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September 08, 2010 - On Dec. 1, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that an additional 30,000 troops would be sent to Afghanistan to help stabilize the country.
September 08, 2010 - USS George Washington's (CVN 73) crew gave local residents a glimpse of life aboard the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed nuclear aircraft carrier Sept. 5-7 through tours open to the public as part of the ship's four-day port visit to Manila.
September 07, 2010 - As part of the ongoing U.S. aid to Pakistan, two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters arrived today at Pano Aqil Air Base near Sukkur, Pakistan, bringing the total number of U.S. helicopters in that area to six.
September 07, 2010 - The Defense Department is putting some of its most vexing challenges on the Internet for the public to help solve as part of a new initiative to invite creative solutions to government problems.
September 03, 2010 - An Air Force senior NCO who was killed 42 years ago will receive the Medal of Honor for actions he took after enemy forces overran a clandestine U.S. radar site in Laos.
September 02, 2010 - When a teenager is allowed to use his mother's car for the first time she tells him, "Now Timmy, you're responsible for anything that happens to that car." So, Timmy tries to be extra careful.
August 31, 2010 - The last EC-130H Compass Call assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing departed here Aug. 29 for deployment to another U.S. Central Command base.
August 30, 2010 - During a mid-week celebration Aug. 26, Fort Knox honored Vietnam veterans and give them the warm "welcome home" they deserved, but few received, after returning to the United States following the war some 35 years ago.
August 26, 2010 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon was intentionally blown apart on the range here as part of a test on an aerial-target flight termination system Aug. 19.
August 26, 2010 - The 121st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) of the District of Columbia National Guard recently became the first unit to perform a medical evacuation mission using the UH-72 Lakota helicopter in Hohenfels, Germany on Aug. 10.
August 24, 2010 - Guam's history is one of bloodshed and celebration, hardship and prosperity. It's also one of significant events that would later alter the course of history.
August 24, 2010 - As U.S. combat troops leave Iraq, the helicopters are sticking around.
August 23, 2010 - The test of a robotic refueling system by researchers marks the second successful test of technology that could dramatically change the way the U.S. military services its aircraft.
August 23, 2010 - The San Diego area's more than 100,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen were recognized for their service during the San Diego Chargers' 22nd annual Salute to the Military game at Qualcomm Stadium Aug. 21.
August 20, 2010 - At the Air Force Sergeant's Association Professional Airmen's Conference here Aug. 18, the Air Force secretary emphasized his commitment to Airmen and their families.
August 20, 2010 - Air National Guard aircrews have been working to provide relief supplies to areas affected by the flooding of the country of Pakistan since the beginning of the operation in late July.
August 19, 2010 - In late July and early August, members of the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron participated in Empire Challenge 10, a live intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance interoperability demonstration.
August 19, 2010 - Members of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here dropped more than 1,192,000 pounds to 22 different drop zones, including fuel, water, food and additional supplies needed by servicemembers on the ground.
August 18, 2010 - Of all the ways a college student could spend summer break, Aven Sanders chose to work on the flightline here as a crew chief, launching and recovering T-38 Talon jet trainers.
August 18, 2010 - A week after USS John S. McCain made its first port visit to Vietnam to commemorate the 15th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, senior defense officials from the two countries met yesterday.
August 18, 2010 - More than 2,000 participants from 18 countries are taking part in Panamax 2010, one of the world's largest multinational maritime training exercises, aimed at defense of the Panama Canal.
August 17, 2010 - Two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft flew missions from here into Russia on Aug. 13, delivering firefighting supplies promised by President Barack Obama to aid in the battle against rampant wildfires.
August 17, 2010 - The Army extended the presence of the UH-72A Lakota Helicopter into the Military District of Washington, Aug. 11, as it replaced the UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter, or Huey, at Fort Belvoir's Davison Army Airfield.
August 16, 2010 - China has made some progress, but not enough, in military transparency, and the Chinese decision to suspend military-to-military contacts with the United States is acting against the interests of both countries.
August 16, 2010 - A new system being developed to give helicopter crews a “heads up” when they’re being attacked, as well as the shooter’s location, is slated to ship to Afghanistan in October to see how it stands up under combat conditions.
August 14, 2010 - Handmade and store bought banners displaying welcome home messages can be seen decorating the chain-link fences and roadways of Camp Lejeune this week signaling the return of approximately 2,300 Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
August 13, 2010 - The concept is like something out of a movie -- the ability to find a target from a jet cockpit with the naked eye and lock onto it simply by fixing your gaze upon it. This science fiction concept has become a reality at the 336th Fighter Squadron.
August 13, 2010 - A packed LC-130 Hercules cargo plane lurches forward across the snowy ice sheet here, struggling to gain lift.
August 13, 2010 - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is testing a new cable spooling technology, which could save the Navy millions of dollars by preventing costly damage to helicopter anti-submarine warfare equipment.
August 13, 2010 - Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group wrapped up Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California Aug 13.
August 12, 2010 - More than 150 Airmen and 12 F-22 Raptors from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., arrived here July 31 in support of the Air Force's first Exercise Global Gem joint training.
August 11, 2010 - Waking up alone and bleeding on sun-baked granite after falling 50 feet face-first from the top of a mountain is where Air Force Academy Cadet David Garay found himself June 2, 1997, only one day after his 19th birthday.
August 11, 2010 - An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was reported to be heavily damaged when it slid and rolled over on Knik Glacier during a rescue mission.
August 11, 2010 - There are many ways a college student can spend his or her summer break. Working on the flightline here as a crew chief, launching and recovering T-38 Talon jet trainers, was Aven Sanders' choice.
August 10, 2010 - An automated female voice commands over onboard speakers, “Traffic! Traffic! Descend! Descend!” as a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 fighter approaches the right wing of the track of interest.
August 10, 2010 - Faced with a long recovery and the reality that he might never run, surf or return to his Special Forces team, Army Staff Sgt. Andre Murnane made the decision last year to have his right leg amputated below the knee after it was shattered by a bomb.
August 09, 2010 - A demonstration project under way at 20 sites in the United States and overseas is helping to break down technological barriers to promote more interoperability and better intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data sharing.
August 09, 2010 - Sixty-five years after a single bomber launched from a U.S. air base here changed the course of history, airpower continues to play a key role in regional security, the Air Force vice chief of staff said during a speech here Aug. 5.
August 09, 2010 - Young girls often dream about what their perfect wedding will be like. They dream of the perfect dress, cake, ring and who their dashing groom will be.
August 07, 2010 - When Iraqi forces began pouring over the border into neighboring Kuwait, most Americans would have had a hard time finding the country on a map.
August 06, 2010 - Historic, monumental and simply incredible are just a few ways to describe the milestone soon to be attained by the men and women of the 55th Wing.
August 06, 2010 - Since I started writing this series a few months ago about 1st Lt. Dan Griffin, I've not only heard my fair share of pilot stories, I've seen a number of them "told" with hands that have magically turned into airplanes.
August 06, 2010 - In a first of many joint meetings, Beale Air Force Base leaders hosted a Global Hawk and Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Joint Cockpit Working Group Aug. 3 through 5.
August 04, 2010 - Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler stopped here Aug. 2 through 4 to see firsthand how the 36th Wing Airmen furthers regional security in the Pacific theater.
August 04, 2010 - .S. military forces in Afghanistan are responding rapidly to the disastrous flooding that has reportedly killed more than 1,200 people in Pakistan, 60 in Afghanistan and affected millions.
August 03, 2010 - The Russian air force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct their first cooperative air defense exercise, NORAD officials announced.
August 03, 2010 - Members of the Air Force Safety Center attended the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure 2010 in an effort to increase awareness among the general aviation community about the service's RPA efforts.
August 03, 2010 - Airmen here invited children from the local orphanage to the base and treated them to a day of fun and activities July 24.
August 02, 2010 - Members of the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons here flew a total of 20 sorties July 25 through 28 in support of Exercise Invincible Spirit, the first in a planned series of South Korean and U.S. Forces Korea combined naval exercises.
August 02, 2010 - Tucked in the dense woods of a typically quiet, remote German logging trail is a flurry of activity. A small bulldozer scoops dirt into a wooden box large enough to be a closet, whereby more dirt is transferred into smaller buckets.
August 02, 2010 - The red jackets of the Tuskegee Airmen remain as distinctive today as the red tail markings on the aircraft they flew during World War II.
August 02, 2010 - A C-130H Hercules crew delivered relief supplies to Islamabad, Pakistan, July 31 in response to catastrophic monsoon flooding.
August 02, 2010 - Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton described the service's work on energy reduction and the search for renewable sources of energy during a White House forum July 27.
July 31, 2010 - Maintainers are towing F-16 Fighting Falcons out of retirement from the "boneyard" here July 29 and preparing them to become the Air Force's newest platform for target training.
July 30, 2010 - Air Force officials released several announcements regarding five different aircraft July 29.
July 29, 2010 - When an aircraft comes back from a sortie broken, and the part to repair it doesn't exist in the supply chain, all hope for repair might feel lost. However, in the distance, an Airman wields a glimmering, 35,000 degree Fahrenheit light of hope.
July 28, 2010 - Air Force officials announced July 28 its proposal for basing 59 F-35 Lightning IIs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
July 28, 2010 - Air Force aircraft engine mechanics fall into a single career field, but they are usually limited to repairing the one type of engine on which they originally trained.
July 24, 2010 - This was the second of three major exercises in 26th MEU's pre-deployment training period before its scheduled fall deployment.
July 23, 2010 - Foreign objects can be an aircraft's worst enemy. As pilots taxi down runways, the air intake of an F-16 Fighting Falcon or the rotary propeller of an MC-12W Liberty can incur serious damage when they come into contact with debris from the airfield.
July 22, 2010 - A World War II veteran received long-delayed recognition for heroism he displayed 65 years ago in the skies above Nazi Germany during a July 19 award ceremony held in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
July 22, 2010 - Approximately 170 professionals at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, use complex systems and produce information to arm warfighters with the knowledge needed to safely perform their duty.
July 22, 2010 - Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise participants demonstrated air component capabilities to prominent local bloggers of Hawaii during mission scenarios here July 16.
July 22, 2010 - On their way to the U.S. to sharpen their close-air-support skills, six F-16 fighter jets from Pakistan and their crew members stopped at here July 14 through 15 before heading to a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
July 21, 2010 - Working with other agencies in a hostile environment on a quick turn around rotation, four airlift crews managed to deliver more than 100 helicopters to Army units at three locations in Afghanistan.
July 20, 2010 - U.S. Army aviators flew with aviators from the Iraqi Army July 19 for a training mission in the Baghdad area intended to strengthen relations between their units and train the Iraqi aviators on VIP transportation.
July 19, 2010 - The global air community relies on English as the standard language in the cockpit, which poses a big challenge for getting the Afghan air force off the ground quickly.
July 19, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here tonight for a visit intended to underscore the U.S. commitment to South Korea and provide framework for further strengthening the alliance between the two nations.
July 16, 2010 - August 1991, a young navy cryogenic technician assigned to the USS Independence was creating a small amount of liquid oxygen in a liquid oxygen pan.
July 16, 2010 - Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems 2 aircraft from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Island ANG Station, Calif., responded to a fire July 15 in Riverside County, Calif.
July 15, 2010 - Flying high above the east coast, a KC-135R Stratotanker passes through a summer lightning storm. The aircraft is filled with a total force contingent of aeromedical evacuation technicians en route to Melbourne, Florida.
July 15, 2010 - With innovations seemingly plucked from the latest futuristic Hollywood movie script, Technology Horizons outlines the Air Force's major science and technology objectives through the next decade, officials said here July 14.
July 14, 2010 - Air Force officials emphasized that first responders -- security forces, fire emergency services and emergency medical services -- make up the essential elements necessary to protect people and assets.
July 14, 2010 - An Electronic Systems Center team has completed a foreign military sales effort in Bulgaria, adding new capabilities for this NATO-member nation and enhancing U.S. security interests in the region.
July 13, 2010 - The Electronic Systems Center's Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program recently reached a significant milestone when the sensor and first software baseline were delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, California.
July 13, 2010 - The military has more than enough large transport planes, and the appropriation of any more in the next budget year will force some into premature retirement, Defense Department officials told a congressional panel today.
July 13, 2010 - As the Deepwater Horizon response operation enters week 13, senior Department of Defense and Homeland Security officials centralized airspace management operations in the 601st Air & Space Operations Center here.
July 13, 2010 - Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen assigned to Joint Task Force New Horizons have made major progress on their engineering and medical missions in Haiti, the task force commander said today.
July 12, 2010 - Four Little Rock Air Force Base aircrews took part in the largest formation ever assembled for a joint forcible entry exercise June 22 and 23 at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, N.C.
July 09, 2010 - Elements of the English Central Helicopter Command's Commando Helicopter Force recently arrived aboard the Air Station to participate in combined amphibious exercises with U.S. Marines as part of Operation Auriga 2010.
July 08, 2010 - The Mississippi National Guard has successfully taken part in the first monumental use of a state-of-the-art secure digital interoperable radio system.
July 07, 2010 - Several active duty security forces members now have a better idea what the “Total Force” concept is after learning valuable combat skills from Guard instructors.
July 06, 2010 - When Staff Sgt. Agne Mileviciute came to the U.S. from Lithuania in 1999, she knew exactly what she wanted to do: find a way to serve her new country.
July 05, 2010 - More than 1,500 service members, civilians and their families stationed in Bahrain spent July 4 enjoying a free steak dinner complements of the California-based Cooks from the Valley.
July 03, 2010 - USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to her forward-deployed base of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, July 3, after a three-week underway period on time to celebrate the 18th anniversary of her commissioning on Independence Day.
July 02, 2010 - Defense Department officials are reaching out to academia and the energy industry to strike a balance between its support for alternative energy sources and its need to protect national security.
July 01, 2010 - India is an increasingly important partner to the United States, and the relationship between the nations is maturing, a top Defense Department policy official said today.
July 01, 2010 - A new era in military medical readiness training opened at Camp Bullis June 25, as Air Force officials cut the ribbon on an $18 million Medical Readiness Training Center.
June 30, 2010 - Throughout the air mobility world aerial porters continue to play a vital role in operations.
June 29, 2010 - Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, executed the first U.S. and British aeromedical evacuation mission to airlift non-validated casualties.
June 29, 2010 - Airlifters from the Ukrainian air force visited here June 21 through 25 to participate in an engagement focused on airlift interoperability.
June 25, 2010 - Twenty-seven members from the Belgian Air Component participated in their first Red Flag-Alaska exercise here.
June 24, 2010 - With reports and rumors of a big “internet crunch” circulating, the Department of Defense is looking ahead to discern how it can take advantage of more advanced web protocols to enhance its mission.
June 24, 2010 - The 13th Air Force hosted seven civil engineers from countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region during a subject matter expert exchange summit called Pacific Unity here June 3 through 17.
June 24, 2010 - Three F-16 Fighting Falcons are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan June 26 with 15 more to be delivered later this year and next, said Maj. Todd Robbins.
June 24, 2010 - As part of the ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fish and Wildlife experts have taken to the air with Florida National Guard aviators to spot oil encroaching near the beaches of Florida's Panhandle.
June 23, 2010 - The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation today launched the National Museum of the Marine Corps Virtual Experience.
June 21, 2010 - Airmen from the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed work on extending the service life of the first of 16 Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft June 15.
June 18, 2010 - Unidentified remains of 14 fallen Air Force AC-130 gunship crewmembers were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery here yesterday, nearly 40 years after their aircraft was shot down over southern Laos.
June 18, 2010 - 26th Marine Expeditionary Marines wrapped up Realistic Urban Training, a three-week exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 18.
June 18, 2010 - In response to the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Air Force water survival courses have temporarily relocated to Fairchild Air Force Base.
June 18, 2010 - Earlier this month in Afghanistan, a small unit of coalition ground forces traveled a great distance to support an operation aimed squarely at the Taliban and exhausted their food and water.
June 17, 2010 - The Family Unit: Marriage and Motherhood was the topic of discussion during the recent women’s symposium hosted by 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, at the theater here, May 27.
June 17, 2010 - Twenty-eight Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, were awarded Certificates of Appreciation for safe driving while on Okinawa.
June 17, 2010 - Members of the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron here reached a significant milestone recently when the Air Force's remotely piloted aircraft flew their 250,000th hour in Afghanistan at the end of May.
June 17, 2010 - Wind tunnels, the tools used to simulate airspeed environments to test flight capabilities, have come a long way since the Wright brothers built a box with fans to test a kite model.
June 14, 2010 - Military personnel at Dover Air Force Base, Del., performed their duties with solemn respect over the past several weeks as U.S. servicemembers killed in Afghanistan returned to U.S. soil.
June 14, 2010 - In some form or fashion, every Airman deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility feels the effects of round-the-clock air operations.
June 11, 2010 - About 450 U.S. and NATO forces are working to bring the 3,300 members and 48 aircraft of the Afghan army air corps up to par as part of a long-term effort to give the country a self-sufficient air force, the Air Force general leading the transition team.
June 11, 2010 - Kim Ruocco hung up the phone with her husband, relieved he had finally agreed to seek help for his increasingly severe bouts of depression.
June 10, 2010 - Snorkeling can open a whole new world of adventure. All that’s required is knowing the proper swim and breathing techniques and a love of being in the water.
June 09, 2010 - U.S. Air Forces in Europe officials joined representatives from seven other countries here to participate in Unified Engagement 2010, which started June 7 and continues through June 11.
June 09, 2010 - Six reservists fresh from the fight to save the Gulf of Mexico coast from one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history briefed congressional members and staffers here June 7 and 8.
June 07, 2010 - Staff Sgt. Ryan Conversi's eyes remain focused on a pair of industrial-strength laptop computers as the time approaches for the next launch of an RQ-4 Global Hawk on the Beale Air Force Base flightline.
June 03, 2010 - Thanks to a first-time joint effort between station personnel and the local community, four deployed Marine Attack Squadron 311 Marines watched their children’s high school graduations via a live Web broadcast May 28, 2010.
June 02, 2010 - Got a cell phone handy? It could be your ticket to keeping up with your professional development requirements.
