U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Feb. 14 airpower summary: C-130s support coalition forces

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 14, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped guided bomb unit-38s onto an

  • Multiservice team provides presidential support in Africa

    A team of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are currently arriving and working in Africa to provide support for a series of country visits by President George Bush. The servicemembers are providing an array of mobile support functions for the president's five-nation visit to the

  • It's a cold day to fly

    Airmen from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, de-ice a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron Feb. 12 before a training mission. Heavy snow and weeks of sub-zero temperatures require extra effort from maintenance crews to keep the aircraft

  • Air Force snags top national advertising award

    The Air Force earned one of the nation's top advertising honors Feb. 7, taking home a Golden Award at the 2008 ADDY Awards ceremony in Dallas. The technology section of the AIRFORCE.com Web site won best in class in the micro-site category, according to Air Force Recruiting Command officials. The

  • Civilians add stability during emergencies

    Airmen here are fighting the base during this week's local operational readiness exercise Beverly High 08-04 and a special group of civilians is right alongside them contributing to the mission. These civilians, categorized as "emergency essential," stay with military forces even if a non-combatant

  • Bacteria research could protect Airmen from radiation

    An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientist has identified manganese complexes in the bacterium Deinococcus radioduran that resists the damaging effects of radiation. The goal of the research is to investigate biomaterials that offer protection to Airmen from various environmental

  • Iraqi leaders visit civilian IED victims at Air Force hospital

    One day after a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device explosion devastated residents in the vicinity of the city of Balad, local Iraqi leaders came to the Air Force Theater Hospital here Feb. 11 to visit the attack's most critically wounded. The hospital serves as the region's premiere hub for

  • Feb. 13 airpower summary: B-1Bs destroy targets

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts IIs dropped a guided bomb unit-12

  • Airmen bring romance and roses to Air Force Enlisted Village

    The champagne fountain gurgled and the dress uniform buttons gleamed in the candlelight at a very special Valentine's Day event Feb. 9.  Airmen from nearby Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field were visiting the Air Force Enlisted Village to honor and escort the residents of Hawthorn House, the

  • New matting system to improve deployment capability

    Engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate here have made recent significant advancements developing a super-strong, lightweight composite airfield matting that speeds up forward aircraft deployments, expands parking space and reduces costs. Working with