U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Online resource can help deal with life's challenges

    A new online educational resource offers Tricare beneficiaries a secure, safe environment to seek information, educational materials and self-assessment tools on behavioral health, addiction and recovery, life events and daily living skills. "AchieveSolutions" can be accessed through the behavioral

  • Misawa partners with city for disaster exercise

    Emergency responders from the city of Misawa and Misawa Air Base came to the rescue to a simulated earthquake in Misawa City Oct. 14. The Disaster Preparation Exercise held at the Ice Arena in Misawa City prepared first responders in the city and on the base in the event of an actual earthquake.

  • Coalition forces deter weapons smugglers, insurgents

    Munitions dropped by Air Force pilots Oct. 15 destroyed a bridge northeast of Baghdad to disrupt weapons smugglers and insurgent movement. The Multi-National Force - Iraq operation was coordinated by the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. Operation Marne Anvil destroyed the land

  • Oct. 16 airpower summary: C-17s provide heavy airlift support

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Oct. 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles conducted an armed

  • Air Force doctors train Pakistanis in battlefield surgery

    Air Force medical professionals are part of an ongoing defense mission to teach their international military counterparts the latest combat-related surgical techniques. A five-person team of Air Force doctors recently returned from Rawalpind, Pakistan, after teaching a five-day course to Pakistani

  • Spirits set to soar over Pacific

    B-2 Spirits recently deployed here from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., are scheduled to fly their first missions over Guam in mid October as part of a continued bomber presence in the Pacific region. The B-2s are at Andersen AFB to enhance regional security, demonstrate the nation's commitment to the

  • Airman's Roll Call highlights energy awareness

    This week's Airman's Roll Call highlights energy awareness and energy challenges that confront the Air Force. As the federal government's largest consumer of energy, the Air Force consumed nearly 2.6 billion gallons of aviation fuel in 2006 costing almost $5.8 billion, and the total exceeds $7

  • Air Force Skeet Team takes world championship

    Pull! The command was shouted thousands of times here from Oct. 3 to 13 where the Air Force dominated 2007 World Skeet Championships as more than 1,700 competitors from around the world gathered at the event in Northwest San Antonio. Among military teams, Air Force Team One took first place in every