June 02, 2010 - Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroyer, should continue under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.
June 02, 2010 - Goodbyes are always hard, especially when it involves a working relationship 40 years in the making.
June 01, 2010 - The U.S. military today officially ended its earthquake disaster response in Haiti today, leaving what is left of assistance with humanitarian and construction projects on the island to two annual military exercises in the region.
June 01, 2010 - USS San Jacinto (CG 56) disrupted nine Somali pirates from attacking a Maltese-flagged motor vessel May 31, bringing the cruiser's weekly total to 22 pirates interdicted.
June 01, 2010 - More than 200 multinational troops converged in front of the Regional Command East command building here to see an I-beam segment from the World Trade Center unveiled during a Memorial Day ceremony today.
May 31, 2010 - A memorial ceremony was held globally May 26 by tactical air control party Airmen to honor a fallen comrade.
May 27, 2010 - As ambulance after ambulance pulls up to the tents on the flightline, medical staff members rush out to carry in patients on litters brought in from local hospitals.
May 27, 2010 - The deputy defense secretary visited with and thanked the men and women of the 55th Wing for their service in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission May 26 here.
May 27, 2010 - Sirens wailed across Israel and residents took shelter during a nationwide civil defense exercise carefully watched by a delegation of National Guard leaders May 26 here.
May 27, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff delivered the commencement for U.S. Air Force Academy graduation 2010 here May 26.
May 26, 2010 - Less than 30 seconds, that's all it takes for 40 container-delivery-system bundles, totaling 70,000 pounds of supplies, to drop out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III.
May 26, 2010 - An Air Force master sergeant was recognized May 24 for his role in helping advance the capabilities of the newly-formed Afghan National Army Air Corps.
May 26, 2010 - An X-51A Waverider flight-test vehicle successfully made the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight May 26 off the southern California Pacific coast.
May 24, 2010 - Joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron were called into action when their unit came under attack during joint operations near the Afghanistan and Pakistan border May 12 through 15.
May 24, 2010 - The famous 1980’s “Duck Hunt” videogame became a reality for more than 100 service men and women competing in the Skeet and Trap Competition of 2010 United Services Automobile Association Pendleton Cup.
May 21, 2010 - Developing a deliberate approach to energy and climate change is an important platform to national security and the U.S. military mission, a senior Defense Department official told members of Congress here yesterday.
May 20, 2010 - Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron recently trained six members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force in the process of Joint Air Delivery Inspection here.
May 20, 2010 - Inside the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron here, RQ-4 Global Hawk pilots and sensor operators watch a myriad of monitors and computers screens in a space that resembles NASA's mission control.
May 19, 2010 - Marines and medical officers from Brigade Headquarters Group and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) and an Afghan national army medic from Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, set up a village medical outreach on May 15.
May 19, 2010 - Federal and state fire agencies remain ready to respond after local military and civilian fire personnel completed their third annual aerial firefighting drill at Camp Pendleton, May 13.
May 17, 2010 - Members of the 200th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Squadron have arrived here to draw down the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron from Iraq.
May 17, 2010 - An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III aircrew delivered approximately 100,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies valued at $250,000 to Tajikistan May 16, following two weeks of flooding and mudslides in the nation.
May 15, 2010 - Joint operations were underscored here this weekend as thousands of civilians gathered at the 2010 Joint Service Open House to get a closer look at the military’s best aircraft and vehicles and the servicemembers who operate and maintain them.
May 15, 2010 - A member of the original Tuskegee Airmen unveiled a replica of the aircraft used to train the Air Force's first black pilots during WWII, at the Joint Service Open House May 15, 2010.
May 15, 2010 - The MV-22 Osprey, one of the workhorse aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps., was featured at the 2010 Joint Service Open House May 15, 2010, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
May 14, 2010 - Airmen from Ramstein Air Base's 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, alongside members of the 37th Airlift Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Group trained with their Romanian counterparts the week of May 10 at Otopeni Airlift Base here.
May 13, 2010 - The installation of a first-of-its-kind aeronautical telemetry ground system at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here is improving aircraft communication in airspace already jumbled by frequencies from cell phones and satellite television.
May 10, 2010 - Members of the 74th Fighter Squadron here recently produced a total of 205 sorties while conducting surge operations April 26 through 28.
May 09, 2010 - Under a blazing North African sun, U.S. Marines and Soldiers worked to offload 276 vehicles and pieces of equipment from the USS Arc in preparation for AFRICAN LION 2010 here.
May 08, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates used the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe to declare war on duplicative overhead, bloat and needless spending in the Defense Department.
May 07, 2010 - Air Forces Northern officials are providing units to help disperse the spill and mitigate its impact as it makes its way toward the shoreline.
May 07, 2010 - Air Force aviator training took a step into the 21st century May 5, when the inaugural class of Combat Systems Officer students began training here with the 479th Flying Training Group.
May 06, 2010 - The commander of Air Education and Training Command visited the 33rd Fighter Wing April 26 here.
May 06, 2010 - Airmen from Travis Air Force Base partnered with Coast Guard members May 2, to get equipment to the Gulf of Mexico to assist with oil slick cleanup efforts.
May 05, 2010 - Members of the 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron here received a new refueling vehicle April 14 to evaluate its performance.
May 05, 2010 - The editors of TIME magazine honored Chief Master Sgt. Antonio D. Travis as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his efforts following the Haiti earthquake.
May 04, 2010 - The National Guard is transforming itself to meet the threats of the 21st century, but the transition is hard and will be painful for units, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here today.
May 03, 2010 - U.S. and German aeromedical evacuation units met to gain insight, share ideas and coordinate joint evacuation efforts April 24 through 26 .
April 30, 2010 - Marines from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 returned from a six-month deployment in Afghanistan to a hangar full of anxiously waiting family members and friends at 1:30 a.m, April 21.
April 30, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has authorized two Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft to support the response to a massive oil slick that threatens wetlands and beaches along the Gulf Coast.
April 29, 2010 - Officials at the McKinley Climatic Lab here are hosting Boeing's newest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, for two weeks of cold and hot weather testing.
April 27, 2010 - The American military’s role in Haiti will decrease substantially after May, but the United States will maintain a scaled-down presence in the area through hurricane season, a top military commander said today.
April 27, 2010 - Retired Master Sgt. Roy Hooe died April 18, 1973, but in a way he came back to life some 37 years later to the day in the form of art.
April 27, 2010 - Eighteen new recruits recited the oath of enlistment at the Sun-N-Fun Air Show at Lakeland, Fla., April 17.
April 27, 2010 - Some people see the job of a landing support specialist as simply waving an aircraft to its destination.
April 26, 2010 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III today thanked the crew of the USS Carl Vinson for their efforts to rescue Haitian people following the earthquake there.
April 26, 2010 - Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Col. Frank A. Richie, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, signed a proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
April 23, 2010 - Airmen with the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hone their wartime skills during the 10-day combat exercise known as Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base from April 19 through May 18.
April 23, 2010 - The remains of an Airman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors, according to Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office officials.
April 22, 2010 - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departed for an independent steaming exercise April 22 after a two-year maintenance availability in Norfolk.
April 22, 2010 - Although you don't see them, Soldiers from the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the Ohio National Guard see you anytime you fly into the nation's capital.
April 22, 2010 - The Army Chief of Staff met with U.S. Army Special Operations Command and XVIII Airborne Corps leaders, Soldiers and family members during a short visit to the post April 20 and 21.
April 20, 2010 - Ash from an Icelandic volcano limiting European air traffic has forced the U.S. military to reroute some American troops wounded in Afghanistan through Iraq instead of Germany, a military official said today.
April 20, 2010 - A new model of an aircraft used in Air Force rescue efforts since 1956 was formally presented to the Air Force in a ceremony April 19 here.
April 19, 2010 - The U.S. military’s role in Haiti is slated to further decrease by June, with the 2,200-strong U.S. force currently there expected to drop to about 500 members, the former top American commander in Haiti said today.
April 15, 2010 - Air Force officials and Air Force Association representatives have named Air Force remotely piloted aircraft sensor operators as the 2010 Team of the Year.
April 14, 2010 - A group of Airmen organized Boot Camp Week for 3 to 5 year olds April 5 through 8 at the child development center at Rose Barracks in the Vilseck Military Community in Germany.
April 14, 2010 - It's a heady résumé: war hero, veteran pilot, commercial pilot, safety officer, father, grandfather, husband and projects officer: with such an extensive list of credentials to his name, one would expect this Soldier to be incredibly busy.
April 12, 2010 - Defense Secretary and Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim signed a new defense cooperation agreement today that Gates said provides an example of partnership and “offers a transparent, positive model for engagement throughout the Americas.”
April 12, 2010 - For the first time, an RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted vehicle flew its first operational mission over Canadian airspace.
April 06, 2010 - Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here were busy in March, as they supported the surge of forces into Afghanistan.
April 06, 2010 - An Air Force ROTC cadet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received the 2009 Air Force Cadet of the Year Award from the Air Force chief of staff during a ceremony at the Pentagon April 5.
April 05, 2010 - The Defense secretary related to U.S. Air Force Academy cadets some lessons he has learned from a government career that has taken him from the shadows of the Cold War into a much-altered security landscape as the Pentagon's chief.
April 05, 2010 - The Hawaii Air Support Operations Center staff here achieved initial operational capability after proving its ability to deploy and perform its mission during Exercise Balikatan 2010 in March.
April 05, 2010 - USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) joined 12 other warships from around the world at the Doha international port to participate in the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference March 29-31.
April 02, 2010 - Presumed dead for decades, a Royal Laotian Air Force fighter pilot received recognition from the Air Force's top uniformed officer here March 31 for his contributions during the Vietnam War.
April 02, 2010 - Airmen from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here supported the Coast Guard's Pacific Area Rescue Coordination Center call for help at 3:50 p.m. March 31 to help save an injured passenger aboard a deep sea fishing vessel 1,400 miles off the coast.
April 02, 2010 - The Flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, USS Farragut (DDG 99), intercepted suspected pirates in the Somali Basin yesterday.
March 30, 2010 - Air Force veteran Sean Halsted was a decent skier before he fell 40 feet out of a helicopter while on a fast rope during a search-and-rescue training exercise in 1998.
March 30, 2010 - While the world searches for more efficient ways to fuel automobiles and create usable energy, Air Force scientists are looking for cleaner, more efficient ways to fuel the military's aircraft.
March 30, 2010 - Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base completed the first improved container delivery system drop using new 3-D weather technology March 19 over Tin City, Alaska.
March 26, 2010 - Perhaps no other weapon platform has more significantly transformed the way the U.S. military wages war in recent years than unmanned aircraft, a senior defense official told Congress March 24 here.
March 26, 2010 - A series of early March flight tests has validated a two-and-a-half year effort and set the course for significantly enhanced airborne communications capability.
March 26, 2010 - Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returned to their homeport of San Diego March 26 after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
March 25, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will recommend that President Barack Obama nominate Navy Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, commander of Naval Air Systems Command, to oversee restructuring of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program.
March 24, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured Mexican military leaders during yesterday’s Cabinet-level visit to Mexico City that he’ll look into ways to speed up equipment deliveries to support their fight against drug cartels.
March 24, 2010 - The A-10 Thunderbolt II's primary mission is close-air support. A mission on March 11 proved it.
March 24, 2010 - Twenty-one Airmen held a weeklong training scenario focusing on improving the C-130 Hercules isochronal inspection process in mid-March here.
March 23, 2010 - The end of the Cold War made effective missile defense possible, Ashton Carter, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said here yesterday.
March 23, 2010 - The 10th chief of staff of the Air Force was laid to rest in a full-honors ceremony March 22 at Arlington National Cemetery, but his legacy lives with today's Airmen through his emphasis on developing camaraderie.
March 22, 2010 - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency officials here provide up-to-date aeronautical products and support to Air Force pilots and other military aviators, and supported relief efforts after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12.
March 22, 2010 - Construction on a new 2.7-mile pipeline to bolster ground refueling operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing began March 17 at a non-disclosed base here.
March 20, 2010 - The World War I Skyfighters of France teamed with modern-day American Airmen in Afghanistan in an art gallery exhibit in the Pentagon dedicated March 18 by Air Force senior leaders and showcases the work of the first aviation artist.
March 20, 2010 - The nation depends upon women, both military and civilian, at all levels of the Defense Department, from the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan to the upper echelons of military command, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here March 19.
March 19, 2010 - An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot recalled a harrowing mission she flew in Iraq for an audience at the Women's History Month luncheon here March 15.
March 18, 2010 - Crewchiefs and fuels specialists worked side-by-side with their Japan Air Self Defense Force counterparts as a part of a cross-familiarization program during an aviation training relocation exercise March 8 through 12 at Tsuiki Air Base.
March 18, 2010 - Looking at Altus Air Force Base, the only signs of this year's ice storm are limbless trees that had to be trimmed down after the storm covered the base in a thick sheet of ice.
March 18, 2010 - The 751st Electronic Systems Group has successfully resumed the system design and development phase of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System re-engining program with the award of two large contract actions.
March 17, 2010 - One of the U.S. military’s greatest advantages over its adversaries is its ability to move an enormous amount of people and equipment quickly anywhere in the world.
March 17, 2010 - U.S. military officials are providing support to the ongoing relief efforts in Chile following the 8.8- magnitude earthquake that struck the country in late February.
March 16, 2010 - -- In August 2006, Senior Airman Heather Hagerman confidently walked into her Air Force recruiter's office in Baltimore, Md., and told him she wanted to become a linguist.
March 15, 2010 - While flying on United Airlines last week, I overheard a telephone conversation from a gentleman seated directly behind me. His words went something like this: "Although today was an extremely sad day for me, it was absolutely the happiest day of my life.
March 15, 2010 - Defense Department officials will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in their negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
March 12, 2010 - The 757 came to a halt on the runway here, a freezing rain bouncing off of its fuselage.
March 12, 2010 - The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
March 12, 2010 - For the second year in a row, the Air Force Reserve Command was named the Gen. Wilbur L. Creech Maintenance Excellence Award winner.
March 11, 2010 - U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are “inextricably linked” and share an “indispensible partnership,” the commander of both commands said here today.
March 11, 2010 - The recently released request for proposals for the Air Force's next-generation tanker aircraft was fair, the Defense secretary said here March 11, and he expressed disappointment that Northrop-Grumman has withdrawn from the competition.
March 10, 2010 - More than 1,000 civilians and servicemembers watched as World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot corps remembered their sisters-in-arms during a wreath-laying ceremony March 9 at the Air Force Memorial here.
March 10, 2010 - The first and last men to walk on the moon, the commander of Apollo 13, the last Air Force pilot "Ace" and the SR-71 chief test pilot, all "Legends of Aerospace," were the honored guests of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing March 8.
March 09, 2010 - A white-painted blast wall standing in front of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry, headquarters here bearing the names of 22 fallen soldiers was a sobering reminder to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates of the cost of the war.
March 09, 2010 - Four junior and 20 sophomore U.S. Air Force Academy cadets received the first unmanned aerial systems-remotely piloted aircraft wings awarded in the school's 55-year history during a function at the Dean's Heritage House Feb. 25, here.
March 08, 2010 - Four CH-53E “Super Stallions” from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 traveled to the grassy hills of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to perform a troop transport of Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment March 4.
March 08, 2010 - Under a deluge of rain, the 757 touched down here late at night, returning Army Staff Sgt. Michael David P. Cardenaz home. He had been killed just a few days before in an enemy attack in Afghanistan.
March 06, 2010 - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz testified March 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline specifics about their $119.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2011.
March 05, 2010 - Two Missouri Air National Guard C-130 Hercules transport aircraft with 47 crewmembers are en route March 5, to aid earthquake-ravaged Chile.
March 05, 2010 - Defense Department leaders and Lockheed Martin executives explained to international partners changes that have been made in the joint strike fighter program.
March 05, 2010 - As President Barack Obama's plan to plus up U.S. forces in Afghanistan goes into motion, members of the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron here are helping one of U.S. Air Force's in Europe's largest movement of war readiness materiel since.
March 04, 2010 - Defense Department leaders and Lockheed Martin executives explained to international partners changes that have been made in the Joint Strike Fighter program.
March 03, 2010 - The Air Force Special Operations Training Center staff is scheduled to host a physical ability stamina test at 7:30 a.m. March 12 at the Special Tactics Training Squadron.
March 02, 2010 - Officials from the 853rd Electronic Systems Group here are working to improve the transportability and deployability of instrument landing systems with an upcoming request for proposal for a deployable instrument landing system, or D-ILS.
March 02, 2010 - Servicemembers and civilians remembered 100 years of military flight during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration here, March 2.
March 01, 2010 - Lt. Benjamin Foulois piloted the first military airplane, the Signal Corps Aircraft Number One, into the air for seven and a half minutes at nearby Fort Sam Houston March 2, 1910.
February 27, 2010 - At a facility in south-central Alaska, the largest radio transmitter on Earth sends high-frequency signals into the ionosphere to better understand the influence of charged particles on radio communications and satellite surveillance systems.
February 26, 2010 - More than 100 members of the 505th Command and Control Wing here recently helped prepare Soldiers for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan by providing predeployment training for soldiers participating in exercises at various locations.
February 25, 2010 - A group of Japan Air Self Defense Force enlisted members recently experienced the on- and off-duty life of an American Airman during a bilateral exchange program held at Kadena Air Base Feb. 12 to 18.
February 24, 2010 - The final request for proposals to solicit bids for a new aerial tanker was designed to promote fair, open competition that provides the best warfighting capability for the best value, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today.
February 24, 2010 - Air Force officials here have approved an incentive pay for officer and enlisted Airmen who commit themselves to flying or operating sensors on remotely piloted aircraft.
February 23, 2010 - Thirty-eight Chilean air force enlisted members visited Sheppard Air Force Base, to learn the finer points of maintenance on four specific aircraft systems at the 982nd Training Group January and February here.
February 23, 2010 - The commanding general of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico visited here Feb. 12 to experience air-to-air fighter training and the remotely piloted aircraft training program firsthand.
February 22, 2010 - The commander of the Royal Netherlands air force visited the Air Education and Training Command headquarters Feb. 14 through 16 to learn more about remotely piloted aircraft, strategic airlift and space.
