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Female WWII pilots receive medals
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Angel Jean Springer was 22 when she joined a new corps of female pilots needed to help the country in World War II. Now 89, the Cincinnati woman is in Washington today with about 180 other former fliers finally to receive the nation's thanks. Congress is awarding the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor, to members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, a... Read More » -
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Gates visits Afghan town cleared by Marines
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Angel NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, aiming to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan, took a brief, heavily guarded walk Tuesday down a rutted street in this scruffy market town where the Taliban lobbed mortars at U.S. forces only weeks ago. Now Zad was the scene of first significant military push after Presi... Read More » -
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Northrop won’t bid on Air Force tanker
Published on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Angel Northrop Grumman today confirmed that it will not bid for the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest, saying the solicitation favors rival Boeing’s smaller 767-based offering. “Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit a bid to the Department of Defense for the KC-X program,” Northrop president Wes Bush said in a late afternoon stat... Read More » -
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Northrop won’t bid on Air Force tanker
Published on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Angel Northrop Grumman today confirmed that it will not bid for the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest, saying the solicitation favors rival Boeing’s smaller 767-based offering. “Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit a bid to the Department of Defense for the KC-X program,” Northrop president Wes Bush said in a late afternoon stat... Read More » -
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Select bases begin using new civilian applica...
Published on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Angel The planned Feb. 22 rollout of a civilian hiring test initiative activated on schedule, requiring current Air Force civilian employees to follow new procedures when applying for jobs at select bases. Air Force civilians applying for jobs at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Osan Air Base, South Korea; or any of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases will apply for vaca... Read More » -
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Navy’s Haiti duties winding down
Published on Sunday, March 7, 2010 by Angel PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Even though the Navy and the Marine Corps were all but finished with their missions here in early March, local officials said the real work in Haiti is only just beginning. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship Comfort had discharged its last patient. The Seabees, Navy divers and Army engineers charged with reopening the wrecked port... Read More » -
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More want combat element in fitness test
Published on Sunday, March 7, 2010 by Angel Run a mile and a half. Do as many push-ups as you can in a minute. Ditto for sit-ups. And have your waist measured. Now, compare the Air Force physical training test to the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test: Sprint 880 yards, a half-mile. Lift a 30-pound ammo can from your chest over your head as many times as you can in two minutes. And, finally, navigate a 300-yard o... Read More » -
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Plan lays out aircraft acquisition through 20...
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force is taking a long look down the road at buying and fielding new airplanes. Mandated by Congress, the “Aircraft Investment Plan” maps out how many planes the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy plan to buy through 2020 and sets goals for 2021-2040. It does not include helicopters. The report calls for a joint approach to long-range strike and elec... Read More » -
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Plan lays out aircraft acquisition through 20...
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force is taking a long look down the road at buying and fielding new airplanes. Mandated by Congress, the “Aircraft Investment Plan” maps out how many planes the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy plan to buy through 2020 and sets goals for 2021-2040. It does not include helicopters. The report calls for a joint approach to long-range strike and elec... Read More » -
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Reservist in private plane aids C-17
Published on Friday, March 5, 2010 by Angel A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from TV’s “MacGyver” — except this action hero spells his name M-c-G-u-y-v-e-r. Tech. Sgt. Alec McGuyver was in a Cessna 340, head... Read More »