U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Reservists visit Nigerien school

    A group of eager children gathered inside a local school, just outside the gates of the base, to hear their American visitors talk about health care.Maj. (Dr.) Joe Alvarez and Capt. Andrew Gibson paid a visit to the school while taking a short break from working at the clinic. The two were part of

  • Lieutenant colonels, colonels eligible for time-in-grade waiver

    Air Force officials are again offering lieutenant colonels and colonels a reduction of the time-in-grade requirement for retirement.Reduction of the three-year time-in-grade requirement for those officers to retire in their current grade dropped to no less than two years.Secretary of the Air Force

  • Two civilians survive, one dies in Alaska crash

    Two men survived and one died in an aircraft crash near here. They were found by an Alaska Air National Guard search-and-rescue team. The civilians were attempting to travel from here to Kotzebue in a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter on Aug. 27. Another airplane, apparently traveling with them as a

  • Airmen reach out to locals

    Many of their homes are made of fabric held up by sticks. They have no running water, no septic system and no electricity. For more than 15 years, they have lived on the barren land that surrounds Tallil Air Base. They are local Bedouin families, they are survivors and they play an important role

  • Airmen give 'Warthogs' bite

    In a war zone, two elements make the A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the Warthog, unsurpassed in its close-air support mission.The first is speed. Its slow speed allows it to loiter in an area for long periods of time. The second is weaponry -- A-10s pack a wide variety of munitions giving them

  • Airmen save aircraft crash victim

    For Alaska Air National Guard’s pararescuemen, it was a “pretty vanilla” rescue, but to one man, it was his life.The 49-year-old pilot of a Kolb Fire Star II Ultra Light aircraft apparently hit a large boulder when attempting to take off from his refueling point in Lake Clark Pass on Aug. 26,

  • Cadet candidates punished for inappropriate behavior

    Administrative punishment was given to six of the seven cadet candidates who were disenrolled following the inappropriate exotic dancing incident at the academy preparatory school on July 31. They have also been separated from the Air Force. Disciplinary action is pending on the seventh cadet

  • Airman’s contributions recognized at Enlisted Heritage Hall

    Officials at Air Force Space Command headquarters here and the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex, Ala., will recognize the contributions of an enlisted Airman on Aug. 31.Retired Chief Master Sgt. Michael Kenderes devoted his entire working life, both in uniform and as a civilian, to the

  • Falcons win one, lose one against Northern Colorado

    Air Force Academy Falcons Melinda Mokos' goal at the 86-minute, 34-second mark propelled Air Force past the University of Northern Colorado Bears, 1-0, in women's soccer Aug. 27 here. The Falcons won their season-opener for the second consecutive season.With the clock winding down and overtime

  • Now showing: Aug. 30 edition of AFTV News

    The far-flung supply train for troops in Iraq headlines the latest edition of Air Force Television News.Tech. Sgt. Angie Pianga goes to Moron, Spain, to show how active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen are performing a vital role in getting people and equipment to and from Iraq. Tech.