February 19, 2010 - The Air Force's highest ranking uniformed officer spoke on the value of space and the emerging medium of cyberspace during the Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 18 in Orlando.
February 19, 2010 - The Air Force secretary discussed the outlook for the Air Force's future during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 18 here.
February 18, 2010 - The U.S. Coast Guard stands ready to confront current and future challenges, said Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the service.
February 18, 2010 - The chief master sergeant of the Air Force discussed the outlook for enlisted Airmen during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 18 here.
February 18, 2010 - One of the largest unmanned aerial systems operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the RQ-4 Global Hawk, surpassed 30,000 combat flying hours and 1,500 combat sorties Feb. 10 here.
February 17, 2010 - A member of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing created a nose art display on an RQ-4 Global Hawk recently in honor of Lt. Col. Lee Archer, a World War II fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen.
February 17, 2010 - When Operation Moshtarak kicked off here Feb. 13, Army helicopter crews from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade inserted nearly 300 Marines and Afghan security forces into Marja, Afghanistan, under cover of darkness.
February 16, 2010 - The United States recently donated a number of water trucks, field artillery cannon and patrol boats to the Pakistani government, according to U.S. State Department news releases.
February 16, 2010 - Airmen from the Air Force Expeditionary Center here recently hosted a Yemen air force officer as part of the International Military Education and Training Program.
February 16, 2010 - The Air Mobility Command vice commander visited Airmen at an air base in Southwest Asia as part of a visit through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 10 and 11.
February 15, 2010 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III observed the opening of the heart of one of the most modern shipbuilding plants in the world here today.
February 14, 2010 - Operation Moshtarak, the Afghan-led initiative to assert government authority in the center of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, completed its first day of clearing operations yesterday, military officials reported.
February 12, 2010 - While the U.S. East Coast feels the closest it has come in many years to "extreme" weather, some servicemembers are facing real cold as they support the National Science Foundation's efforts in Antarctica.
February 12, 2010 - More than 2,600 athletes from nearly 90 nations will kick-off the 2010 Winter Olympics during opening ceremonies Feb. 12, and Air Mobility Command Airmen will play a supporting role.
February 11, 2010 - He has faithfully dedicated three times the required years necessary to retire and is still going.
February 11, 2010 - Officials from the Electronic Systems Center here achieved the next step toward upgrading France's fleet of airborne warning and control system aircraft with the recent award of a $324 million contract to the Boeing Company.
February 11, 2010 - As part of the Repair Network Integration initiative, the Band 4-8 receiver was chosen for a live test in order to validate key concepts associated with integrating the repair network.
February 11, 2010 - Nine 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers here were awarded 12 medals during a ceremony at Fresques Auditorium inside the Special Tactics Training Squadron here Feb. 5.
February 10, 2010 - Airmen and assets from Air Mobility Command quickly mobilized for the Haitian relief effort to establish the capability for sustained air mobility operations here.
February 10, 2010 - Air Mobility Command Airmen worked hand-in-hand with Army Soldiers to provide much needed relief to since a 7.0 earthquake struck there Jan. 12.
February 09, 2010 - Twenty-one aircraft from more than a six military units throughout the Pacific region arrived here for Cope North 10-1, a two-week annual bilateral exercise between U.S. forces and the Japan Air Self Defense Force.
February 08, 2010 - The Pacific Air Forces commander presented a medal to a member of the "Greatest Generation" during a ceremony here Feb. 5.
February 08, 2010 - To any other member of the 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, the five Canadian airmen who work with them are a part of the team. And that's just the way they like it.
February 08, 2010 - Under Secretary of the Army Joseph Westphal learned first-hand about Army depot helicopter repair and recapitalization during his brief, but substantial tour of CCAD's facilities aboard Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Feb. 3.
February 04, 2010 - The secretary of the Air Force visited servicemembers here Jan. 29 as he toured military installations throughout Southwest Asia.
February 04, 2010 - Local Haitians look up to the sky while a thundering sound grows louder as a Marine helicopter appears over top a field of palm trees and thick vegetation, within no time the Marines are on the deck.
February 03, 2010 - More than 200 joint military participants from across the United States and Puerto Rico will gather for Virtual Flag 10-2 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center in March here.
February 03, 2010 - The Army revealed its Fiscal Year 2011 budgets Feb. 1, including $143 billion to fund training and sustainment of the total force, and an additional $102 billion to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
February 01, 2010 - Though the Defense Department is exempt from a proposed federal spending freeze, President Barack Obama said wasteful defense spending has been trimmed from the $3.83 trillion fiscal 2011 budget he submitted to Congress today.
February 01, 2010 - U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) released the U.S. Navy carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Feb. 1.
February 01, 2010 - Charleston Air Force Base Airmen made a unique delivery to help Haitian recovery efforts as base officials sent 800 pounds of cash to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti Jan. 22.
February 01, 2010 - Air Force officials here reinforced their commitment to fund and support today's operations while posturing for future challenges through the service's portion of the president's fiscal year 2011 budget announced Feb. 1.
January 29, 2010 - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced Jan. 27 during a Pentagon ceremony that the next Fisher House will be established on Dover Air Force Base, Del.
January 29, 2010 - As relief supplies and support continue to pour into Haiti, members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Operations Group has helped to ensure a steady flow of help into the areas that need it.
January 29, 2010 - The top military leader of the Air Force visited here Jan. 27 to talk with Airmen about the state of the Air Force and to get a firsthand look at what Airmen here do on a day-to-day basis.
January 28, 2010 - When Tech. Sgt. Toma Ferguson received a phone call Jan. 15 putting him on alert for a flight to support Operation Unified Response, he was excited about being able to provide relief and support to the millions of Haitians impacted by the earthquake.
January 28, 2010 - National Football League representatives visited Airmen, civilians and earthquake victims Jan. 27 at Homestead Air Reserve Base.
January 27, 2010 - Airmen took off in a C-130 Hercules in support of Haiti earthquake relief operations Jan. 25, here, just two days after deploying from Colorado to Muniz Air Base.
January 27, 2010 - Fighter aircraft, at the direction of officials from Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, or CONR, will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect Sun Life Stadium in Miami during game day.
January 27, 2010 - A three-person medical team from the Wright-Patterson Medical Center here is providing aeromedical evacuation support to assist victims of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
January 25, 2010 - Servicemembers from the Air Force and Navy completed their mission to highlight U.S. airpower at the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow held Jan. 21-23 here.
January 24, 2010 - I watched a woman die yesterday.The young Haitian woman -- call her Marie -- was fifty feet from the helicopter that was to take her to the USNS Comfort.
January 24, 2010 - Two combat controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123d Special Tactics Squadron have been hard at work since arriving here Jan. 16.
January 24, 2010 - Approximately 50 Air Force Reservists and two C-130 Hercules from Colorado's 302nd Airlift Wing left here, Jan. 22 to fly humanitarian missions in support of Haitian relief efforts.
January 23, 2010 - The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is off the coast of Haiti Jan. 23 staged to support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the country last week.
January 23, 2010 - Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment labored to get through the massive pile of gear in the center of the CH-53E Super Stallion and out into the burning sun of southern Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2009.
January 22, 2010 - The Air Force must be able to operate across a spectrum of conflicts, using a myriad of warfare tools and tactics, while keeping up with advancing technologies and the ways the nation’s adversaries use them, the service’s top officer said here this week.
January 22, 2010 - Roughly 20,000 U.S. troops will be supporting relief efforts in Haiti by Jan. 24, military officials said, adding to the 13,000-strong American force currently there.
January 21, 2010 - Current and potential U.S. adversaries seek to employ asymmetrical weapons, such as improvised explosive devices and cyber warfare, as a means to confront U.S. military superiority in conventional conflict, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III sai
January 20, 2010 - Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida is playing a vital role in moving essential medical supplies, equipment and military support to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
January 19, 2010 - A new rewire flight at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is playing a key role in keeping the aging F-15 Eagle flying for years to come.
January 19, 2010 - More than 3,700 people attended the 2010 Air Education and Training Command Symposium Jan. 14 and 15 in downtown San Antonio, the largest showing to date.
January 18, 2010 - Viewers get an inside look at the coordinated effort of providing security for a base in Iraq.
January 18, 2010 - Whether providence or coincidence, the Puerto Rico Air National Guard is proving their readiness and relevance in support of Operation Unified Response while preparing for a major readiness inspection.
January 18, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he sees his visit to India as another step toward expanding the two countries’ solid defense relationship, particularly in light of the common threats they face.
January 17, 2010 - The security side of U.S. humanitarian relief operations in Haiti will take on a larger role as violence increases in the aftermath of the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck five days ago, the top U.S. commander in Haiti said today.
January 16, 2010 - Officials at U.S. Southern Command headquarters here provided a recap last night of the previous 48 hours of developments in the Haiti relief effort.
January 16, 2010 - The USNS Comfort cast off lines this morning in Baltimore to begin the race to aid the people of Haiti.
January 16, 2010 - The Defense Department has authorized up to $20 million in immediate aid to Haiti as part of an international push to bring relief to the country in the wake of the 7-magnitude earthquake that struck Jan. 12.
January 15, 2010 - Air Mobility Command aircraft and personnel are actively involved in relief operations in Haiti following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation Jan. 12.
January 15, 2010 - The Pennsylvania National Guard is sending a uniquely equipped plane to Haiti to provide radio and television broadcasts to keep the people of the earthquake-stricken nation informed as rescue and humanitarian missions continue.
January 15, 2010 - Due to advances in modern medicine, many wounded servicemembers are returning to the fight or transitioning their experience to civilian employment. Naval Sea Systems Command wants them on board.
January 14, 2010 - "The realistic training that's going to be given to the students in here is overwhelming," said Scott Hussey, an ADA instructor, as the Air Defense Artillery School officially opened its doors to students at Fort Sill.
January 14, 2010 - U.S. Air Force special force operators in Haiti have rescued seven survivors of the massive Jan. 12 earthquake that continues to wreak havoc on the country in its wake, according to Air Force officials.
January 14, 2010 - With Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ committing all available military resources to the Haiti relief effort, U.S. Southern Command is “working feverishly and aggressively ” to get them there as quickly as possible, its commander said today.
January 13, 2010 - The Navy will commission Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Independence Jan. 16 during an 11 a.m. CST ceremony at Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile, Ala.
January 13, 2010 - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is headed toward earthquake-devastated Haiti and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to provide airlift support for the disaster-response mission, the commander of U.S. Southern Command reported today.
January 12, 2010 - Pumping more than 188 million gallons of fuel to more than 9,500 aircraft would take a while, and probably would be one long line for the fuel pump.
January 11, 2010 - The commander of Air Mobility Command visited the 165th Airlift Wing, the 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 927th Air Refueling Wing to continue his efforts to view the air mobility mission "through the eyes of the Airmen."
January 11, 2010 - When Airman Christopher Platte decided to join the Air Force last year, he didn't know he would be following in famous footsteps.
January 08, 2010 - The Navy’s top officer and top enlisted sailor visited sailors assigned to the international joint command here yesterday.
January 08, 2010 - Scientists who have been studying wreckage from Japanese mini-submarines that were part of an advance strike force on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, say a new television show is informative, but could leave viewers with misunderstandings.
January 05, 2010 - Airmen of the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group here are training 30 Afghanistan National Army Air Corps soldiers on the M-240B rifle in January here.
January 04, 2010 - Air transportation Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here are trained in loading all types of airlift aircraft in the Air Force fleet. C-17 Globemaster III -- no problem. C-5 Galaxy -- no problem.
December 31, 2009 - A team of Airmen handles thousands of passengers, pallets and vehicles flying into Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
December 31, 2009 - The first C-130J Super Hercules mission in support of U.S. Air Forces Africa, or 17th Air Force, opened up doors to a future partnership of support between the 86th Airlift Wing and upcoming missions into Africa.
December 29, 2009 - Thirty years ago today, Dec. 29, my father forever changed my life, as well as the lives of his other family members. He took a shotgun and shot himself in the head. His death certificate reads, "Self-inflicted gunshot wound."
December 28, 2009 - In addition to strengthening defenses, the United States will seek out those who wish Americans harm “anywhere they are plotting attacks against the U.S. homeland,” President Barack Obama said in Hawaii today.
December 28, 2009 - In a Soviet-era aircraft hangar here, a rivalry born during the Battle of the Red River is still alive and well, although now that energy is spent supporting the Afghan people.
December 28, 2009 - The newest aircraft to the Air Force's inventory arrived Dec. 27, 2009, to Bagram Airfield. The MC-12 aircraft, tail number 090623, was the first of an undisclosed number of aircraft for the new 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron here.
December 24, 2009 - President Barack Obama placed a phone call to the independent duty corpsman on the deployed guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) to pass a personal holiday greeting Dec. 24.
December 23, 2009 - Imagine a threat to the global community with the potential to damage communication satellites, interrupt navigation systems, shut down regional power grids, impede oil and gas exploration and expose aircraft crews to high levels of radiation.
December 21, 2009 - Conference attendees addressed issues related to unmanned aircraft systems' access into the national airspace system Dec. 9 through 11 here.
December 18, 2009 - Archaeologists with the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command are conducting underwater research to study wrecks, recover artifacts and preserve Navy history.
December 18, 2009 - Aviation enthusiasts, Air Force officials and local government leaders gathered here Dec. 17 to remember how two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, changed the world.
December 17, 2009 - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilots teamed up with 129th Rescue Wing aircrews here for refueling training Dec. 7 to 18.
December 16, 2009 - Airmen at the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center aided local and state first responders while searching for several missing individuals who were stranded near Flagstaff, Ariz..
December 16, 2009 - One-by-one, 10 Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster IIIs took off from Charleston Air Force Base Dec. 16 in support of exercise "Operation Thunderstruck."
December 15, 2009 - A soldier is wounded during a joint British and Afghanistan National Army patrol in Helmand Province. Shot through both legs, his condition worsens while being cared for by the medics.
December 15, 2009 - About 30 Air Force, joint and coalition trainees participated in Patriot 7, an exercise using intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to support irregular warfare missions Dec. 6 through 11, here.
December 11, 2009 - An Air National Guard member from the 129th Rescue Squadron here recently returned home from her deployment to Afghanistan after being wounded by enemy forces while rescuing three injured American Soldiers July 29.
December 10, 2009 - A Robins Air Force Base team is working to resolve a top equipment issue for warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan.
December 10, 2009 - Results from the 2009 Navy Physical Readiness Quick Poll released Dec. 10, reveal positive fitness perceptions among Sailors.
December 07, 2009 - The technology that lets you listen to CDs, the GPS that got you around a traffic jam this morning, and even the mouse you just used to click on this story all are direct results of research conducted or sponsored by the Air Force.
December 07, 2009 - Members of the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron officially ended operations during a deactivation ceremony Dec. 3 at Camp Bucca, Iraq.
December 04, 2009 - Craig “Bud” Weiser truly understands the required sense of urgency at Defense Supply Center Richmond here when it comes to warfighter support. As a supplier relations manager, Weiser knows how important his job is to military customers.
December 03, 2009 - Pentagon officials are working to halt spiraling costs in the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft program while ensuring competition for a new refueling tanker remains fair to all contenders, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said.
November 30, 2009 - Global positioning system technology is being applied to older rotary-wing aircraft to help save lives, a senior helicopter pilot based at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., said.
November 30, 2009 - According to air mobility experts on the ground in Iraq, initial results of the ongoing U.S. Army direct support mission Concept of Operations test there indicate what Air Force and Air Mobility Command officials have said all along: the Air Force support
November 27, 2009 - Master Sgt. Linda Adams has been an elementary school teacher for the past four years.Master Sgt. Linda Adams has been an elementary school teacher for the past four years.
November 26, 2009 - "I am here to tell you that I work for you," said Gen. William M. Fraser III, commander of Air Combat Command, during his visit to deployed Airmen at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Nov. 23 and 24, 2009.
November 24, 2009 - Every year, Airmen here support the largest air mobility exercise in the United States. This Mobility Air Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, is essential in making sure both Soldiers and Airmen are prepared to coordinate jointly during overseas contingencies.
November 23, 2009 - Air Combat Command's senior officer and enlisted leader visited patients and staff at the largest American hospital outside the United States Nov. 20, here.
November 18, 2009 - At the Air Force Warfare Center here, lessons learned supporting ground troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are being shared with the aviation community and incorporated into the training as quickly as they're developed.
November 16, 2009 - Two soldiers working deep inside this aircraft carrier serve as liaisons between the aviators of Carrier Air Wing 11 and coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan.
November 16, 2009 - With the new F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft's arrival just four years away, officials at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center here are looking forward to joint training opportunities.
November 13, 2009 - The Air Force's first unmanned aircraft systems wing already is on the case in its never-ending quest to provide more and better intelligence through the systems they fly.
November 12, 2009 - With the traditional "I do's" and exchange of wedding bands some 54 years ago on Oct. 1, 1955, James and Phyllis Hivner began their life's journey together which, like many young couples, began with not knowing what the future held.
November 11, 2009 - A flexible American strategy based on Ronald Reagan’s inflexible belief in liberty was key to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here yesterday.
November 10, 2009 - California Air National Guard members based here successfully demonstrated coalition personnel recovery operations using net enabled data link capabilities during the U.S. Joint Forces Command Exercise Bold Quest 2009 Oct. 27 to Nov. 5.
November 09, 2009 - To reduce reliance on military specification products, simplify the fuel supply chain and save money, Air Force Petroleum Agency researchers will conduct demonstrations to use commercially available jet fuel instead of military standard JP-8 fuel.
November 05, 2009 - Airmen, U.S. Embassy and national defense officials from Senegal and Mali gathered during the latest U.S. Air Forces Africa senior leader engagement in Mali and Senegal Oct. 26 through 30.
November 04, 2009 - The South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing was named the overall winner of Falcon Air Meet 2009, a three-nation F-16 Fighting Falcon competition, held here through Nov. 3.
November 03, 2009 - Members of the 19th Airlift Wing from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., took the lead at the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 10-01 held here Oct. 25 through 29.
