U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Airman dies in Iraq

    An Airman assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing and attached to the U.S. Army’s 494th Truck Company at Balad Air Base, Iraq, was killed in action July 11.Staff Sgt. Dustin W. Peters, 25, died when the convoy he was riding in encountered an improvised explosive device.Sergeant Peters served as

  • AFMC leads Air Force in alternative dispute resolutions

    Air Force Materiel Command is the "Air Force's most dominant major command" regarding workplace disputes and resolving them via alternative-dispute-resolution techniques, according to a recent Air Force general counsel report.Coming from general counsel's dispute resolution division, the report

  • AAFES goes where troops are

    When orders come down for troops to move to forward-deployed locations worldwide, they quickly pack their bags and go. After that, it is only a matter of time before a small contingent of civilians pack their bags as well.They are Army and Air Force Exchange Service workers.Mr. Allan Heasty is the

  • Center receives patent on paint-removal process

    Warner Robins Air Logistics Center experts here received a patent on a barrier coating and selective coating-removal process used to fight corrosion on aircraft and weapons systems, a feat experts said is rare for maintenance facilities.Officials said the patented process is good for the

  • Airman beats odds, wins major contest prize

    Airman 1st Class Robert Lewis is one in 11 million. Actually, he is one in 11,161,492. Those were the odds he overcame to win one of the major prizes in Burger King’s Spider-Man 2 contest. It was at the Burger King here that Airman Lewis found out he had won a trip for four to Universal Studios in

  • Officials announce services award winners

    Air Force Services Agency officials announced the winners of the 2003 services awards recently.Ramstein Air Base, Germany, won the Gen. Curtis E. Lemay Trophy for best overall services unit at a large base. Minot Air Force Base, N.D., won the Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank Trophy for best services at a

  • Rules restrict political activity for DOD people

    With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials remind servicemembers and Defense Department civilians that they are subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.Gone are the days when the military posted troops at the polls after the Civil War, an act that

  • Airmen help South Africans by providing donations

    The road to nearby Kgautswane was dusty and disheartening July 10 for 50 Airmen deployed to South Africa and participating in exercise MedFlag 2004. As they rode down the remote rural road, they were forced to cover their noses and mouths with their hats to breathe as a brownish cloud filled the

  • Tops in Blue touring European bases

    Tops in Blue, the Air Force’s premier entertainment group, will perform at various military installations across Europe from July through October. Performances include:July 14 -- Moron Air Base, Spain.July 16 -- Incirlik AB, Turkey.July 18 -- Ankara AB, Turkey.Sept. 18 -- Patch Barracks,

  • Twin sisters assume command of AMC squadrons

    Twin sisters, Majs. Shawna O'Brien and Dawn Keasley, assumed command of two Air Mobility Command mission support squadrons on the same day recently.Major O'Brien took command of the 319th Mission Support Squadron at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and her sister, Major Keasley, took command of the 375th MSS