U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Mother reunites with daughter after 15 years

    It was a mother’s nightmare. Juanita Heismann’s daughter, April Turner, was gone without a trace. It was June 1988. Mrs. Heismann, estranged from April’s father, dropped off the first-grader for a scheduled visit with him in Lawton, Okla. When it came time for April to return a few days later,

  • F-15E crew ‘walks away’ from crash

    Two 4th Fighter Wing aircrew members walked away uninjured from an F-15E Strike Eagle crash May 6 near Roanoke, Va.Base officials identified the pilot as Capt. Darren Wees and the weapon systems officer as Capt. Daniel Spier. Both Airmen ejected safely.The cause of the accident will be

  • Official: AF nurses provide key support in OEF, OIF

    Air Force nurses have provided tremendous support in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, treating more than 200,000 patients throughout Southwest Asia, Maj. Gen. Barbara C. Brannon told the Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on defense April 28.General Brannon, the Air Force’s

  • Brother escorts brother in sister-service convoy

    When Lt. Col. Greg Harbin landed at the airport in Mosul, Iraq, he knew he had to travel to the operational headquarters on the other side of town. He also knew an Army convoy would be escorting him. What he did not know was that his brother would be the convoy commander.Colonel Harbin was there

  • Special delivery delays test mission

    While officials here were preparing to initiate a weapon test mission recently, Jennifer Cheshire and her father, Larry Owens, were on a mission of their own.Mrs. Cheshire, 24, who lives nearby, was in labor and bound for a local medical center. “I told my dad to drive as fast as he could," said

  • Air Guard firefighters stand down

    The Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing was released from aerial firefighting duty May 5. Improving weather conditions aided forestry and fire protection agencies in making strong gains against Southern California wildfires.Two C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped for aerial firefighting helped

  • International Airman of maintenance

    Tech. Sgt. Robert Damron wears nothing on his blue flightsuit to indicate his nation or rank. He motions to a group to follow him up the stairs to the hatch of the E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, a modified Boeing 707 most notable for the big radar disc mounted on the

  • Military communities celebrating Military Spouse Day

    U.S. military installations worldwide will hold a wide range of activities, from receptions to workshops to "pampering parties," in observance of Military Spouse Day on May 7.Military Spouse Day was first celebrated in 1984 when then-President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the observance to honor the

  • Security forces provide protection on, off Bagram

    Besides their more traditional role of providing installation security, security forces Airmen here have taken on two other important combat-related responsibilities supporting the war on terrorism.Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron are providing security for convoys

  • European memorials honor those who fought for freedom

    An American bomber was shot out of the sky by German fighter aircraft 60 years ago, and on April 29, Airmen from U.S. Air Forces in Europe honored the fallen aircrew in a ceremony in Dinklage, Germany.The B-24 Liberator bomber, named “El Lobo,” was returning from a bombing mission to Berlin during