November 02, 2009 - For the first time ever, the Air National Guard will be the sole operator of a new aircraft straight off the assembly line.
November 02, 2009 - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (HIMARS), drove their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System out the rear of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 22, with a new advancement.
October 31, 2009 - The future USS New York (LPD 21) conducted surface and air onloads Oct. 30 just off the coast of Camp Lejeune, N.C., in preparation for the ship's Nov. 2 arrival in its namesake state, where it is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7.
October 30, 2009 - Modern technology makes warfare more fast-paced, efficient and deadly, but the ever-present confusion or “fog” of battle still causes inadvertent deaths of friendly forces and civilians.
October 30, 2009 - The sailors of Naval Surface Forces joined the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and I Marine Expeditionary Force to welcome the newest amphibious assault ship to the fleet during a commissioning ceremony here Oct. 24.
October 29, 2009 - Air Force officials here announced the list of candidate locations Oct. 29 for basing the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
October 29, 2009 - More than a dozen community, civic and business leaders, to include Miss North Carolina Katherine Southard, gathered to participate in airborne training Oct 27.
October 28, 2009 - Since 2002, Program Executive Office Soldier, better known simply as PEO Soldier, has been the Army’s dedicated organization in developing, enhancing and fielding soldier capabilities.
October 28, 2009 - Seven Department of the Navy commands were recognized for exemplary achievements in energy and water efficiency at the Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards ceremony Oct. 28.
October 27, 2009 - Members of the 91st Air Refueling Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., are doing their part to ensure participants in Exercise Red Flag 10-1 stay in the air Oct. 19 through 30 here.
October 26, 2009 - Warfighters from the United States and 10 allied nations will assess coalition combat identification systems during a U.S. Joint Forces Command exercise Oct. 27 to Nov. 5 here and at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
October 26, 2009 - Houston welcomed Sailors from the Navy's newest aircraft-carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) during the opening weekend of Houston Navy Week Oct. 24.
October 24, 2009 - It was May 17, 1962, and NASA Astronaut Scott Carpenter was preparing for the Mercury program's second-ever orbital mission.
October 23, 2009 - Soldiers carry a heavy load, with basic body armor alone weighing about 45 pounds, not to mention firearms, ammunition, radio equipment, food and other tools they may need for a mission.
October 23, 2009 - Four ships and more than 5,000 Sailors of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 returned to their homeport of San Diego Oct. 21 after a five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
October 21, 2009 - Pentagon officials today announced additional replacement units scheduled to deploy next year to Afghanistan as part of the requirement to maintain the current level of security efforts there, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said today.
October 19, 2009 - U-2 aircraft No. 068-0337 was accepted by Air Force officials in 1968, and exceeded the 25,000th hour of flight Oct. 18, 2009, in a mission out of Southwest Asia.
October 19, 2009 - When President Barak Obama authorized an additional 17,000 troops to "surge" into Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom in February, mobility Airmen answered the call.
October 19, 2009 - Authorities are still looking for the wreckage of an Air Force F-16 fighter jet that crashed with its pilot into the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina’s coast last week.
October 19, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presided over a change-of-command ceremony here today as Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating passed the U.S. Pacific Command helm to Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard.
October 18, 2009 - The commander of the 20th Fighter Wing, Col. Joe Guastella, issued the following announcement Oct. 17 regarding Capt. Nicolas Giglio, missing since a mid-air collision Oct. 15:
October 16, 2009 - The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority assumed full control of daily air traffic operations at the Baghdad International Airport air traffic control tower Oct. 1.
October 16, 2009 - The services could more effectively power unmanned vehicles, underwater monitoring sensors, ships and aircraft if Naval Research Laboratory scientists achieve their goals of harnessing solar and sea power to fuel the military for years to come.
October 15, 2009 - In Air Mobility Command, the use of flight simulators as an Air Force Smart Operation for the 21st Century effort is helping significantly reduce costs, maximize training and make more aircraft available for operational missions.
October 15, 2009 - Forty or so rigger students and cadre were gathered on the tarmac - some fully geared up and ready to board the aircraft - others undergoing inspections before being cleared to jump.
October 13, 2009 - The commander of Air Combat Command visited Fort Hood in early October to visit the Airmen of the 3rd Air Support Operations Group here who provide tactical air support for Fort Hood's ground troops.
October 12, 2009 - Launching from the flight line here, a platoon of infantry Marines specializing in helicopter raids completed its first exercise from an MV-22 Osprey on Oct. 10, 2009.
October 10, 2009 - A C-130E Hercules instructor pilot was presented the Cheney Award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz Oct. 8 for his leadership in planning humanitarian aid missions to the country of Georgia.
October 09, 2009 - The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter was officially retired in a ceremony held here, Oct. 2 by the Army National Guard, ending a service life of more than 50 years to the Army and close to 40 years in the Army Guard.
October 07, 2009 - Future U.S. military weapons are going to have to be relevant, adaptable and affordable, the nation’s second highest-ranking military officer told defense contractors here today.
October 06, 2009 - Maj. Anthony Meador is near the end of his third tour in Iraq as an Army aviator.
October 05, 2009 - President Barack Obama’s decisions on the next phase of the Afghan war will be among the most important of his presidency, said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who vowed to faithfully execute his orders.
October 05, 2009 - A group of Airmen at NASA's Johnson Space Center here is using space to help develop technology for the warfighter.
October 02, 2009 - Accidents on and off duty pose a greater threat than combat to U.S. servicemembers’ lives, and Defense Department leaders continually strive to eliminate them.
October 02, 2009 - U.S. Pacific Command continues to help in coordinating humanitarian relief operations in American Samoa, Indonesia and the Philippines, the command’s top officer said today.
September 30, 2009 - Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft this morning near Muncie, Ind., at the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s direction and escorted it and its unconscious pilot until they crashed, NORAD officials reported.
September 29, 2009 - More than 30 top scientists and research teams were honored at the Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Awards banquet on Sept. 23 here.
September 28, 2009 - At many bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, Air Mobility Command airlifters, such as the C-17 Globemaster III, are landing on dirt runways bringing much-needed cargo to forward-deployed Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and coalition partners.
September 28, 2009 - The secretary of the Air Force has initiated two voluntary recall to active duty programs and expanded the number of eligible Air Force specialties for an existing one to help minimize the service's critical shortage of rated officers.
September 24, 2009 - Hollywood movie fans may have some common misconceptions that cryogenics labs house frozen heads in jars or bodies in cryogenic suspension. But the station’s lab is far more useful to military operations.
September 24, 2009 - The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here today.
September 21, 2009 - More than 150 Fox Technical High School ninth and 10th-grade students from inner-city San Antonio visited Randolph Air Force Base Sept. 11 to learn about positive Air Force career opportunities.
September 21, 2009 - Sometimes, you just gotta laugh – even in combat. That’s the attitude of Army Sgt. Simon Baum, and one of the things his fellow infantrymen like most about him.
September 18, 2009 - The commander of Air Force Global Strike Command stressed the importance of skilled and dedicated Airmen to the nuclear enterprise during a question-and-answer session.
September 17, 2009 - Five of the original cadre members of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's initial C-130 Hercules Weapons Instructor Course came together Sept. 11 to attend the retirement of a fellow 29th Weapons Squadron comrade here.
September 17, 2009 - After extensive internal review, Air Force officials released Sept. 17 their basing criteria that will be used to determine the future basing of joint strike fighters.
September 17, 2009 - Several members of the Doolittle Raiders and original Tuskegee Airmen were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards from Air Force Association officials Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.
September 14, 2009 - A Dover aircrew flying a C-5M Super Galaxy, named The Spirit of Normandy, unofficially set 41 world records in a single flight, taking off from the base before dawn Sept. 13.
September 14, 2009 - Citing evolving missions and shrinking budgets, the Air Force chief of staff called for the Air National Guard and active duty forces to work closer together.
September 14, 2009 - Sept. 11 was an appropriate day for the opening ceremony of the 131st National Guard Association of the United States conference since the National Guard is the original defender of the homeland, the Air Force secretary said.
September 11, 2009 - Americans are safer and the country is in a better position to respond to threats and attacks than eight years ago, the top military commander over homeland defense said today.
September 09, 2009 - Picture an airfield. Aircraft taxi along the runway, pilots discussing clearances with air traffic controllers.
September 08, 2009 - Although he was not dressed in the khaki Army Air Corps uniform he wore after enlisting at 17, World War II veteran Tech. Sgt. Howard Thornton was no less proud when he received medals during a special ceremony here Aug. 29.
September 08, 2009 - Members of the 379th Expeditionary Air Evacuation Squadron run weekly missions to both Iraq and Afghanistan to either pick up patients or return servicemembers who have sufficiently recovered back to a forward location.
September 08, 2009 - Airmen remain a vital part of the joint mission, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley observed during his recent visit to installations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
September 07, 2009 - As I visit with people at bases throughout Air Mobility Command and our operations across the globe, one thing I always admire is the strong spirit of our Airmen and civilians who keep the mobility mission moving day in and day out.
September 07, 2009 - This edition of Today's Air Force features a new vice chief of staff of the Air Force who comes to the job during a time of transition and change.
September 06, 2009 - Air Force Week Sacramento kicked off with a splash Sept. 5 as thousands of people participated in the 10th annual Mather Mud Run at Hagan Community Park here.
September 04, 2009 - Members of the 86th Munitions Squadron here recently upgraded their AGM-65 Maverick H-and-K-model missile systems as part of the Air Force effort to modernize its air and space inventories.
September 03, 2009 - Global climate change is a hotly debated topic, and the U.S. government is looking to Alaska to assess how it may affect the nation.
September 02, 2009 - Thirty-two members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrived here Aug. 25 in support of the Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2009.
September 02, 2009 - Two days ago, I and six other reporters accompanied Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Texas to see two high-tech operations under way.
September 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited the Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter factory here Aug. 31, assessing progress on what he called "the heart of the future of our tactical combat aviation."
September 01, 2009 - It is imperative for the nation to get defense acquisition reform right, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday during a visit to Texas to tour the plants of two major defense contractors.
August 31, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gave a pep talk today to employees outfitting the MC-12 Liberty aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, telling them their work is saving lives on the battlefield.
August 27, 2009 - Officials in NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will begin accepting scholarship applications on Sept. 1 for the 2010 academic year. The application deadline is Jan. 11, 2010.
August 27, 2009 - Boosted by a few strong years of testing successes, much of the United States’ missile defense technology that once was questioned is now ready to be fielded.
August 26, 2009 - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency scientists are striving to build an engine that will propel a hypersonic jet at Mach 4 and faster, while also bringing new efficiencies to ships and ground vehicles.
August 21, 2009 - A senior noncommissioned officer assigned here recently returned from a recovery mission to find the remains of an American pilot in Laos.
August 19, 2009 - Dr. Paul Barnes, an Air Force Research Lab scientist, has been selected as the winner of a 2009 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, award.
August 18, 2009 - A well-rounded knowledge of how assets work for a unit can become a force multiplier.
August 17, 2009 - A summer lecture series devoted to logistics brought past and present air logistics center leaders together here recently for a panel discussion and question and answer period.
August 17, 2009 - Following a full-throttle aerial display by Air Combat Command's F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team, 50 young men and women were sworn in to the United States Air Force Aug. 15 during the 51st Annual Chicago Air and Water Show.
August 14, 2009 - After a year in the job, the Air Force chief of staff said he is still impressed with the contributions of Airmen of every specialty, stateside and overseas.
August 13, 2009 - The first combat cross servicing program evaluation of the year for Osan Air Base Airmen took place Aug. 10 when two South Korean F-5's landed on the flightline here.
August 13, 2009 - As an 8-year-old boy sitting on the roof of a friend’s house in war-torn Haiti in 1994, Claudy Bellanger saw a sight that captivated his attention: helicopters speeding past carrying American soldiers.
August 12, 2009 - Senior defense officials are getting a glimpse this week of the latest in unmanned systems technologies, which many concede is the way of the future for the U.S. military.
August 07, 2009 - The commander of one of the largest and most diverse wings in the Air Force highlighted the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing’s contributions to operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom during a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable Aug. 5.
August 05, 2009 - Women have actively supported the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War. By providing medical care to wounded soldiers and support to their militia men, women introduced themselves as an asset to protecting the nation.
August 05, 2009 - Can an Airman who never flew a combat sortie give expert advice to an Army commander on the use of airpower in battle?
August 01, 2009 - Air Force officials will host the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium Aug. 4 to 6 at the University of North Dakota.
July 31, 2009 - Officials from the 601st Air and Space Operations Center here responded to a call from Federal Aviation Administration officials at approximately 8 p.m. Eastern time July 30 when radio calls to a civilian pilot went unanswered.
July 30, 2009 - Members of the 5th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight here recently initiated an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century process to increase the unit's effectiveness.
July 30, 2009 - For the first time, 12 nations have come together, independent of NATO, to fly in support of their national requirements under the provisions of the Strategic Airlift Capability program, a U.S. military officer in Papa, Hungary, said July 29.
July 29, 2009 - Members of the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here completed 10 sorties flying more than 110 hours while participating in Talisman Saber 2009 July 15 through 24 over Australia.
July 29, 2009 - About a thousand people lined Harmon Drive from the 12th Flying Training Wing headquarters to the main gate here the morning of July 26 to honor fallen Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Lara as a motorcade bringing his body home passed.
July 29, 2009 - Marine Corps Maj. Richard “Bart” Bartolomea says he feels at home serving with his brother, Bill, in an operational environment.
July 29, 2009 - One of the biggest challenges facing the Air National Guard today is replacing its fleet of aircraft that are approaching the end of their service lives, the Air Guard’s director said here today.
July 28, 2009 - Air operations here cater to a wide range of travel needs, providing air travel for servicemembers and civilians for mission requirements and leave.
July 28, 2009 - When it comes to fighting wildfires, most people immediately think of water or fire retardant dropped from helicopters and other aircraft, or soot-covered firefighters using hoses and foam to battle back towering blazes.
July 27, 2009 - U.S. Air Force Academy officials here integrated unmanned aircraft systems into the school's curriculum.
July 24, 2009 - Members of the 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group will observe and learn how the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System enterprise operates worldwide during Sentinel Focus 2009 to be held Aug. 2 to 6.
July 23, 2009 - The U.S. military’s expanded overseas use of unmanned aircraft highlights the increased importance of such aerial platforms to current and future military operations, senior Air Force officers said here today.
July 22, 2009 - The 33rd Rescue Squadron here was named the 2009 Verne Orr Award winner recently.
July 22, 2009 - A wounded Airman and his wife plan to use the lessons they've learned about marriage and friendship through military service and adversity to help servicemembers who might be struggling after deployment or injury.
July 22, 2009 - Learning by doing is exactly what 13 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets did when they traveled to six Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center locations to work as full-fledged members of operational test and evaluation teams.
July 22, 2009 - President Barack Obama praised a Senate vote that struck down $1.75 billion in additional funding in the fiscal 2010 defense budget for more F-22 Raptor fighter jets July 21 here.
July 22, 2009 - Taking advantage of emerging technologies to collect and analyze intelligence, then testing out better ways to get it out to warfighters who need it is the focus of a demonstration project under way in the California high desert and at sites in the United
July 21, 2009 - Flying the president from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base is a routine mission for Marine Helicopter Squadron One.
July 20, 2009 - Even with today's modern aircraft technology, one uncontrollable factor -- the weather -- is often the deciding factor as to whether an aircraft gets off the ground.
July 20, 2009 - Many people have trouble viewing the deceased or coping with the emotions of witnessing the transfer of a fallen comrade.
July 20, 2009 - The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central expressed condolences to the families and friends of two Air Force officers killed early July 18 in the crash of an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet.
July 19, 2009 - More than 2,500 servicemembers from around the Air Force and the globe gathered here July 19 to officially kick off the 2009 Air Mobility Rodeo, which runs through July 24.
July 17, 2009 - Thirty-five F-16 pilots and flight surgeons assigned to the 182nd Fighter Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base participated in required water survival and rescue training here.
July 17, 2009 - Few weekend travelers driving by the Pentagon on July 11 noticed a truck lumbering along the perimeter of the building showering it in a transparent layer of bacteria in the early morning hours.
July 15, 2009 - The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year are selected based on superior leadership, job performance, significant self-improvement/ personal achievements and base/community involvement.
July 14, 2009 - The layers and diversity of the U.S. missile defense program are its biggest strengths, the Missile Defense Agency’s director said here today.
July 13, 2009 - Before President Barack Obama could land to an unprecedented reception here July 10, airmen, sailors and Marines were on the ground days in advance to prepare.
July 13, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several celebrities embarked USS Ronald Reagan today to visit sailors while the ship operated in the Gulf of Oman in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
July 13, 2009 - Guardsmen from Texas and Oklahoma assisted local firefighters over the weekend as they worked to extinguish wildfires about 20 miles east of Austin, Texas, and in Major County, Oklahoma.
July 09, 2009 - Three of the remaining nine Doolittle Raiders will attend the Air Mobility Rodeo July 19 through 24 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
July 08, 2009 - After serving in Iraq for approximately three months, a detachment of Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 will soon join the remainder of their squadron serving in Afghanistan.
July 08, 2009 - A North Dakota Army National Guard officer is on the front end of President Barack Obama's visit to the country later this week.
July 07, 2009 - In the humid heat of Eastern North Carolina, leathernecks with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 conducted a command post exercise aboard the auxiliary landing field here, June 22 to 26.
July 06, 2009 - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group relieved the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group today in command of Task Force 50 and launched its first sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
July 06, 2009 - The United States and Russia today agreed to resume bilateral military cooperation, which has been on hold since the conflict between Russia and Georgia erupted in August.
July 02, 2009 - Thousands of American servicemembers and hundreds of Afghan soldiers launched Operation Khanjar today to provide security to the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan.
July 02, 2009 - A giant, unmanned airship capable of hovering at about 70,000 feet promises to give future warfighters an unprecedented eye on the battlefield.
July 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here yesterday, meeting with wounded warriors and the staff that treats them and touring a new USO facility that’s providing them a better quality of life as they heal.
June 29, 2009 - It was enough to make even the calmest airline passengers nervous: an irate man pacing the aisles of a commercial flight shouting, “I want to slit the captain’s throat!”
