U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Airmen help bring Iraqi infant to America

    Medical teams from the 791st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here assisted with the medical evacuation of a critically ill 8-month-old Iraqi girl May 18 and 19.Fatemah Kalil Hassan was transferred to the Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, to undergo specialized treatment for an

  • Medics distribute mosquito nets in Cambodia

    Tech. Sgt. Bryan Gray spent the morning of May 20 handing out 300 mosquito nets to three Cham-Muslim villages near here, something he said is extremely rewarding.“To help poor people by giving them something that will help them from getting sick is rewarding. Especially since there is no medical

  • AF family gives two Chernobyl children health, hope

    On April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear power accident occurred at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union, now the Ukraine.Plant workers noticed something drastically wrong with a reactor and began an emergency shutdown -- a procedure that only takes 20 seconds. Unfortunately, that was 13

  • Guard Airman participates in Lewis and Clark bicentennial

    When Lewis and Clark began their expedition 200 years ago, the National Guard, as colonial militias, was already 167 years old.To help with the bicentennial celebrations, the Montana Air National Guard’s Tech. Sgt. Al Garver will portray an early 19th century Soldier for the National Guard

  • Two Airmen among recipients of GEICO award

    Two Airmen were among the recipients of the annual Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Awards. The Airmen were chosen for the award because of their work with drug- and alcohol-abuse prevention programs, officials said. Air Force award recipients for 2003 are: -- Senior Master

  • Civilian guards tapped to control base gates

    People entering the gates at 11 Air Force bases are being greeted by some new faces. About 400 contracted civilian guards began providing entry controller services at selected active-duty bases May 18. The bases gaining civilian guards are Andrews Air Force Base, Md.; Bolling AFB, D.C.; Hill AFB,

  • Air Force wins triathlon championship

    The Air Force team won the 2004 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship held May 12 to 16 at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif.This armed forces championship is an Olympic-distance course at the base’s Point Mugu. The course includes a 1,500-meter (0.93-mile) swim, a 40-kilometer (25-mile) bicycle route

  • Air Force wins women’s soccer championship

    The Air Force team won the 2004 Armed Forces Women’s Soccer Championship in a double round-robin championship at Fort Eustis, Va., May 8 to 15. The first game of the tournament saw the Army team defeat the Navy team, 3-1. The goal by the Navy team later proved decisive in determining the

  • Geocaching: ‘X’ marks the spot

    Pirates sailed the high seas looting ships and left the bounty for future treasure hunters: Indiana Jones, Lara Croft and geocachers. What do all these have in common? Well, if “X” marks the spot, then buried treasure is the answer. Techno junkies have reinvented the wheel with geocaching,

  • Military brings Iraqi children gifts from America

    More than 300 Iraqi children from a small village near here thanked the Airmen and Soldiers who delivered a large number school supplies and toys from American children.About 30 Airmen and Soldiers traveled May 17 to the village to hand out school supplies and toys to the children. The items were