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  • Operational Raptors fire first missiles in WSEP

    For the second time in less than four months, the 27th Fighter Squadron made history when two F-22A Raptor pilots fired air-to-air missiles Feb. 14 during the jet's first official air-to-air weapons system evaluation since becoming operational two months ago. Nearly 40 Airmen from the Langley AFB,

  • Insurgent to ambassador: journal editor tells harrowing tale

    When Algerian-born Remy Mauduit, editor of the new French edition of the Air and Space Power Journal, sees terrorism and insurgency taking place in Iraq, he recalls a time when he, too, was an insurgent. Life was not good for Algerian citizens in the early 1950s. After French colonization, native

  • Report on Airman's death released

    The Air Force today released a report of investigation into the death of Airman Basic Joshua M. Rolfe, citing the cause of death as a rare, pre-existing heart condition known as cardiac arrhythmia secondary to the right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia -- a condition that occurs when the muscle

  • Year-long deployments have many benefits, entitlements

    While most deployments are around 120 days for Air Force members, some are much longer. Currently there are approximately 200 positions available for year-long deployments. These deployments have certain entitlements not associated with typical-length deployments. "We want to make sure everyone is

  • Bone marrow matches -- Civilian gets chance to help leukemia patient

    Answering the phone can be a joy, an aggravation, a mindless routine -- or an opportunity to save a life. Seven years ago, when Cindy Milford participated in a bone marrow registration drive at Keesler, she was told the odds of being contacted as a donor were very slim. So, she put that prospect out

  • Coming to shore - first AF Combat Dive Course class graduates

    During the final test, teams of two kicked subsurface in murky water for 2,000 meters to reach the shore. Their goal was to hit a precise targeted objective there without being spotted by anyone on boat or land. An underwater compass and a buddy harnessed three feet from their bodies provided

  • Airman rescues man from overturned car

    March 6, Airman 1st Class George Olivo III, 81st Civil Engineer Squadron, received a phone call from his sick wife, Anna, asking him to take her to their physician. Little did he know the drive to his Biloxi apartment would end up being a heroic event. "I was driving westbound on Highway 90 behind a

  • Hall of Famer takes flight at Luke

    A Major League Baseball Hall of Famer added "F-16 ride" to his list of career accomplishments after a visit to Luke Air Force Base March 22. In addition to flying, the Kansas City Royals' George Brett also met Airmen from across the base and signed hundreds of autographs. Some Airmen who waited in