June 29, 2009 - Nine deployed Airmen from the 525th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit spent their off-duty time assisting three teachers with 60 students in the Machananao Elementary School summer program here June 19.
June 29, 2009 - This edition of "Today's Air Force" highlights how U.S. aircraft were put on display in Paris and Southwest Asia.
June 28, 2009 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations June 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
June 27, 2009 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations June 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
June 26, 2009 - Air Force officials here announced June 26 its proposed force structure realignment for fiscal 2010.
June 25, 2009 - The 96th Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., deployed here for exercise Northern Edge 2009 to practice mission planning and war-time procedures.
June 24, 2009 - Airmen stood alongside aviation industry members and an international mix of civilian and military pilots to parade a host of aircraft, reconnaissance platforms and weapon systems at this year's centenary Paris Air Show here June 18.
June 24, 2009 - A former commander of the District of Columbia National Guard and his wife were among the nine people killed in the June 22 collision of two Metro subway trains here, officials announced yesterday.
June 23, 2009 - “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” hits theaters nationwide tomorrow as the culmination of more than a year of Defense Department support.
June 20, 2009 - Though U.S. Central Command investigators found a May 4 air strike that caused civilian casualties in Afghanistan’s Farah province was within the rules of armed conflict.
June 19, 2009 - Navy Secretary Raymond E. Mabus Jr. assumed office yesterday, pledging that commitment to sailors, Marines and their families will be the cornerstone of his service.
June 17, 2009 - Everything is on track for the withdrawal of American troops from the cities of Iraq, Iraqi and coalition officials said this week.
June 16, 2009 - The first Afghan officer to train in the United States in nearly 50 years earned his silver Air Force wings in a June 12 ceremony at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
June 16, 2009 - Anticipation is the key to readiness, the chief of the combatant command responsible for the military role in homeland defense said today.
June 15, 2009 - The program, called Project Liberty, involves Airmen operating the MC-12W aircraft out of Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and more Airmen serving as ground-based crew.
June 15, 2009 - U.S. Air Force Weapons School instructors completed the school's first unmanned aircraft systems and F-22 Raptor validation course June 13.
June 15, 2009 - The Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig Joint Theater Hospital here opened its doors June 13 to highlight a number of services available to servicemembers in the Regional Command East area of operations.
June 12, 2009 - A granite monument dedicated to 40 U.S. servicemembers who perished in an air crash in Australia during World War II has found a permanent home at Fort Myer, Va.
June 11, 2009 - The United States delivered four Mi-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistani army yesterday to support Pakistan’s counterinsurgency as well as humanitarian efforts, officials at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad announced.
June 09, 2009 - In the pre-dawn darkness that covered the English Channel on June 6, 1944, more than 100,000 men prepared to board small landing craft and beaching vessels.
June 09, 2009 - The Defense Department will conduct two training exercises involving aircraft here tomorrow.
June 08, 2009 - The Defense Department is flying a 19-person crew and Navy equipment to Natal, Brazil, to aid in the search for Air France Flight 447’s data recorders, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
June 07, 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke here yesterday at a ceremony honoring the servicemembers who fought and died during the allied invasion of Normandy 65 years ago.
June 05, 2009 - The Navy’s top officer yesterday marked the 67th anniversary of World War II’s Battle of Midway at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial here.
June 05, 2009 - Sixty-five years ago, he was a young black soldier whose role in the allied landing at Normandy would go largely ignored. But now William Dabney returns to France with due honors.
June 05, 2009 - The last time the 25th Naval Construction Regiment had a mission even remotely approaching the scope of its task in Afghanistan, was during its last deployment, preparing for the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France.
June 04, 2009 - It’s 115 degrees Fahrenheit, and we’re in the shade of an aircraft silhouette. The wind is blowing steadily at about 25 knots. It’s like standing in front of a giant hair dryer.
June 02, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stopped here briefly yesterday on the final leg of a week-long trip to the Asia-Pacific region.
June 02, 2009 - A U.S. Navy aircrew today joined the international search for survivors and debris from an Air France aircraft that went missing yesterday off the Brazilian coast, U.S. Southern Command officials announced.
June 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates made a brief stop here today to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the country’s fight against terrorism.
May 29, 2009 - More than 60 Airmen from across the Air Force are preparing to board a C-130J Hercules on May 30 to participate in the second iteration of
May 28, 2009 - Airmen from the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron jumped in and out of helicopters from the Army C Company, 1-137th Aviation Regiment during air-assault training here May 23.
May 26, 2009 - ‘Fear-mongering’ is clouding the national debate about closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday.
May 22, 2009 - The Senate has confirmed Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Charles Bruce Green to become the Air Force's 20th surgeon general.
May 21, 2009 - Naval Support Activity Bahrain rose to the challenge May 16-19 to support the historic visit by USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first American aircraft carrier to dock pierside in Bahrain in more than 60 years.
May 20, 2009 - Air Force officials announced plans to retire legacy fighters to fund a smaller and more capable force and redistribute people for higher priority missions.
May 20, 2009 - The recently submitted $664 billion defense budget proposal for fiscal 2010 by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates can best be characterized as a “reform budget,” the Pentagon’s chief financial officer said.
May 19, 2009 - On a battlefield they plan, request and direct air strikes against enemy targets in close proximity to friendly forces, namely the army units on the frontlines who may need close-air support in the blink of an eye.
May 18, 2009 - The three major tenets of the U.S. Pacific Command strategy -- partnership, readiness and presence -- are having a powerful impact in bringing together the joint, interagency and international capabilities required to promote regional stability.
May 18, 2009 - A North American Aerospace Defense Command exercise designed to test the command’s aerospace defense capabilities in the national capital area has been rescheduled after inclement weather last week forced its postponement.
May 18, 2009 - The three major tenets of the U.S. Pacific Command strategy – partnership, readiness and presence – are having a powerful impact in bringing together the joint, interagency and international capabilities required to promote regional stability.
May 15, 2009 - As acrobatic aircraft buzzed overhead as part of the run-up to the annual air show here this weekend, Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Routt paid more notice to the parked, baby-blue and white business jets on the ground.
May 15, 2009 - The Marine Corps is lean and built for a fight, including the scrutiny of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, its commandant said during a military strategy forum here today.
May 14, 2009 - The senior U.S. commander in the Pacific today shared with Indian government and military leaders the importance of the U.S.-Indian military relationship in furthering peace and stability in a challenging neighborhood.
May 14, 2009 - The Air Force has made tough choices and some prudent trade-offs to balance the service across the spectrum of capabilities needed for the future, Air Force leaders said.
May 14, 2009 - The defense department’s budget and acquisition reform efforts represent a dramatic, and needed, departure from the past, so that the U.S. military can stay strong and be flexible in challenging times.
May 12, 2009 - The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) was decommissioned May 12 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., after more than 48 years of service.
May 12, 2009 - U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Force personnel began the second 7th Air Force-designed Max Thunder bilateral air training exercise here May 7.
May 08, 2009 - As the ramp let down at 3,000 feet and the sunlight slipped into the cargo bay of a new C-130J Super Hercules, Air Force and Army paratroopers stood ready to execute the first jump from Ramstein Air Base's newest aircraft.
May 07, 2009 - Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard crews and aerial firefighters are participating in a week-long annual certification hosted by the U.S. Forest Service to be qualified and prepared to fight forest fires at a moment's notice.
May 07, 2009 - The Pentagon’s chief financial officer today described the Defense Department’s fiscal 2010 funding request as a “reform budget.”
May 05, 2009 - The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft is currently using its sensors for non-military environmental mapping missions over South, Central America and the Caribbean at the request of partner nations in the region.
May 05, 2009 - Leading-edge software technology 25 years in the making by numerous Defense Department agencies and NASA has demonstrated a continuous 98 percent effectiveness rate of eliminating aircraft crashes, a NASA test flight director said.
May 05, 2009 - The United States’ maritime supremacy allows the Defense Department to slow production of sea-based defense systems.
May 04, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is en route to Egypt and Saudi Arabia for sessions aimed at reaffirming ties with the important regional powers that both have strong military-to-military relationships with the United States.
April 29, 2009 - The Museum of Aviation here will open to the public a permanent Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft exhibit May 3, the same day the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team will perform at nearby Robins Air Force Base.
April 29, 2009 - The Air Force Petroleum Agency staff recently conducted field testing for its 50/50 blend of JP-8 and synthetic jet fuel at the 364th Training Squadron fuels training complex at Sheppard Air Force Base.
April 29, 2009 - More than 20 Airmen participating in Exercise Balikatan 2009 visited Filipino children at schools and an orphanage April 24 and 25 here.
April 28, 2009 - The White House expressed regret yesterday over a photo opportunity involving Air Force One that stirred up confusion and fear in New York City.
April 27, 2009 - As the Defense Department ventures into social media, even the famed Tuskegee Airmen are using popular social media tools to engage others and inform the world about their service to their country.
April 24, 2009 - New commitments need to be made to the nation’s airmen and others who defend North America from threats to its air sovereignty, the Air National Guard’s senior officer told members of Congress here April 22.
April 23, 2009 - During Red Flag-Alaska, thousands of feet above the rugged Alaskan terrain, pilots push their aircraft to the limits, performing dog fights and defensive maneuvers against aggressors, honing their skills for combat missions.
April 22, 2009 - Hundreds of Virginia residents saw a joint airpower demonstration firsthand during Hampton Roads Air Force Week April 22 along the coastline of Virginia Beach.
April 16, 2009 - A Royal Australian Air Force pilot assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has had the opportunity to fly the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, as part of a foreign pilot exchange program.
April 14, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today stopped here today to find out how fast the home of Army aviation could expand training operations here.
April 13, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today that servicemembers and military families were his primary concern when formulating the fiscal 2010 defense budget recommendations.
April 08, 2009 - A ship taken by pirates off the coast of Somalia this morning is now presumed to be under the control of its crew again, Defense Department officials said.
April 07, 2009 - It's rare today to be able to sit down with living legends and pick their brains of past experiences and commitment during their military aviation careers.
April 07, 2009 - Air National Guard fighter aircraft from two states intercepted a suspicious aircraft as it flew into U.S. airspace yesterday afternoon.
April 06, 2009 - Airmen from three commands came together to prepare the Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcons in time for the Keesler Air Force Base airshow April 4 after inclement weather damaged five of the aircraft's noses.
April 01, 2009 - Ever imagine filling up the fuel tanks on a military aircraft with french fry grease? It’s no April Fools' Day joke -- that’s exactly what the Air Force could do someday if a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research program proves successful.
March 30, 2009 - U.S. Northern Command continues to coordinate additional and ongoing Department of Defense support to Federal Emergency Management Agency.
March 30, 2009 - Three American contractors who survived five and a half years in a Colombian jungle likened their captivity to being on the “planet of the apes,” said one of the three contractors held by the terrorist organization known as FARC.
March 25, 2009 - The door to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron features a drawing of an MQ-1 Predator armed with Hellfire missiles underscored with the words "We're not drones - we fire back."
March 20, 2009 - Marines from Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducted helicopter support team operation at night in support of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
March 19, 2009 - The United States has made “some real headway” in improving relations with China, but “the relationship isn’t where we want it to be,” the top officer at U.S. Pacific Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
March 18, 2009 - If a pilot ever finds himself in the cockpit of a North Carolina Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with a female aviator, he will have no doubt who she is – there’s only one.
March 16, 2009 - Air Force Airman Derrick Bell has found that a lot of determination and a little help from his friends helped him meet his goal of returning to military service when it seemed that both his age and weight might have prevented it.
March 13, 2009 - As President Barack Obama considers deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to control escalating violence, Arizona's governor has requested about 250 more National Guard troops on its border with Mexico.
March 12, 2009 - Members of the 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's bomber egress shop here have just one chance to maintain B-52 Stratofortress and B-1B Lancer egress systems.
March 12, 2009 - The USS Robert G. Bradley has completed the first Africa Partnership Station mission to East Africa, signifying the U.S. commitment to helping African nations achieve stability and prosperity, the APS East Africa commander said.
March 12, 2009 - As President Barack Obama considers deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to control escalating violence, Arizona's governor has requested about 250 more National Guard troops on its border with Mexico.
March 10, 2009 - The United States will continue to sail ships on missions in international waters, a Defense Department official said here today.
March 09, 2009 - The commander of Air Force Materiel Command called for maximum focus on the command priorities during AFMC's semi-annual senior leaders conference March 5 and 6 at Robins Air Force Base.
March 09, 2009 - Three U.S. defense contractors held captive for more than five years by Colombian narcoterrorists will receive the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart award this week at the U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Miami.
March 09, 2009 - Five Chinese vessels shadowed and aggressively maneuvered close to the USNS Impeccable in the South China Sea yesterday, a senior Pentagon official said today.
March 06, 2009 - The United States will provide South Korea missile defense against a “very real threat” from North Korea as the South Koreans boost their own ballistic defense capabilities.
March 06, 2009 - Portable electronic devices such as iPods and cell phones have provided U.S. adversaries in Iraq and Afghanistan with lethal capabilities, the Army’s chief of electronic warfare said this week.
March 05, 2009 - A vintage Stearman PT-17 and a Fairchild PTY-26 flew at approximately 11 a.m. March 2 under a clear blue sky over the grounds of Fort Sam Houston commemorating the 99th anniversary of the first military flight made by then 1st Lt. Benjamin Foulois.
March 04, 2009 - An Electronic Systems Center team has completed the first Materiel Development Decision using the new DOD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, acquisition procedures approved in December.
March 02, 2009 - The Coast Guard today rescued a boater whose vessel capsized in the Gulf of Mexico, and continues a high-profile search and rescue mission for three others who were onboard.
February 26, 2009 - The 2009 ESPN Bassmaster Classic allowed several Barksdale Air Force Base Airmen to reel-in a piece of the action Feb. 20 through 22 here.
February 20, 2009 - The 416th Flight Test Squadron conquered the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as they participated in Red Flag 09-2, marking the first time an Air Force Materiel Command unit has ever deployed and participated.
February 18, 2009 - The mention of an airborne network conveys the sense of one monolithic entity, and someday, if all goes well, that is what it will be.
February 17, 2009 - The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing received a new MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft and immediately put it into action here Feb. 13.
February 13, 2009 - U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and Royal Thai Marines conducted bilateral aerial delivery training here Sunday during exercise Cobra Gold 2009.
February 12, 2009 - During a routine maintenance inspection recently, a Block 15 aircraft battery began to deteriorate into a condition known as thermal runaway.
February 12, 2009 - In a long overdue award ceremony here Feb. 2, an American hero was presented the Army's Distinguished Service Cross for leading a formation of B-24s on an extremely dangerous mission during World War II.
February 11, 2009 - A revolutionary, entrepreneurial approach to safety program management has earned induction into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame for an Air National Guard officer here.
February 07, 2009 - The top Air Force ROTC cadets from around the country gathered in the nation's capitol and met the top uniformed Air Force officer as guests of the George C. Marshall Foundation while attending a leadership and networking seminar Jan. 30 through Feb. 1.
February 06, 2009 - Investing in servicemembers and keeping them “whole” is a critical defense expenditure, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told members of the Princeton University ROTC here yesterday.
February 02, 2009 - The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds thrilled more than 70,000 spectators at Super Bowl XLIII by performing a flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 1.
February 02, 2009 - Airmen at McChord Air Force Base are receiving a precautionary redeployment of Air Force aircraft from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
February 02, 2009 - Adapting new capabilities within the rapidly changing military space environment is increasingly important to national security.
January 30, 2009 - The presence of partner nations and the newly formed task force to reduce the number of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden seem to be working, the commander of Combined Task Force 151 said.
January 28, 2009 - Eleven months ago, Derrick Bell took the first step in a journey that would change his life in more ways than one.
January 26, 2009 - Sailors assigned to USS Green Bay (LPD 20) brought their ship to life during a commissioning ceremony Jan. 24 at the port of Long Beach, Calif.
January 23, 2009 - Kirtland Air Force Base officials welcomed the service's new top safety officer in a Jan. 13 change-of-command ceremony here.
January 23, 2009 - Air Force safety officials said they’re well-versed on the dangers of bird strikes and aggressively are working to prevent them.
January 21, 2009 - The Department of the Navy announced Jan. 21 that it has formally selected one of the training alternatives considered in its environmental study of the Southern California (SOCAL) Range Complex.
January 20, 2009 - The U.S. military bid farewell today to the outgoing commander in chief during a stirring and emotional departure ceremony in which he called leading men and women in uniform the highlight of his presidency.
January 19, 2009 - Twelve F-22 Raptors deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived here Jan. 18, for a three month deployment in support of Pacific Global Deterrence mission.
January 17, 2009 - Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 is working closely with international navies in the Gulf of Aden to conduct counterpiracy operations and ensure a lawful maritime order in the region.
January 16, 2009 - Decisions about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor aircraft programs are expected early in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration.
January 15, 2009 - A new patrol in the U.S. Central Command is working to make it unprofitable to be a pirate, the commander of U.S. Navy Central Command and 5th Fleet said today.
January 15, 2009 - The pilot who crash-landed a crippled airliner in New York’s Hudson River this afternoon, saving 155 lives on board, is an Air Force Academy graduate who received his pilot training in the Air Force.
January 14, 2009 - Air Force officials are "all in" with regard to unmanned aircraft systems, and understand the Defense secretary's direction to field the systems in the combat theater as fully and quickly as possible, a senior leader said Jan. 12 here.
January 14, 2009 - The Air Force is “all in” with regard to unmanned aerial systems, and the service’s leaders understand Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ direction to field the systems in the combat theater as fully and quickly as possible.
January 14, 2009 - The U.S. Air Force has begun airlifting Rwandan peacekeeping equipment and supplies from here to Sudan’s Darfur region as part of a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission.
January 12, 2009 - Army Reserve soldiers conducted an airborne jump here Jan. 9 for a group of civilian employers during the first Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve “Boss-lift” event for the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command.
January 10, 2009 - With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, was commissioned in Norfolk, Va., today.
January 07, 2009 - Air Force-funded researchers from several universities are studying the flexible, flapping wings routinely used by bats and insects and mimicking their biological attributes to improve agility, speed and adaptability in micro air vehicle systems.
