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  • Guard member, son make a difference

    In a coma, 19-year-old Katie Gleason of Little Rock didn't know Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Sam Macheak or his son, Ross, a 42nd Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol cadet major, before she slipped into an unresponsive state. They all met Aug. 2, but she doesn't recall it. They helped stabilize her

  • Tuskegee Airmen breathe life into Living History Display

    Five Tuskegee Airmen sat patiently Oct. 20 at Sheppard's 2007 Open House and Air Show, not rushing time, but not wasting it, either. They understood the enormous heritage they molded more than 60 years ago and proudly displayed as part of the Tuskegee Living History Display. It was about breaking

  • Air Force brings 17 Catholic priests into the fold in fiscal 07

    Air Force chaplain recruiters accessed a record-breaking 11 active-duty and six Reserve Catholic priests in fiscal 2007. "This is an exciting achievement for chaplain recruiting because we have been working to address this Air Force need for a couple of years, and now we are really seeing results,"

  • Two Airmen earn Bronze Stars

    Two Airmen from Luke were recently awarded the Bronze Star for their service during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Chief Master Sgt. Bryce Maxson of the 56th Communications Squadron and Tech. Sgt. David Oddo of the 607th Air Control Squadron were both awarded the honor in ceremonies at Luke

  • A united effort in aerospace contro

    Four times each year, approximately 12 international students from across the globe are selected to attend the International Air Weapons Controller Course and the Theater Air Operations Course conducted at the 325th Air Control Squadron here. The International Flight at the 325th ACS trains foreign

  • AFIT students complete payload testing for Space Shuttle launch

    Air Force Institute of Technology students recently completed testing of a flight hardware experiment in preparation for an upcoming Space Shuttle mission.Students from the Graduate School of Engineering and Management's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics developed RIGEX, which stands for

  • Keesler Airman earns Bronze Star for role in joint fight

    An intelligence analyst with the 81st Training Wing here was awarded the Bronze Star Oct. 19 for his actions supporting the joint fight in the global war on terror last year. Tech. Sgt. Michael Soucy earned the medal for exceptionally meritorious achievement while deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq,

  • AETC member named Air Force Outstanding Scientist

    The commander for the Studies and Analysis Squadron at Air Education and Training Command here was recently named the Air Force's Outstanding Scientist. Lt. Col. Scott N. Long received the award in the Senior Military category. The award recognizes the top U.S. Air Force scientist for making

  • German general seeks to strengthen partnership with U.S.

    The commander of the German Air Force Training Command said he wanted to strengthen the German-U.S. military partnership during a 10-day visit to the United States that wrapped up yesterday. Brig. Gen. Gerd Bischof visited German trainees stationed at several U.S. locations Oct. 7-16, and received