U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Air Force reservist pitches for San Diego Padres

    When he is not wearing the blue and gray uniform of the San Diego Padres, relief pitcher Jason Szuminski switches to Air Force blue as a first lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 220-pound right-hander is the only Air Force reservist in Major League Baseball. He is assigned to

  • Command post controllers key to information flow

    There is an organization that many people think is the place to go for information. In part they are; however, the unit is a lot more than that. Airmen in the command post do much more than just pass along information, especially in a combat zone. The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing’s command post

  • Deployed reservists help charities in Kyrgyzstan

    Air Force reservists from here deployed to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, are supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. They also are helping to make life better for people near there.Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 908th Airlift Wing arrived at the old Soviet airfield in early December to

  • Officials name aircrew life support award winners

    Air Force officials recently announced the 2003 Outstanding Air Force Aircrew Life Support of the Year award winners.These awards recognize the accomplishments of aircrew life support people and programs.The 2003 winners are:-- Outstanding Aircrew Life Support Headquarters Staff Member: Master Sgt.

  • Falcons swept at Utah with 17-3 loss

    Scoring in all but one inning, Utah swept a five-game series with Air Force with its 17-4 seven-inning win in Mountain West Conference baseball action May 9. The Utes improve to 20-27 overall, 10-13 in the conference while the Falcons fall to 5-38 and 0-19.Utah had 17 hits in the game, with Jay

  • 88 Airmen face involuntary retraining

    Many Airmen have volunteered to change career fields or separate under the initial phase of the Air Force's fiscal 2004 noncommissioned officer retraining program. As part of the program's Phase II, Air Force officials have notified 88 Airmen selected as most vulnerable to retrain and asked them to

  • Incirlik supports OEF servicemember transitions

    While the spotlight has been focused lately on Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom’s war on terrorism still quietly continues in Afghanistan.Besides supporting troop movements of Soldiers from Iraq, thousands of Airmen and Soldiers supporting OEF are also passing through here, either

  • Desert ice just as nice for deployed Airman

    For the average Airman, the last thing on his or her mind when deploying to the desert is ice hockey. Not so for Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Morin. As soon as he heard he was being sent to a forward-deployed location as the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron’s quality assurance

  • Cadet test cheating investigation continues

    Air Force Academy officials provided the latest numbers May 7 of cadets interviewed and number of cases being forwarded for further action in an investigation into cheating by some cadets in the Class of 2007.Since April 30, nine more cases have been forwarded for further investigation following

  • New system simplifies vehicle management

    A new program in production aims to revolutionize the way the Air Force’s fleet of vehicles is managed.The Logistics Integrated Asset Management System replaces five systems with one consolidated Web-based application, said Senior Master Sgt. Rex Curry, Air Force Vehicle Policy team member.“This