January 07, 2009 - Air Force Col. Dennis M. Layendecker, commander, music director and conductor for the U.S. Air Force Band, impressed on his airmen the importance of their upcoming mission supporting the presidential inauguration.
January 06, 2009 - Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here are laying the groundwork to welcome more than 200 Soldiers from Fort Bliss, Texas, as they set up a Patriot battery here for the first time.
January 05, 2009 - Six Airmen of the 379th Civil Engineer Squadron here used teamwork to recover a helicopter that crashed Dec. 15 at a forward operating base in Afghanistan.
January 01, 2009 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 31, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
December 29, 2008 - In January 1979, the first operational F-16 Fighting Falcon was delivered to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Nearly 30 years later to the day, a pilot from here has amassed 4,000 hours flying this workhorse of the air.
December 27, 2008 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
December 25, 2008 - 'Twas the night before Christmas, as America still slept, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing stood combat ready, to protect freedom at a moment's notice.
December 24, 2008 - Airmen of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit here use innovative training that allows them to thwart terrorist attacks.
December 24, 2008 - President George W. Bush telephoned nine deployed servicemembers from each military branch this morning to pass along holiday greetings and thank them for their service.
December 23, 2008 - Airmen of the 33rd Fighter Wing here tested their ability to respond anytime and anywhere in support of the nation's defense during an Operation Noble Eagle exercise in mid-December.
December 23, 2008 - Yokota Air Base Airmen participated in bilateral training events with Japan Air Self Defense Force members Dec. 17 at Iruma Air Base, Japan.
December 22, 2008 - Joint Airborne Battle Staff members here are similar to 911 operators in the air as they ensure convoys operating throughout Iraq are never without communications.
December 17, 2008 - Military operations launched in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11 brought the fight to terrorists and, with other initiatives, are helping to safeguard America against another attack.
December 16, 2008 - Air Force officials selected 10 Air Force officers to begin the first-ever unmanned aircraft systems beta test program to produce operators of the MQ-1 Predator.
December 16, 2008 - As the military institutionalizes new and unconventional warfighting skills, it also must work to maintain its conventional dominance.
December 15, 2008 - Engineers here are designing a product to protect B-52 Stratofortress aircrews from a nuclear attack's blinding light.
December 01, 2008 - The chief of Supply Corps and the commander of Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers visited Sailors and Marines aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 27.
November 28, 2008 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
November 27, 2008 - USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) hosted Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, Nov. 27-28 to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the crew.
November 26, 2008 - Air Force researchers working with industry here have developed and effectively demonstrated a portable, nondestructive evaluation technology.
November 25, 2008 - The Pacific theater is large, diverse and complicated, but the Airmen of Pacific Air Forces are up to the challenge, according to a senior PACAF leader speaking in Los Angeles Nov. 20.
November 19, 2008 - The remains of six B-52 Stratofortress aircrew members killed when their aircraft crashed off the northwest coast of Guam July 21 were laid to rest in a ceremony held Nov. 14 at Arlington National Cemetery.
November 17, 2008 - A multitude of international aircraft and airmen converged in Southwest Asia through the month of November to participate in an exercise geared toward honing aerial operations while improving relations and interoperability.
November 17, 2008 - As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced today its
November 12, 2008 - The Navy is seeking nominations for candidates to be considered for selection as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), and Sailors from the fleet are sounding off on what they feel is important for the senior enlisted Sailor who represents them.
November 12, 2008 - Nearly 5,000 service members, veterans and civilians attended the official Veterans Day ceremony and rechristening of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum, one of America's leading historic, cultural and educational institutions, in New York Nov. 11.
November 10, 2008 - The crew of USS Freedom (LCS 1) ushered in a new era in naval warfare, Nov. 8 as the ship was brought to life at Milwaukee's Veterans Park before a crowd of nearly 10,000.
November 05, 2008 - A combined U.S. and Australian team successfully evacuated an Australian civilian in Antarctica to a hospital in Hobart, Australia, Nov. 5.
November 05, 2008 - The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
November 05, 2008 - The Navy’s first littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom will be commissioned Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony at Veterans Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
November 03, 2008 - Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers battled it out in a showdown of guts and glory at the Strong Man/Strong Mind Challenge Oct. 25 at an air base in Southwest Asia.
November 03, 2008 - The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
October 31, 2008 - A group of American and Iraqi firefighters have already developed a working relationship that protects people, structures and aircraft here at Baghdad International Airport.
October 30, 2008 - Force Protection Airmen and a Canadian officer participating in Operation Southern Partner demonstrated the Small Unmanned Aircraft System to the Chilean air force's anti-aircraft artillery regiment Oct 29.
October 29, 2008 - A memorial service was held here Oct. 27 for a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron NCO who was found dead in his housing unit Oct. 23 at Joint Base Balad.
October 29, 2008 - More than 10 community outreach projects were started Oct. 27 as part of the Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern)'s Operation Southern Partner.
October 28, 2008 - The United States military is the best-manned, best-equipped and best-trained force in the world, but that doesn't mean a thing if it can't get to the fight, said the commander of U.S. Transportation Command.
October 26, 2008 - The tour, produced by VEE Corporation, is part of Sesame Workshop’s Talk, Listen, Connect initiative, a military outreach program which launched in 2006.
October 22, 2008 - The success of airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan incorporates flexibility, agility and teamwork on a daily basis.
October 22, 2008 - The deal is done for the Air Force officials to ship 18 G-222 cargo planes to the Afghan National Air Corps.
October 21, 2008 - An increase in full-time manning for the Army National Guard and controlled grades for both the Army and Air National Guard were included in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act signed by President George Bush on Oct. 14.
October 20, 2008 - The 190th Fighter Squadron from the Idaho Air National Guard was named the top team for Hawgsmoke 2008 here Oct. 17.
October 17, 2008 - The Army announced Thursday night that the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program has been scrapped because development costs had almost tripled from $359 million to $942 million.
August 29, 2008 - The first aircraft to fly by pulsed-detonation engine power, along with associated hearing protection technology became additions to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force during an Aug. 25 ceremony at the museum annex here.
July 03, 2008 - As oil prices continue to soar, Air Mobility Command officials here are looking for ways to lower the amount of aviation fuel used by the command's fleet of airlifters and tankers.
April 22, 2008 - At 6 a.m., it's another early April morning in Iraq as the two pilots deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, get ready to venture into harm's way yet again.
April 15, 2008 - Scientists from the University of Dayton Research Institute have manipulated the process of shell and pearl formation in oysters to demonstrate a method for depositing pearl-like coatings onto various metal surfaces.
April 09, 2008 - Years of hard work and planning came to realization April 7 when the first class of F-22 Raptor maintenance students graduated from the $21 million F-22 Maintenance Training Facility here.
March 20, 2008 - North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating a milestone this year, 50 years of a rich and colorful history between two countries that formally acknowledged a mutual commitment to defend their citizens from air attacks.
March 10, 2008 - More than 70 representatives from 44 corporations met here March 6 to consider ways the civilian industry might partner with Air Education and Training Command officials to make the vision of the future of education and training a reality.
February 29, 2008 - The Air Force announced today it has selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to build its next-generation air-refueling tanker aircraft.
February 26, 2008 - The U.S. Army remains ready to engage and defeat America’s enemies despite experiencing strain after seven years of wartime deployments, the Army’s top civilian and military leaders told a Senate panel here today.
February 25, 2008 - U.S. Airmen and Coast Guardsmen joined their Dominican counterparts Feb. 16 and 17 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Dominican air force with an air show.
February 21, 2008 - Airmen assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group are nearing the completion of installing a barrier arresting kit on the flightline at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
February 11, 2008 - Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here welcomed the newest member of its fleet Feb. 8 as a C-130J Hercules landed in Southwest Asia.
February 01, 2008 - The first class of F-22 Raptor crew chiefs began training Jan. 29 at the $21 million Raptor Maintenance Training Facility at Sheppard.
January 22, 2008 - Medical evacuation crews from Task Force Marne faced down enemy gunfire to deliver five injured soldiers in Iraq to safety Jan. 18.
August 21, 2007 - As 176th Wing here prepares to move to its new home on nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base, the local haunt for ice cream and burgers blocks away will be just one of the emotional ties that Foster and the rest will have to cut.
April 25, 2007 - Following a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf, sailors of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower can return to Norfolk, Va., proudly, knowing that they made a difference in the global war on terror, the ship’s commander said.
March 26, 2007 - The secretary of the Air Force and chief of staff recently announced the completion of the next phase of Total Force Integration initiatives after discussions with Airmen from active-duty, Guard and Reserve organizations.
October 17, 2006 - The fiscal 2007 National Defense Authorization Act provides more than $530 billion to maintain the military in the shape it must be to win the war on terror.
October 07, 2006 - Many of the World War II veterans sprinkled among the crowd greeted the former president. All ignored the rain to watch Bush’s daughter Dorothy Bush Koch smash a champagne-filled bottle to officially name the 90,000-ton aircraft carrier.
October 06, 2006 - Five years ago tomorrow, America was still stinging from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as it began striking back in the global war on terror.
September 04, 2006 - A suicide bombing and friendly fire incident have killed at least three NATO soldiers and four civilians in Afghanistan. One Canadian soldier was killed and several others seriously wounded after NATO aircraft accidentally fired on their own forces.
August 30, 2006 - The squadron's mission is to process, exploit and disseminate to commanders information gathered by AFSOC's MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles and other airborne intelligence and surveillance sources.
August 28, 2006 - As was widely expected, an extraordinary Italian Cabinet meeting unanimously approved the deployment of Italian troops in South Lebanon. Twenty-five-hundred Italian troops will take part in the expanded U.N. mission, which must supervise the truce.
August 16, 2006 - Two Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 fighter jets scrambled today to escort a Washington-bound United Airlines flight to Boston’s Logan National Airport
August 13, 2006 - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says his top priority, following the uncovering of an airplane terror plot in Britain, is to learn if the plotters have any links to people in the United States.
August 11, 2006 - In the wake of the announcement by British authorities that they arrested several people involved in a plot to blow up commercial airliners, the governors of three states activated Guardsmen to augment security at several airports across the country.
August 06, 2006 - Israeli aircraft continued strikes across south Lebanon early Sunday and ground battles raged between Israeli and Hezbollah forces inside the Lebanese border. Lebanese officials report at least 15 people killed.
July 21, 2006 - National Guard troops are fanning out across the United States, confronting wildfires in the West and Midwest, conducting storm-recovery efforts in Missouri, providing security support in New Orleans, and boosting U.S. Border Patrol capabilities.
July 19, 2006 - Sixty-five years after the Defense Department launched a program to train the first black military pilots and aircrews, veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen say they're proud of the barriers they helped break down and the example they set.
July 04, 2006 - An ultimatum from Palestinians holding an Israeli soldier has expired. The fate of the soldier, who was abducted from an army base near the Gaza Strip nine days ago, is shrouded in secrecy.
June 30, 2006 - More than 1,000 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were involved in water rescues, evacuations and other emergency operations during the past days as widespread flooding caused a disaster emergency to be declared in 46 of the state's 67 counties.
June 26, 2006 - A lack of transparency about China's military buildup and the intentions behind it has created concern for other nations, says Peter Rodman, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs.
June 17, 2006 - Coalition and Iraqi officials have launched a massive search operation for two coalition soldiers missing following an incident in Yusufiyah, Iraq.
June 11, 2006 - A coalition recovery team retrieved the remains of seven international aid workers yesterday who were killed when their helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan last January, military officials reported.
May 22, 2006 - U.S. officials say coalition aircraft targeting Taleban compounds in Southern Afghanistan have killed up to 60 insurgents. Local residents claim the attack also killed or wounded dozens of civilians.
May 21, 2006 - The event, initiated by the White House Commission on Remembrance, was designed to remember America's heroes, military and civilian, who have lost their lives in defense of the nation's freedom.
May 19, 2006 - When the Air Force successfully launched its newest cruise missile for the first time on May 18, it marked a significant step toward making the job of the pilots who deliver the weapon a lot less risky.
May 19, 2006 - A series of continuous offensive operations May 17 and yesterday across eastern and southern Afghanistan left 61 Taliban extremists dead and 20 others captured
May 09, 2006 - More than 8,000 citizen-soldiers and airmen are ready to assist the state of Florida in fighting wildfires that have plagued the state for several weeks. Guard officials said that more than 8,000 acres have burned in Florida.
April 12, 2006 - Jurors in the death penalty trial of convicted terror conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui heard chilling tapes from the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 93, one of four planes hijacked as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
April 07, 2006 - National Guard units with critical capabilities deployed to the site of a simulated detonation of a nuclear bomb on April 4. A series of fictional Global News Network broadcasts set the scene for an escalating disaster.
April 05, 2006 - Seventeen people are in various stages of recovery after surviving a C-5 aircraft crash less than a mile from Dover Air Force Base's southern perimeter.
April 05, 2006 - More than 350 severely wounded troops and disabled veterans are conquering emotional as well as physical mountains at the 20th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic.
March 28, 2006 - Caspar W. Weinberger, the nation's 15th secretary of defense, died Tuesday. He was 88. Weinberger took office Jan. 21, 1981, and served until Nov. 23, 1987, making him the longest-serving defense secretary to date.
March 22, 2006 - Currently, the United States has a limited missile defense capability. Multiple sensors and radars are positioned around the world to detect and track enemy missiles, but they do not yet offer global coverage.
February 19, 2006 - irmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Andersen Air Base, Guam, in the Philippines as part of an annual bilateral exercise, are providing real-world humanitarian assistance after mudslides engulfed a village and 1,800 people.
February 05, 2006 - Some of the world's leading weapons manufacturers have participated in a defense exhibition in India. The companies are eager for a share of a major market - India is one of the world's biggest importers of arms.
January 17, 2006 - Bush administration officials said Tuesday U.S. contacts with Pakistan remain positive despite protests over the reported U.S. missile attack last Friday aimed at a senior al-Qaida figure.
January 06, 2006 - The killing of a woman near a U.S. naval base in Japan could complicate efforts by Washington and Tokyo to win Japanese public support for a realignment of American military forces in the country.
January 04, 2006 - National Guard crews continue to assist Oklahoma and Texas firefighters in dousing wildfires that have now burned more than 600,000 acres in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
December 14, 2005 - Task Force Baghdad soldiers detained 43 suspected terrorists during recent operations conducted to ensure a safe environment for Iraq's upcoming national elections.
November 17, 2005 - Southern Iraq, which suffered a great deal under Saddam Hussein and rejoiced at his fall two years ago, has been relatively peaceful. This is in contrast to Baghdad and central parts of Iraq which are dominated by Sunni Arabs.
October 31, 2005 - Four U.S. soldiers from Task Force Baghdad were killed today when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Yusufiyah district. Another roadside bomb killed two 29th Brigade Combat Team soldiers while they were on a patrol.
October 31, 2005 - Charles Chibitty, 84, the last of the Comanche code talkers, died July 20 this year in Tulsa, Okla. He also reportedly was the last hereditary chief of the Comanche, having descended from the great leader, Chief Ten Bears.
October 20, 2005 - Master Sgt. Robert Collins, Sgt. 1st Class Danny Hall and retired 1st Sgt. Cornelius Clark were recognized with the military’s third highest valor award for their gallantry under enemy fire: Collins and Hall for their actions in Iraq this year.
October 11, 2005 - Eight U.S. military helicopters are in Pakistan providing heavy-lift capabilities in disaster-relief operations after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated large swaths of the country.
October 04, 2005 - U.S. planes and troops have begun airlifting Rwandan peacekeepers into Sudan's western Darfur region. The effort is part of the African Union mission aimed at improving security and facilitating humanitarian aid in the war-torn area.
September 24, 2005 - The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with other federal agencies, continues to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
September 23, 2005 - The U.S. Defense Department is responding to requests for help from officials in Texas and Louisiana, as Hurricane Rita threatens to cause widespread destruction during the next few days.
September 23, 2005 - In preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Rita, the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard are positioning assets and equipment to aid in relief efforts.
September 21, 2005 - In anticipation of the landfall of Hurricane Rita, nearly 2,000 National Guardsmen in Texas are on state active duty and the governor has authorized the activation of up to 5,000 of the more than 10,000 National Guardsmen currently available in the state.
September 19, 2005 - Two Army Humvees chugged their way into another ravaged section of Algiers, an old New Orleans neighborhood set just across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter.
September 05, 2005 - The 38,000 National Guard troops and almost 13,000 active-component forces in the region are working feverishly to wrap up search-and-rescue operations and get the hurricane victims to safety.
August 31, 2005 - National Guard units and members in 17 more states remained on standby today, ready to provide assistance as required in the wake of extensive damage, rising floodwaters, and power and communications outages throughout the region.
August 26, 2005 - The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted today to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., rejecting a Pentagon proposal to close the base and consolidate the Air Force's B-1B Lancer long-ranger bomber aircraft fleet at Dyess AFB.
August 17, 2005 - Once used only for remote reconnaissance, unmanned aircraft technology has rapidly evolved in recent years. Such systems now feature strike capabilities and are being used for force-protection and signals-collection missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
July 31, 2005 - Five Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed July 30 during two separate bomb attacks while they were conducting during patrols in Baghdad neighborhoods, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced.
July 27, 2005 - Two F-16 Fighting Falcons, enforcing a temporary no-fly zone around the Space Shuttle Discovery launch site at Cape Canaveral, Fla., intercepted and escorted a small civilian aircraft from the area.
July 12, 2005 - The Defense Department will be well represented when Discovery launches into space July 13, with three of the seven crewmembers from the military, including the commander, retired Air Force Col. Eileen Collins.
July 05, 2005 - One man was killed and three others detained after they were caught trying to plant improvised explosive devices in northern Iraq July 4, military officials in Baghdad reported.
June 30, 2005 - The U.S. military has recovered the bodies of the aircrew and passengers aboard a MH-47 Chinook helicopter that was reported shot down by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan June 28.
June 29, 2005 - The families of three U.S. servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam and Korean conflicts will lay their loved ones' remains to rest in early July.
