Around the Air Force

This edition features stories on the Royal Air Force Mildenhall post office surging with mail since air travel resumed after interruptions due to the recent Icelandic volcanic eruption, jets leaving Spangdahlem's flight line as part of the Combat Air Force Restructuring Plan, a Teddy Bear Clinic for military children in Japan, a security forces Airman who earned the Bronze Star by mentoring Iraqi...

This edition features stories on Advanced Medical Directives, also known as a Healthcare Power of Attorney, the ground breaking ceremony for the Fisher House at the Dover Air Force Base Mortuary Affairs Operations Center, Airman at Lajes Field holding a Healthy Eating and Cooking class as part of the Air Force Fit Family program, Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC] visiting Spangdahlem Air Base a...

This edition features stories on the ground breaking for a new Fisher House at Dover Air Force Base, the funeral for the late Polish air force commander, Andrez Blasik, who was recently killed in a military air craft crash in Smolensk, Russia. Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, and many other top Polish military leaders were also killed in the crash, and Airmen known as the Hurricane Hunters prepar...

This edition features stories on a new Fisher House for families of fallen service members, the AFPAK program teaching service members to speak Afghan languages and the preparation for the Warrior Games. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features stories on a Load Diffuser Exercise, Exercise Cope West 2010 and JTAC training in Exercise Flying Rhino. Hosted by Master Sgt. Shawn Sprayberry.

This edition features a story on Time Magazine holding a gala celebration for its 100 most influential people of the year, an Airman who was in the first class of women to attend the Air Force Academy, and one of the first female fighter pilots in the Air Force. Hosted by Master Sgt. Shawn Sprayberry.

This edition features stories on Air Force senior leaders meeting at Maxwell Air Force Base for the 2010 Senior Enlisted Leaders Summit, Weapons Load Crews at Spangdahlem Air Base holding a load crew competition, the Air Force's Reserve Generation Band performing for Soldiers south of Baghdad, Airmen and Soldiers at Suwon Air Base competing in a 10-mile run, kids at Aviano Air Base going through a...

This edition features stories on how the Air Force Retiree Council continues to provide services for the retiree community, Airmen turning over weather information dissemination to Iraqi Weather Officers, and an Air Force child who made an award winning video celebrating his family during the Year of the Air Force Family. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features stories on the first Polish student to attend Kisling NCO Academy, Marines coming home from Afghanistan and Passport Outreach Day. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features stories on the opening ceremonies of the Warrior Games, the Gulf oil spill cleanup efforts, Police Week, the Gateway to Reading program and an advanced course in Intelligence Analysis. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on officials seeking Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty from Sept. 1, 2001 through Sept. 30, 2009, for special pay compensation eligibility during the time they were affected, Airmen training at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for Hurricane season preparedness, fitness specialists at Langley Base keeping Airmen surpassing their fitness goals through the "Bac...

This edition features stories on the Air Force team winning the bronze medal in the Wheelchair Basketball event at the inaugural Wounded Warrior Games, the Air Force Uniform Board rescinding a ruling from last summer on uniform boot-blousing options, the ground breaking ceremony for the new F-22 Raptor repair facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam [JBPHH], officials reviewing a new process for...

This edition features stories on the Air Force Sitting Volleyball Team advancing to the semi-finals in the inaugural Warrior Games, Yokota Airmen working with their Japanese counterparts during a joint air drop, the Defense Department launching the Military Family Life Project, an Airman who uses his 18 years experience as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller [JTAC] to train the next generation of F...

This edition features stories on the Senior Enlisted Leader Summit, Airmen training with taser weapons, Shutta Crum visiting children on Misawa Air Base and the Air Force Cycling Team at the Warrior Games. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard

This edition features stories on NORAD dispatching F-16's after an ultralight that crossed from Mexico to Arizona, delivering aid to flooded Tajikistan, medical evacuations at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan and force protection escorts at Bagram Airfield's flightline. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on the first two F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters arriving at Edwards Air Force Base, Romanian aero medical evacuation personnel receiving training from the U.S. counterparts during Carpathian Summer 2010, Misawa residents participating in the Ident-A-Kid childhood identification program during National Police Week, the 31st annual Contel Special Olympics at Mi...

This edition features stories on a recall of defective combat helmets, advice for Airmen facing unemployment, Airmen helping a Navajo community and a Loyalty Day Parade. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on the nation's longest running Armed Forces Day Parade, Airmen at Langley Air Force Base having the effects of being a good or bad Wingmanship reinforced for Wingmen-Stand-Down Day, a group of Incirlik Security Forces Airmen showing some area children about being a cop as a part of a celebration for National Police Week, a seasoned drummer who coaches United States F...

This edition features stories on U.S. Cyber Command, total force integration, combatives training and secure social media. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on NATO readiness, emergency response training, Incirlik Air Base's welding shop, Spouse Appreciation Day and military dentists helping in African Lion 2010. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on Air Force Civil Service growing, a joint nation exercise in Romania named Carpathian Summer, disaster training and position classification conversion. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features storyies on the X-51A Waverider, the R-Q-4 Global Hawk, the Innovative Readiness Training Program, Adm. Mike Mullen delivering a graduation address and a New Balance shoe clinic. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features the Afghan National Army [ANA] Air Corps Commander visiting some of the U.S. Air Force's major commands, this year's Air Force International Affairs Excellence award winner, Master Sgt. Cameron Rogers, spending time with the ANA Air Corps, Afghan air crews making land mark strides in their operations, Security Forces Airmen at Lajes Field hosting a shooting competition open t...

This edition features stories on Memorial Day ceremonies held in Paris, France, Airmen postal clerk on Papa Air Base in Hungary keeping Airmen connected through the mail and social media sites opening to Airmen. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features a stories about service members working with Afghanistan leaders to help rebuild Afghan communities, story service members learning to repair unfamiliar aircraft, a high level review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and Memorial Day Air Show in Janesville, Wis., Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard