Sept. 10 airpower summary: F-15Es strike enemy

Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles strafed an enemy moving from a compound to a

Air Force Marathon week kicks off

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials are gearing up for the largest Air Force Marathon ever held. "We have 5,829 registrants and the numbers continue to climb," said Molly Louden, the Air Force Marathon director. "We are thrilled with the numbers of people who are coming out to help us

Kunsan Airmen remember Sept. 11

Members of the 8th Fighter Wing here Sept. 11 paid a special tribute to the victims and emergency responders involved with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Members of the base fire department, 8th Medical Group and 8th Security Forces Squadron formed a special emergency services flight

History of Sept. 11 attack on Pentagon published

Department of Defense officials here announced Sept. 10 they have published a detailed history of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon.The publication is a collaboration between the Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Naval Historical Center and the Army, Air Force

Remembering 9-11

Gen. McNabb inducted into AMC Order of the Sword

Air Mobility Command's eighth recipient of the Order of the Sword was presented to Gen. Duncan J. McNabb during a Sept. 6 ceremony here attended by more than 425 enlisted members from throughout the command. The crowd assembled in the Scott Club ballroom to honor their leader, who was singled out

Commander highlights AETC mission, impact, initiatives

The commander of Air Education and Training Command treated a crowd of more than 2,000 to a look at "The First Command's" mission, initiatives, and impact on the Air Force during opening comments at the 2007 AETC Symposium Sept. 6 in San Antonio. Gen. William R. Looney III highlighted the three main

New mobility commander to continue raising the bar

Air Mobility Command's new commander said he will strive to deliver what America and the command's Airmen deserve: a continued pursuit of excellence in global air mobility. "We're going to keep raising the bar -- we'll keep going farther and farther with this command," said Gen. Arthur J. Lichte

AETC Airmen gather at command symposium

More than 2,000 Airmen flocked to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Sept. 6 and 7 here to attend the 2007 Air Education and Training Command Symposium. The event kicked off with a speech from Gen. William R. Looney, the commander of Air Education and Training Command, who said Airmen attending

Pilot's survivors thankful for determined historian

Without the tenacity of an Air Force historian, the remains of a World War II era pilot who crashed in a remote region of Alaska in December 1943 may never have been discovered. Information on the crash "was put away in a drawer and just left there," said John S. Hoskin of Gorham, Maine, brother of