Wings of valor

It was an honor to dedicate the Air Force Memorial at Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 14 -- a proud moment for the men and women of the United States Air Force, thousands of devoted professionals who are serving now or have served this great nation. This next year marks the 60th anniversary of an

First Pacific F-22 rolls out

Airman wins ChesapeakeMan Ultra Distance Triathlon

An Airman triathlete swam, biked, and ran his way to victory at the 2006 ChesapeakeMan Ultra Distance Triathlon Sept. 30 in Cambridge, Md. First Lt. Benjamin Bishop, 354th Operations Support Squadron intelligence flight, crushed a field of almost 200 competitors en route to a personal-best time of 9

Operation Deep Freeze summer season commences

An annual ritual that has persevered for more than 50 years was observed Oct. 1 in ChristChurch, New Zealand, when the (Mount) Erebus Chalice held at the ChristChurch Cathedral over the winter, was presented to the Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Bill Yates accepted

Air Force helps Hawaii Marines get ready for Iraq

A group of Hawaii-based Marines will soon be off on a combat deployment to Iraq, which means combat training is paramount right now. Marines in Hawaii can only conduct so much of their vital training on their island home of Oahu, so they're getting a helping hand and some strategic lift from the Air

America Soars on Air Force Wings

The United States of America depends on its Air Force to defend the population, deliver global effects and jointly accomplish national objectives to an extent unseen in the history of mankind. In my 35 years of service, many things have changed. Yet, what has remained constant is the extraordinary

Kadena Airman becomes first non-Marine to earn ‘Gung Ho’ Award

Air Force Master Sgt. Gary Solomon used to think all young Marines just got drunk and started fights, and the senior enlisted tried to be "Gunny Highway" from the movie "Heartbreak Ridge." But Sergeant Solomon, assigned to Kadena Air Base, said recently after attending the Marine Staff

RED HORSE breaks ground on new training field

Airmen broke ground on the Northwest Field Expeditionary Training Campus here Oct. 11. The 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers will accomplish $20 million in construction over the next five years. "Right now we are only 74 strong, but we'll have our full

MUTES trains deployed electronic warfare officers

Deployed Guardsmen from the 266th Range Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, are helping B-52 Stratofortress electronic warfare officers quickly identify potential aircraft threats at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Air Force's continuous bomber presence in the Pacific. The

Deployed B-52 maintainers achieve perfect record

Since deploying here, B-52 Stratofortress maintainers with the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have achieved a 100-percent mission effectiveness-rate and 100-percent weapons-release rate for every sortie flown during September. The percentages reflect almost 50 sorties, accumulating