A tribute to a warrior, patriot and hero to all Airmen

I am the very proud son of an American fighter pilot, one of that treasured group who served in three wars, built an Air Force, and gave it an enduring example of courage and mission success. My dad was a hero. As a young man, I asked him who his combat heroes were; he gave me only two names. One

Air Force seeking ideas to solve real-world challenges

For the first time in its history, the U.S. Air Force is seeking input from the public to help solve three real-world, unclassified projects. Known as "The Air Force Collaboratory," the Air Force's newest STEM initiative goes live Thursday on www.airforce.com/collaboratory. The educational online

Sheppard Airman found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in death of base civilian employee

A senior airman assigned to the 82nd Dental Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base was sentenced to 30 months confinement, a bad conduct discharge and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade after admitting she drove drunk and caused an off-base vehicle collision resulting in the death of a base

The Honorable Jessica L. Wright visits Joint Base San Antonio

Fairchild Rescue Flight rescues injured horseback rider

Airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., rescued a 66-year-old male July 21 near McCall, Idaho, after he was kicked by his horse and injured his hip and leg.The victim, John Beeh, was on his way via horseback with his wife and another couple to camp at 20-Mile Lake when the incident occurred. He

Construction on track for F-35 basing at Luke AFB

Once just plans on paper, the F-35 training facilities at Luke Air Force Base are quickly becoming a reality. The Air Force announced just less than a year ago that Luke would be the training site for the new F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation fighter jet that will eventually phase out the

Eglin F-35 squadron wins command maintenance award

The 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received Air Education and Training Command's Maintenance Effectiveness Award in the small aircraft maintenance category. The unit beat out more established legacy fighter aircraft squadrons for the award. The award winners now compete for Air Force

LEAP accepting officer applications through Sept. 5

The Language Enabled Airman Program is currently accepting officer applications for the fall 2013 selection board. LEAP is a career-spanning program to identify, develop and sustain Airmen's foreign language and cultural capabilities. The application period for the fall 2013 selection board closes

15th CMSAF visits Altus AFB, talks core values

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (ret.) Rodney McKinley shared his experiences and gave advice to Airmen during his visit to Altus AFB, July 19, 2013.After meeting with Altus AFB's senior leaders, McKinley met with the Senior NCO inductees who are to be honored at the SNCO Induction Ceremony

Extraordinary medical breakthroughs; Air Force makes them possible

Imagine a world with no cellphones, computers or electricity; no television to watch your favorite sitcom, and no cars to meet up with your friends or medicine to cure you when you're sick.Many aspects of our lives would cease to exist without science and technology; the lives of today's warfighters