U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Aug. 9 airpower summary: Fighting Falcons ready to strike

    Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 9 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer used flares to provide shows of force

  • Humble hero visits RAF Lakenheath

    "I don't have anything really profound to say," said Col. Leo Thorsness, retired Air Force fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient. The colonel, who visited RAF Lakenheath Aug. 7 to speak to Airmen about the importance of teamwork and families as part of a successful military, received the Medal

  • Ops center commands sky during Exercise Valiant Shield

    Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers and Marines are working together in the 613th Air and Space Operations Center here and within the airspace around Guam to enhance joint combat skills and interoperability during Exercise Valiant Shield 2007 held Aug. 6 to 13. The week-long exercise tests the military's

  • General shares Tuskegee heritage with Balad Airmen

    Airmen serving with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here got a chance to meet with a man who shared some heritage with them July 31. On his sixth visit to Balad Air Base in recent years, Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Scott, the son of a Tuskegee Airman, arrived with a number of purposes. As the commander of

  • Modeling, simulation expert receives lifetime achievement award

    Dr. Jacqueline R. Henningsen received the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Moody Suter Lifetime Achievement Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon Aug. 9.  Dr. Henningsen is the director for studies and analyses, assessments and lessons learned.  Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne made

  • Chernobyl children's group visits RAF Lakenheath

    More than 20 Belarusian children huddled around a 494th Fighter Squadron pilot Aug. 3, staring curiously at an F-15E Strike Eagle. "Where does the fuel go?" asked one child through his interpreter. "Can the missiles fire while the plane is on the ground?" asked another. For most of these children,

  • Postmark honors Air Force's 60th birthday

    The U.S. Postal Service and the 94th Airlift Wing will honor the Air Force's 60th anniversary with a commemorative pictorial cancellation here Sept. 18. These kinds of postmarks are unique and commemorate a special event, which are rare and often sought after by stamp collectors and others

  • Airman's fight-back bravery earns him Bronze Star

    Whenever Senior Airman Phillip King looks at his medal, he is reminded of Aug. 8, 2006. That was the day Airman King, through his brave actions, earned the Bronze Star Medal with Valor. Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, presented the medal to him during a ceremony here July 30.

  • Aug. 8 airpower summary: Ready on the flightline

    Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II dropped a guided bomb

  • Blood center supports U.S., coalition warfighters

    Airmen of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group's blood transshipment center here have a tendency to make people's blood run cold -- literally. Blood transshipment center members are responsible for receiving blood from donors stateside, processing it, accounting for it, repacking it and shipping it