most popular social-networking sites are

Cope Tiger wraps up in Thailand

Exercise Cope Tiger 2008 came to an end with a closing ceremony here Feb. 5. About 800 U.S. forces participated here and at Udon Royal Thai Air Base in the 13th annual multilateral exercise involving the Royal Thai Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, the U.S. Air Force, and the Marines.

It's time to re-tire

Heritage to Horizons series highlights AF Flight Test Center

The latest Heritage to Horizons series presentation highlights the de facto center of American flight research, development, test and evaluation. The Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., began operations June 25, 1951, and had a solid foundation on which to build its

CMSAF testifies on quality of life

The chief master sergeant of the Air Force, along with the senior-ranking enlisted members from each branch of service, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs about quality of life issues in the Air Force Feb. 7 at the Capitol. "Quality

Kunsan Airmen teach English to South Korean cadets

Kunsan Air Base Airmen volunteered to teach English to South Korean army cadets Jan. 31 at the South Korean Army NCO Academy. South Korean army officials added English as part of the cadet' s curriculum and asked 8th Fighter Wing officials if they would volunteer; Team 5/6, a group of staff and