June 27, 2005 - U.S. and Israeli officials are holding talks in Washington aimed at resolving Bush administration concerns about Israeli arms exports, especially to China. An agreement is said to be near.
June 27, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill recently which puts a Pentagon policy from 1994 into federal law prohibiting females in the military to serve in units below brigade level whose primary mission is direct ground combat.
June 24, 2005 - Shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles pose a significant threat to commercial and military aviation, and have become a weapon of choice among international terrorists, says a senior U.S. diplomat.
June 21, 2005 - The Vietnamese government has agreed to allow Americans to visit the site where seven soldiers perished in a plane crash on Jan 3, 1971.
June 19, 2005 - Marines and Iraqi security forces continue Operation Spear, called Rohme in Arabic, in Iraq's Anbar province, finding weapons caches and calling in air strikes on terrorist strong points.
June 14, 2005 - Thirty years after the last U.S. forces left Vietnam, tens of thousands of veterans of that conflict gathered here in the Ozark Mountains today to get the official welcome home and thanks they never received.
May 11, 2005 - Crews from the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 121st Fighter Squadron scrambled to intercept the stray Cessna aircraft after it violated airspace restrictions. The incident sparked evacuations at the White House and on Capitol Hill
May 09, 2005 - U.S. forces have launched an offensive in Iraq's al-Anbar province, and report killing dozens of insurgents. Three U.S. Marines have also been killed in the area.
April 29, 2005 - The United States and Vietnam are helping heal wounds left by the war that ended 30 years ago by working together to determine the fate of missing servicemembers in Vietnam, including 1,800 from the United States.
April 27, 2005 - After nearly five months of preparation to rescue 53 Americans taken hostage by Iranian militants, an aborted mission turned worse, and eight servicemen lost their lives in what would become a “watershed” event for the U.S. military.
April 21, 2005 - A militant group in Iraq says it shot down a civilian helicopter that crashed near Baghdad Thursday, killing all 11 people on board.
April 05, 2005 - The two week joint exercise is considered the largest distributive exercise in the history of the U.S. military with more than 10,000 participants in 44 different sites nationwide.
March 25, 2005 - The Bush administration said Friday it is notifying Congress of plans to sell U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. U.S. officials say it will not affect the military balance in the region, though India has expressed displeasure.
March 22, 2005 - More than 43,000 people showed their support for our nation’s armed forces during the final night of the 2005 Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show.
February 22, 2005 - Despite Iranian claims to the contrary, U.S. military aircraft are not flying missions in Iran's airspace, Pentagon spokesman Larry Di Rita said.
February 17, 2005 - They may be far away from the streets where ground troops are engaging insurgents and terrorists in direct combat, but Gen. Abizaid told Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Harry S. Truman that they are playing a crucial role in the war on terrorism.
February 10, 2005 - The Okinawa-based unit has been in place since mid-October 2004 and was tasked with planning and executing various missions throughout a 33,000 square-mile area of operations, about the size of South Carolina.
February 04, 2005 - Regional medical examiners are appointed by the Armed Forces medical examiner at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
The institute consists of officer and enlisted servicemembers from the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as civilian DoD employees.
January 09, 2005 - A crew member died today aboard the Los Angeles- class submarine USS San Francisco as a result of injuries sustained when the sub ran aground Jan. 7 south of Guam, U.S. Pacific Fleet officials announced.
January 09, 2005 - An investigation is under way after a coalition F- 16 aircraft mistakenly conducted an airstrike against the wrong target south of Mosul Jan. 8, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced.
January 08, 2005 - An accident has occurred on one of the U.S. Navy's nuclear powered attack submarines in the Pacific Ocean. The Navy says the sub, for reasons not yet known, hit bottom in one of the deepest parts of the Pacific.
January 06, 2005 - The U.S. military has dispatched the Navy hospital ship Mercy to the tsunami region in Southeast Asia, and is prepared to also send modular hospitals by air that could arrive within hours. Military officials say they are ready to move fast.
January 05, 2005 - Navy helicopters continue to airlift aid to thousands of people left struggling for survival due to the earthquake- generated tsunami that hit Indian Ocean nations from Indonesia to Somalia.
December 28, 2004 - Iraqi citizens continue to help U.S. soldiers rid their country of illegal weapons, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported today.
December 27, 2004 - The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean. Relief already is flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, an island nation between India and Africa.
December 26, 2004 - With U.S. troops deployed to Iraq for the second holiday season, many people back home are feeling a need to do whatever they can to support the troops however they can
December 23, 2004 - nstant decisions and decisive action led to two soldiers receiving the Soldiers Medal here Dec. 18 for heroism in a fight to save the lives of four Cobra AH-1 attack helicopter pilots.
December 08, 2004 - Some soldiers headed for duty in Iraq took the secretary of defense at his word in Kuwait today when he encouraged them to ask him tough questions at a town-hall meeting.
December 07, 2004 - Television and movie actor Craig T. Nelson visited USS Nimitz Dec. 2 to meet with Sailors and to promote his new movie 'The Incredibles.' Nelson toured several departments, spent some time on the flight deck and observed night flying operations.
November 26, 2004 - Iraqi, U.S. and British forces rounded up 81 suspected insurgents near Yusufiyah, Iraq, Nov. 25, continuing a three-day-old offensive aimed at restoring security and stability to northern Babil province.
November 22, 2004 - Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is on a three-day visit to Italy to discuss military cooperation with Italian officials. He arrived Thursday evening from Poland where officials requested Israel's assistance to control the eastern border of the EU.
November 09, 2004 - Unmanned aerial vehicles are earning star status in the global war on terror, becoming the most-requested capability among combatant commanders in Southwest Asia and increasing fourfold in that theater during the last year alone.
November 08, 2004 - Iraqi and U.S. forces began their long-awaited assault today against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, in an operation dubbed Al Fajr, the Iraqi word for dawn.
October 22, 2004 - Their military service started at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center; now 62 years later, the last survivors of a World War II parachute infantry regiment gathered at the Florida facility for their last reunion and to retire their regimental colors.
October 18, 2004 - More than 400 rockets, 7,275 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition and one U.S. Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided Missile were just the tip of the iceberg during a recent weapons cache discovery north of Baghdad.
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October 10, 2004 - t least 18 people, including an American soldier, were killed following two car bombings in Baghdad. The attacks occurred while Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq to speak with military leaders and U.S. Marines.
October 06, 2004 - The Pentagon is planning to add another submarine to two others already deployed to the Pacific island of Guam, and is considering stationing an aircraft carrier strike group there as well.
September 28, 2004 - 'I used to think of my letters to friends and family as small, sacred paper packages of shared thoughts, hopes and dreams. That was until I volunteered at the post office while serving on deployment here.'
September 27, 2004 - Two U.S. Navy ships, their embarked helicopters and two maritime patrol aircraft supported the two largest drug seizures in history. More than 75,000 pounds of cocaine were seized in this interagency effort.
September 02, 2004 - Hurricane Frances is going to be very bad storm. The hurricane – now over the Bahamas – is a Category 4 storm and has sustained winds of 144 mph with gusts reaching 185 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
September 01, 2004 - As forecasters predict Hurricane Frances will reach land near Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 4, bases have begun preparing for the storm.
August 05, 2004 - A simulated counter-terrorism exercise is underway in the United States, as authorities test their readiness for a coordinated attack against the country. The drill began with detonation of a simulated "dirty bomb" at the port of Los Angeles, to be follow
August 03, 2004 - The Defense Department's Combat Feeding program at the U.S. Army Soldier System Center in Natick, Mass., is a one-stop shop for all combat-rations development, field food-service equipment and total combat feeding systems.
July 30, 2004 - With air dominance training underway here, the Air Force’s newest asset, the F/A-22 Raptor, is proving its worth every day as it nears initial operational capability.
July 18, 2004 - Coalition aircraft hit a stronghold of fugitive terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi outside Fallujah. News reports indicate 14 people were killed and three injured.
July 06, 2004 - Lt. Gen. Bruce Carlson, 8th Air Force commander, has found Maj. Harry Schmidt guilty of dereliction of duty for his role in an April 17, 2002, bombing incident which resulted in the deaths of four Canadian soldiers and the serious injury of eight others.
July 02, 2004 - Ten allied countries will participate in a multinational exercise off the coast of Morocco to show the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups.
June 17, 2004 - An independent commission said Thursday that the United States air defense system was completely overwhelmed by the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
June 06, 2004 - Sixty years after they completed one of the most dramatic and dangerous operations of the D-Day invasion, eight of 'the boys of Pointe du Hoc' returned to the still battle-scarred site on the coast of France to be honored.
June 04, 2004 - Sixty years ago, in the early-morning hours, tens of thousands of soldiers - American and British - waded to the shores of Normandy, France, in an operation that changed the course of World War II.
June 03, 2004 - The year was 1946, and then Lt. Col. Ralph Knapp climbed out of his P-38 Lightning aircraft for the last time. Nearly 60 years would pass before he would again see one of his beloved airplanes.
June 02, 2004 - When organizers first proposed placing the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, critics complained. They said the memorial would spoil the ambience of the National Mall.
June 01, 2004 - Sixty years ago today, more than 250,000 ground and airborne troops in England anxiously awaited one of the most anticipated events in world history.
May 31, 2004 - Warburton Miller was revved up to help win the war in the Pacific during World War II, but when he read newspaper accounts he didn't know if he'd get the chance.
May 30, 2004 - No one knows what the outcome of World War II would have been if more than 18 million women hadn't worked in home-front defense industries to free men for overseas battlefields and to keep the nation running.
May 25, 2004 - USS Kitty Hawk returned May 24 to her permanently forward-deployed operating port of Yokosuka, Japan, for the first time since she began her Spring deployment Feb. 18.
May 24, 2004 - The Navy and Northrop Grumman Newport News have successfully negotiated the construction preparation contract for CVN 21, the next generation aircraft carrier.
May 24, 2004 - Fans of the Fox television show '24' had the unique opportunity to watch the Marines of Marine Aircraft Group-11 and Marine Attack Fighter Squadron-323 perform Hollywood-style heroics.
May 14, 2004 - The words spoken at opening ceremony honored all veterans, but those serving in the most recent war felt them most strongly. Seated in front of hundreds of service members and visitors at this year's event were severely injured Iraq war veterans.
May 10, 2004 - U.S. aircraft bombed the offices of a radical Shiite leader Monday in southern Iraq. Meanwhile, armed insurgents shot and killed two foreigners working in northern Iraq. U.S. warplanes bombed the Sadr City offices of wanted radical Shiite cleric Moqtada.
May 07, 2004 - From the minutemen of the Revolutionary War to the reservists defending their nation today – U.S. citizens have left their civilian lives behind to enter combat zones.
May 05, 2004 - Their shoulders may be stooped, and their pace a little slow. Hearing aids are a common “fashion statement,” and their hair, what’s left of it, is a tad gray. But one look into their eyes is enough to know the old spirit of adventure is still there.
April 19, 2004 - Since the inception of online Internet auction sites, collectors worldwide have been able to find exactly what they are looking for. Now, servicemembers have joined the collectible craze with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service pogs.
April 12, 2004 - It has been a year since Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dave Williams’ Longbow Apache was shot down, and pictures of the bullet-riddled helicopter were broadcast on television internationally.
April 08, 2004 - Senior U.S. officials decided to focus on the al Qaeda-Taliban connection in Afghanistan rather than on Iraq shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
April 04, 2004 - Spanish and Salvadoran troops in Najaf came under attack from gunmen hiding in a crowd of protesters, coalition officials said in Baghdad today.
March 12, 2004 - At least three Sailors were killed, 24 were treated at area hospitals, and 47 suffered minor injuries March 12, when the bus in which they were traveling collided with a truck on U.S. Route 17 about 20 miles north of Beaufort, S.C.
March 05, 2004 - In a March 3 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on projection forces, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley said the Air Force must continue to maintain its deep-strike capability.
March 03, 2004 - The F/A-22 Raptor, sexual harassment, force blending and the tanker lease program were all topics of discussion as the service’s senior executive testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
March 01, 2004 - New York Marines remembered and honored living veterans of the epic World War II battle for Iwo Jima at a Feb. 20 luncheon of the Marine Corps League in Rockland County.
February 28, 2004 - More than 4,000 Navy physicians around the world will celebrate the Navy Medical Corps birthday March 3.
February 25, 2004 - Air Force officials said they will continue with the F/A-22 Raptor program. Fervor over the Army's cancellation of the $6.9 billion Comanche helicopter program raised questions about the future of the Air Force's F/A-22.
February 23, 2004 - Army leaders have recommended canceling a multibillion-dollar helicopter program, citing an Army study that suggests the funds would be more effective improving other areas of the service's aviation program.
February 13, 2004 - The ''human factor'' is the primary cause of military aircraft mishaps. That testimony by Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. Kenneth W. Hess came as part of a congressional hearing on military aviation safety.
February 12, 2004 - NASCAR Driver Casey Atwood and the Navy NASCAR Team experienced Navy boot camp for two days during a visit to the Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes.
February 05, 2004 - President George W. Bush submitted his FY 2005 budget request to Congess Feb. 2. The Department of the Navy Budget is $119.4 billion of the total $401.7 billion Department of Defense budget.
February 04, 2004 - At kickoff, I was touching up the shine on my combat boots. I thought of calling my wife in Charlotte, N.C., but she had already gone across town to a Super Bowl party.
January 27, 2004 - President Bush, in remarks to reporters as he sat down for talks in the Oval Office with Poland's President's Kwasniewski, said he feels certain that the removal of Saddam Hussein from power was the right thing to do.
January 20, 2004 - The coalition military command in Afghanistan denied reports that a weekend air strike in the country's Oruzgan province killed children and other innocent civilians.
January 20, 2004 - Deploying in harm’s way for the second time in two years, the first contingent of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade departed for Iraq from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., January 15.
January 19, 2004 - Afghan officials say 11 civilians, including four children, were killed in an apparent mistaken air assault by U.S. forces. The U.S. military says it is investigating the incident.
January 16, 2004 - Philanthropist Elizabeth Kenowsky Fisher, co-founder of the Intrepid Museum, Fisher House and Fisher Armed Services Foundations passed away January 15.
January 15, 2004 - Colonel Linda McTague has gotten pretty good at regarding herself through the eyes of others. She does not see a pioneer for women’s achievements when she looks in a mirror.
January 13, 2004 - Nearly 7,600 Sailors will leave their homeport as the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group begins a routine deployment Jan. 20 in support of the global war on terrorism.
January 03, 2004 - The U.S. military in Iraq says three American soldiers were killed on Friday. Two died when a bomb was detonated near their patrol south of Baghdad. Another soldier was killed in a mortar attack near the town of Balad, north of the capital.
January 02, 2004 - The response to the disaster that struck Indian Ocean nations "is multinational and will grow in size and shape" as more information comes to light, officials at U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii said today.
January 01, 2004 - With the pull of a lever, 23,000 pounds of thrust slows the forty-seven foot long aircraft to a complete halt over the Lake Michigan shoreline. For the Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier, it’s all in a days work.
December 29, 2003 - Proving that disaster knows no politics, U.S. service members are delivering humanitarian aid to Iran in the wake of an earthquake that has left an estimated 25,000 Iranians dead.
December 20, 2003 - Marine reserves are fanning out across the nation setting up collection barrels for the annual Toys-for-Tots campaign, a drive that collects toys for deserving children.
December 19, 2003 - Airspeed and altitude was the flight strategy that positioned the Enola Gay to deliver the first atomic bomb used as a weapon nearly 60 years ago, said the pilot who planned and flew the mission.
December 18, 2003 - The crowd gathered to watch a re-enactment of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first powered flight that took place Dec. 17, 1903, at 10:35 a.m. at that very location -- now a national park in the brothers’ honor.
December 12, 2003 - Less than a week before the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' famous flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the Smithsonian Institution unveiled its newest museum, dedicated to the history of aviation achievements through the years.
December 11, 2003 - Airborne Soldiers should expect to see a new parachute system in the next few years that will replace the T-10 model that has been in use since the 1950s.
December 07, 2003 - U.S. forces in Afghanistan are investigating the accidental killing of nine Afghan children in an air attack on Saturday.
December 05, 2003 - To call the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center awe-inspiring is just not adequate. The press received a sneak preview today of the new facility, due to open to the public Dec. 15.
November 23, 2003 - Baghdad International Airport was closed to all civilian traffic after a DHL cargo aircraft was hit by surface-to-air missiles Nov. 22, coalition officials said during a press conference today in Baghdad, Iraq.
November 22, 2003 - At least 18 Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded Saturday in car bombings outside two police stations in and near the town of Baqubah, 65 kilometers northeast of Baghdad. A civilian cargo plane may have been hit by a surface-to-air missile.
November 20, 2003 - For some Sailors, there are no second chances when they’re propelling a 60,000-pound aircraft from zero to 150 miles per hour in two seconds, or when they’re snatching one out of the sky with a hook and cable.
November 16, 2003 - The U.S. military in Iraq says hostile fire may have been responsible for the crash of two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters in the northern city of Mosul on Saturday. Seventeen soldiers were killed in the crash, which was thought to be an accidene.
November 07, 2003 - At least six U.S. soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash Friday in northern Iraq and U.S. troops in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul were ambushed Friday morning.
November 06, 2003 - Vietnam veteran and four-time Super Bowl champion Rocky Bleier will narrate a National Football League public service announcement in support of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund during network telecasts.
November 03, 2003 - U.S. military personnel have begun hauling away the wreckage of the helicopter shot down Sunday in Iraq. It is believed the helicopter was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Such missiles remain a significant threat to coalition aircraft.
November 02, 2003 - In response to news of a U.S. helicopter being downed in Iraq today, killing 15 soldiers and injuring 21, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said, ''It was a bad day, a bad day, a tragic day for those people.''
November 02, 2003 - At least 15 people were killed and many others injured when a U.S. Army helicopter was shot down Sunday west of Baghdad.
October 30, 2003 - Hot Santa Ana winds blew the fire through air station property known as ''East Miramar'' early Sunday morning and carried it across Interstate 15 where the torrent of flames caused property damage and burned open area vegetation.
October 29, 2003 - U.S. Northern Command is sending all eight of the Defense Department's C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, and six CH-53 helicopters with fire suppression buckets to support the wildland firefighting effort.
October 24, 2003 - The U.S. military is developing an advanced communications capability for tactical fighters that will tightly connect the sensors and cockpits of many aircraft.
October 14, 2003 - Nine U.S. service members have died since Oct. 9 in seven separate incidents in Iraq, U.S. Central Command officials said.
October 08, 2003 - The House of Representatives' International Relations Committee overwhelmingly approved legislation October 8 that would impose limited sanctions against Syria.
October 08, 2003 - As civilian and military aviation enthusiasts throughout the world celebrate the ''Centennial of Flight,'' airmen completed a meticulous project to preserve and showcase a piece of Air Force history in Icelan
October 01, 2003 - The U.S. Joint Task Force that participated in stability operations in Liberia is pulling out, Defense Department officials said.
September 29, 2003 - Congress has sent the fiscal 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to President George W. Bush for his signature. The bill provides $9 billion for border protection and related activities.
September 29, 2003 - Tyndall, once known as ''The Home of Air Superiority'' became ''The Home of Air Dominance,'' with the arrival of its first F/A-22. The Raptor will eventually replace the F-15 Eagle and sets the foundation for the next generation of combat-fighter pilots.
September 26, 2003 - Much like New York on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, it was a beautiful day in Atlanta -- sunny skies, temperatures in the 70s, a light breeze. Sept. 25, 2003, was a perfect day to call in sick -- but not if you were one of Georgia's first responders.
September 21, 2003 - A prisoner of war during World War II received a Purple Heart and a Prisoner of War Medal 58 years after being rescued by U.S. Army Gen. George Patton.
September 14, 2003 - For an 82-year-old World War II bomber pilot, a visit to Luke was a trip down memory lane and a chance to test his flying abilities again.
September 12, 2003 - Hot, molten steel splattered in a colorful display of natural fireworks, as the bow stem was recently formed for PCU New York at a Louisiana foundry.
September 05, 2003 - U.S. pilots and maintainers arrived in Poland Sept. 4 for an operation placing them with, and pitting them against, the world’s foremost fighter aircraft.
August 28, 2003 - The Air Force has created an office within the installations and logistics directorate to assess the future of its aging aircraft fleet.
August 13, 2003 - A U.S. military force of approximately 200 troops -- including a company-size Marine quick reaction force -- will arrive shortly in Liberia to assist African peacekeepers and support the arrival of vital humanitarian assistance at Monrovia's port.
August 12, 2003 - One U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry soldier was killed and two were injured today in Iraq when their convoy encountered three improvised bombs, according to a U.S. Central Command news release.
August 06, 2003 - American forces have found Russian fighter jets buried in the Iraqi desert, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an Aug. 5 press briefing.
July 30, 2003 - Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division began searching the mountains and villages of southern Afghanistan in Operation Warrior Sweep. They joined 3,000 soldiers from the Italian army and six companies of the newly formed Afghan National Army.
July 16, 2003 - An American soldier was killed in an attack on a convoy west of Baghdad today. Three other soldiers were wounded in the attack.
July 15, 2003 - Airmen from the 56th Rescue Squadron out of Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland along with others from the 786th Security Forces Squadron at Sembach Air Base, Germany, were deployed to assist in Liberian support operations.
July 14, 2003 - Any large-scale deployment of American troops to Liberia would not be under U.N. control, President George W. Bush said at the White House.
June 26, 2003 - With the number of coalition casualties climbing in Iraq, U.S. forces are continuing a massive sweep north and west of Baghdad designed to crackdown on Iraqis responsible for the violence.
June 19, 2003 - The 8th Air Force commander announced decisions regarding the Tarnak Farms ''friendly-fire'' cases of Majs. Harry Schmidt and William Umbach on June 19. Neither pilot will be referred to trial by court-martial.
June 18, 2003 - In the next several weeks, the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team will visit several hundred sites to assess the accuracy and precision of weapons used by coalition aircraft during the operation.
June 08, 2003 - On his drive to work each day at Naval Station Mayport, in Jacksonville, Fla., retired Navy Capt. Bill Kennedy, a former aircraft carrier commander, passes three pawnshops, and two Cash Advance and two Florida Internet businesses.
June 02, 2003 - Answering the need for help after a devastating earthquake, Air Force crews delivered more than seven and a half tons of relief supplies May 30 to the rattled city of Algiers, Algeria.
May 28, 2003 - The remains of nine U.S. Navy crew members, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified, and their remains are being returned to their families for burial.
May 28, 2003 - Nearly 59 years after his P-38 Lightning aircraft was shot down, ''Ironman'' pilot Carl Hoenshell's remains returned home. His family buried him with full military honors in his hometown of Owosso, Michigan.
May 22, 2003 - National Guard leaders from the 54 states and U.S. territories supported the chief of the National Guard Bureau's initiative for transforming their organization into a force of ''modern Minutemen that is more responsive for the American people.''
May 14, 2003 - The name of an Air Force staff sergeant was among six added to Vietnam Veteran's Memorial here May 13.
May 05, 2003 - As a new day dawned in the Arabian Gulf May 2, there was a sense of guarded optimism for Sailors and Marines here about President Bush’s recent nationally televised speech to the nation from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
May 02, 2003 - Major combat operations in Iraq are over, and America and her allies have prevailed, President George W. Bush said May 1 on the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
May 01, 2003 - Life can change in an instant. In the fast-paced, adrenaline-filled world of fighter aircraft, when the shrill sound of the alert horn pierces the air the pilots and crew have only five minutes to have two planes in the sky.
April 29, 2003 - Every Sailor aboard USS Kitty Hawk is serving his or her country in one way, shape or form. But some are also serving in not so obvious ways. These silent warriors are the walking blood donors necessary for the ship to maintain emergency readiness.
April 28, 2003 - The number of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region will drop as a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today.
April 25, 2003 - One American service member was killed and five injured in an attack this morning in Afghanistan. About 20 enemy fighters attacked an American platoon that was responding to a report of suspicious activity east of Fire Base Shkin.
April 24, 2003 - After dropping 3.2 million pounds of explosives and 9 million leaflets during 120 combat sorties, more than 1,000 airmen are packing up and going home from this forward-operating location.
April 17, 2003 - Some aircraft credited with delivering overwhelming military capability to coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom are now distributing food, supplies and medical care to the people of Iraq.
April 16, 2003 - Even though hostilities in Iraq appear to be winding down, airmen who fly combat missions over that war-torn nation say their job is not finished yet.
April 12, 2003 - Although combat continues in a number of areas in Iraq, coalition efforts to increase humanitarian assistance are becoming more important, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
April 11, 2003 - Signs of the disintegration of Saddam Hussein's regime abound in Iraq, U.S. Central Command officials said in a briefing in Qatar today.
April 10, 2003 - Coalition aircraft predominantly use either JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) or Laser-Guided Bombs (LGB) that literally fly conventional 500, 1,000 or 2,000 pound bombs to a target. The result is accurate bombing that minimizes civilian casualties.
April 09, 2003 - A U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue team saved the lives of two critically wounded U.S. Army special operations soldiers despite severe weather conditions April 7 about five miles south of Baghdad.
April 09, 2003 - Two American airmen have been missing since their F-15E Strike Eagle went down in Iraq April 6, U.S. military officials in Saudi Arabia said.
April 08, 2003 - An Air Force B-1 Lancer crew rode an ''adrenaline rush'' as they prepared to strike a recently discovered target of opportunity believed to be the site of a high-level Iraqi leadership meeting April 7.
April 08, 2003 - Coalition forces targeted ''senior regime officials'' in a strike in the Baghdad suburb of al Mansour April 7, a U.S. Central Command official said during a briefing in Qatar today.
April 08, 2003 - VOA correspondent Alisha Ryu is with US forces at the Baghdad airport and describes Monday's incursion into Baghdad by U.S. troops to Al Pessin in VOA London bureau.
April 07, 2003 - Shortly after a small group of Iraqi civilians led Co. D to an abandoned Iraqi training camp, the unit's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical expert detected what was thought to be nerve gas and sounded the alarm, ''gas, gas, gas.''
April 05, 2003 - The special operations mission to rescue Army Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch from Iraqi captivity was a triumph of joint planning and execution, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart.
April 05, 2003 - Deafening explosions rocked the Iraqi capital in the early morning hours of Sunday, and artillery fire was reported on the southwestern edge of the city.
April 04, 2003 - Army Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks, during a news conference in Qatar, said Army 5th Corps forces took the airport after heavy fighting. He said the airport will now be the ''gateway to the future of Iraq.''
April 04, 2003 - U.S. troops have occupied most of Baghdad's international airport and are continuing to advance on Saddam Hussein's seat of power. But it remains unclear how soon a full scale offensive on the Iraqi capital would be launched.
April 02, 2003 - With divisions divided and divisions destroyed, April is off to a bad start for Iraq's famed Republican Guard.
April 01, 2003 - Shortly after touching down on deck, the S-3B malfunctioned while taxiing on the carrier’s flight deck and slid to the port side of the deck. The plane went over the side and hit flight deck safety netting, with the pilots aboard ejecting into the water.
March 31, 2003 - American and coalition troops in Iraq will be watchful to mitigate any further enemy suicide attack attempts, the U.S. military's top officer recently told British interviewer David Frost.
March 31, 2003 - British artillery and coalition aircraft destroyed a column of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles early March 27, British Air Marshal Brian Burridge said at a press briefing.
March 29, 2003 - At least 200 Ba'ath members and paramilitary leaders affiliated with the Hussein regime were killed in the night attacks, which occurred northeast of Basra.
March 28, 2003 - Training. Teamwork. Focus. Pride. That is how the commander of the largest airborne mission since 1990's Operation Just Cause sums up the aerial delivery of 1,000 members of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade into northern Iraq on March 26.
March 28, 2003 - The Iraqi capital of Baghdad came under heavy bombardment Friday with coalition warplanes targeting communications facilities and Republican Guard units poised to defend the city from a ground attack.
March 27, 2003 - The United States has absolutely no desire to stay in Iraq any longer than necessary, the U.S. military's senior officer told the Arab world today.
March 27, 2003 - While the ground troops making their way toward Baghdad struggled against blinding sandstorms March 25, the same weather patterns affected CVW-3 aviators, as they catapulted from the flight deck and soared into hostile skies.
March 27, 2003 - Coalition air forces struck repeatedly at Iraqi Republican Guard formations March 26, defense officials said. Coalition aircraft flew about 1,500 sorties with about 600 strikes on that day.
March 26, 2003 - U.S. Navy and Air Force assets teamed together to conduct a successful nautical strike March 21, as a fast-attack Iraqi patrol boat in the Arabian Gulf was targeted and sunk by precision-guided ordnance.
March 21, 2003 - Coalition forces have begun a massive air campaign against Iraq, pounding military targets in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities after the apparent failure of efforts to force Saddam Hussein's government to relinquish power without a fight.
March 21, 2003 - About 700 coalition aircraft flew missions against more than 100 targets. The strikes flew even as planners in the area attempted to determine the results of the strikes against the Iraqi leadership the day before.
March 20, 2003 - Iraq has fired surface-to- surface missiles at U.S. forces based in Kuwait, DoD officials said this morning.
March 19, 2003 - Operations to disarm Iraq have begun, President Bush announced during a speech to America tonight. The president confirmed the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world.
March 19, 2003 - U.S.-led coalition aircraft have carried out a series of strikes in southern and western Iraq but the Pentagon indicates these do not mark the start of an all-out attack.
March 19, 2003 - With President Bush's deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq fast approaching, coalition aircraft dropped almost 2 million leaflets over Iraq March 19, U.S. Central Command officials said.
March 18, 2003 - President Bush delivered an ultimatum that Saddam Hussein and his sons have 48 hours to leave Iraq.
March 16, 2003 - Cheney said there's no question that the United States is close to the end of diplomatic efforts.
March 12, 2003 - Officials at Fort Drum, N.Y., are reporting today two soldiers survived the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed on the post March 11.
March 05, 2003 - Four North Korean ighter jets intercepted a U.S. Air Force plane in international airspace over the Sea of Japan early March 2, Defense Department officials said.
February 28, 2003 - ''Iraq could have made greater efforts to find any remaining proscribed items or provide credible evidence showing the absence of such items.''
February 25, 2003 - A Black Hawk helicopter crash in the Kuwaiti desert killed four American soldiers early this morning.
February 24, 2003 - USS Tarawa (LHA 1) arrived off the coast of Kuwait in the North Arabian Gulf recently, adding approximately 4,000 more Sailors and Marines to the rapidly growing American force in the region.
February 20, 2003 - A North Korean fighter jet crossed briefly into South Korean air space Thursday, the first such incident in 20 years.
February 19, 2003 - Ground fighting, though still confined in scope, was deadly for both sides 50 years ago this week in Korea, as the Chinese reacted savagely to U.N. incursions.
February 18, 2003 - The U.S. military buildup in the Gulf now includes the biggest concentration of American aircraft carriers in the region since the 1991 Gulf War.
February 13, 2003 - Though a war with Iraq is not certain, no one doubts that it is a possibility. Israeli defense officials estimate they will be able to give a three minute warning before Iraqi Scud missiles strike Israel.
February 10, 2003 - Iraq has approved the use of U-2 surveillance planes to help United Nations inspectors look for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
February 01, 2003 - The mission commander was Air Force Col. Rick D. Husband. The 45-year-old officer was from Amarillo, Texas. Navy Cmdr. William C. McCool attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated second in his class in 1983.
January 22, 2003 - Operation Smack, a combined arms experiment falls short of capturing T-bone Hill Complex in Korea 50 years ago this week and sparks a congressional inquiry at home.
January 16, 2003 - The U.S. space shuttle Columbia has blasted off on a 16-day scientific research mission with Israel's first astronaut. Security was extremely tight at the Florida launch site.
January 08, 2003 - Two new Chinese armies hit the front lines 50 years ago this week in Korea as the Reds attacked Capitol Hill and the area around Chorwon.
December 23, 2002 - An American Predator unmanned aerial vehicle was assumed lost today over southern Iraq.
December 18, 2002 - The communist propaganda machine played Christmas tunes across the front lines as it continued to make claims of germ warfare and mass killings of prisoners of war by U.S. military forces, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
December 17, 2002 - U.S. aviation pioneers gathered in Washington Tuesday to commemorate a century of powered flight. The observations continue throughout the year, ending on the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight next year.
December 16, 2002 - Terrorism, Iraq and North Korea were the main topics of discussions here today between senior American and Japanese officials.
November 18, 2002 - United Nations weapons inspectors are back in Iraq after a four year absence to resume searches for nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
November 14, 2002 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the Air Force Reserve Command's 419th Fighter Wing here was killed Nov. 13 when his aircraft crashed during a combat training mission.
November 05, 2002 - The killing of a suspected al-Qaida senior operative in Yemen is sparking controversy in Yemen, and elsewhere in the Arab world.
October 02, 2002 - For Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard troops, the jab ''weekend warrior'' lost relevance long ago. As many as 14,000 such troops, more than 60 percent of them in the security forces career field, have been on active duty for more than a year now.
October 01, 2002 - Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has proven time and again he can't be trusted. And Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld took to the podium today to point that out.
September 27, 2002 - In the skies over the blue-green waters of Key West, aircraft that were once designed to destroy each other are now flying together - testing each other's capabilities.
September 17, 2002 - The President of the United States has focused the world's attention on Iraq's continued defiance of UN resolutions. Saddam Hussein's regime claimed, once again, that Iraq would comply unconditionally.
September 12, 2002 - While people around the country attended ceremonies commemorating the horrific losses of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, about 300 members of an interagency team directed by the U.S. element of the North American Aerospace Defense Command were in place.
September 10, 2002 - Clear Skies II, an ongoing air defense exercise here, is now a deployment -- and troops are being issued live weapons, Marine Gen. Peter Pace told reporters this afternoon.
September 06, 2002 - Yesterday's deadly bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, was a deplorable, deliberate act that targeted innocents to spread terror, a senior Pentagon spokesperson said here today.
September 05, 2002 - Against repeated Chinese assaults, U.S. marines held Bunker Hill 50 years ago in Korea, but the Chinese pushed the ROK Capital Division off Capitol Hill and Finger Ridge, beginning a long battle to retake the area.
August 20, 2002 - More rioting by communist prisoners of war resulted in crackdowns that left four POWs dead and 64 wounded, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
August 06, 2002 - Two separate incidents of bravery under fire this week led to posthumous awards of the Medal of Honor to a Navy corpsman and an Army paratrooper, 50 years ago in Korea.
July 23, 2002 - Truce talks continued to be stalled on the number of prisoners to be exchanged, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
July 19, 2002 - A bullet-proof vest that stopped a round from piercing the heart of an Army private was one piece of equipment congressmen were introduced to during a display on Capitol Hill July 16 and 18.
July 19, 2002 - A report to Congress detailing the military power of the People's Republic of China is filled with vague words and phrases. This is because the Chinese government is still extremely secretive and opaque about military matters.
July 15, 2002 - The Defense Department honored two private citizens today for their bravery during the terrorist attack on the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001.
June 28, 2002 - A coalition investigation board has blamed two U.S. F-16 fighter pilots, and others in their chain of command, for the April 17 friendly fire incident that killed four Canadian soldiers and injured eight.
June 21, 2002 - Strong winds churned up white caps across Guantanamo Bay June 18 as an Air Force Reserve C-141 Starlifter streamed in for a landing carrying 28 suspected al Qaeda and Taliban members headed for in-processing and detention at Camp Delta.
June 04, 2002 - The remains of two U.S. Air Force servicemen killed in action during the Vietnam War have been identified and are being returned home to their families. They are Master Sgt. Thomas E. Heideman and Capt. Craig B. Schiele, both of Chicago.
June 04, 2002 - The first part of today's multiagency, bilateral air security exercise sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command is already a ''go.''
April 28, 2002 - Kazakhstan is ready to do more in the global war against terrorism, top government officials here told Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today.
January 03, 2002 - In his first news conference of 2002, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today there is a lot left to do in Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism will be pursued wherever it leads.
