U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Academy cadet named MWC runner of the week

    Air Force Academy sophomore Scott Balcao was named the Mountain West Conference men's cross country athlete of the week, league officials announced Oct. 10. Balcao, from Stockton, Calif., was the first Falcon to cross the finish line at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational Oct. 7, leading Air

  • MUTES trains deployed electronic warfare officers

    Deployed Guardsmen from the 266th Range Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, are helping B-52 Stratofortress electronic warfare officers quickly identify potential aircraft threats at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Air Force's continuous bomber presence in the Pacific. The

  • DeBerry in contention for coach of the year award

    Air Force Academy head football coach Fisher DeBerry is in contention for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, given annually to the college football coach who best exemplifies responsibility and excellence on and off the field. Coach DeBerry is in his 23rd season at the academy, and is the

  • Outstanding enlisted aircrew members announced for 2005

    The recipients of the 2005 Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Award for the outstanding enlisted aircrew members of the year have been announced. The awards recognize career enlisted aviators for outstanding job accomplishments, demonstration of leadership and sustained self-improvements in support of

  • Gallery highlights Cold War, development of space

    The Air Force's key role in Soviet containment and strategic deterrence during the Cold War, along with its historical role in the development of space, is now highlighted in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Missile and Space Gallery here. Resembling a missile silo in its award-winning

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 10

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 10.In Afghanistan Oct. 9, an Air Force B-1B Lancer provided close-air support for International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Garmsir. The B-1B expended guided

  • Airmen facing drug charges at Lakenheath, Mildenhall

    Ten Airmen at Royal Air Force Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall are under investigation for suspected use of and sale of cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy, according to an Air Force spokesperson. Nine of the Airmen are from Lakenheath's 48th Maintenance Group and 48th Medical Group, and the other is from

  • 'Spirit of McChord' gives Canadians a lift

    Normally they move people, humanitarian supplies, troop rations and equipment, but Airmen with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's Detachment 1 here were tasked Oct. 7 to move different equipment -- several 30-foot, 100,000 pound Canadian tanks.The C-17 Globemaster III "Spirit of McChord" and

  • Cleanup program on fast track

    When Andrews Air Force Base, Md., was placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List of contaminated sites in 1999, environmental restoration program managers estimated it would take until 2014 and millions of dollars to remedy the sites.With 23 sites and 10 areas of