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Air Force cutting its fighter fleet

By fall, 250 fighters will be in the boneyard and the 4,000 airmen who fly or fix them will have new jobs, according to an officer overseeing the aircraft drawdown.The first planes head for retirement April 1; if all goes … Continue reading

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Black boots may be phased out after 2011

Black boots out. Green leather boots in. You could see the new color as early as this year.Green leather got the thumbs up shortly after four variations were tested by airmen at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.The decision, announced Jan. … Continue reading

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AF hands out awards to 16 units

Sixteen units have been honored with 2008-09 Air Force Unit Awards. The winners are as follows:Gallant Unit Citation— 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla. for the period of Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2007.Meritorious Unit Award— 4th Expeditionary … Continue reading

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EOD airmen, strategist pulled long deployments

The deployment numbers break down the same whether you’re looking at airframe or Air Force Specialty Code.You hit the road a lot last year if you worked in reconnaissance, special operations, mobility, security, vehicle operations or civil engineering, according to … Continue reading

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Airmen providing relief after Haiti quake

Barely a day had passed since a massive earthquake had devastated Haiti and yet special operations airmen swarmed on the ground of the tiny island nation.Pararescuemen fanned out into the capital city of Port-au-Prince, sifting through rubble for survivors, and … Continue reading

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Report: Pilot error caused F-16s to collide

Pilot error led to the fatal collision of two F-16 Fighting Falcons on an Oct. 15 training mission off the coast of South Carolina, an Air Combat Command report released Monday concluded.Killed in the accident was Capt. Nicholas Giglio of … Continue reading

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Former AF chief of staff Allen dies

Gen. Lew Allen Jr., the 10th chief of staff of the Air Force, died Monday in Potomac Falls, Va., at the age of 84.During his tenure as chief of staff, which lasted from July 1978 until his retirement in July … Continue reading

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Air Force officials activate newest expeditionary unit

The Air Force’s newest expeditionary unit, the 586th Expeditionary Support Squadron, was activated in a special ceremony Jan. 2 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Col. John Williams, 586th Air Expeditionary Group commander, passed command of the newly formed … Continue reading

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12 things you need to know for the new year

As with any new year, 2010 undoubtedly will bring changes. For airmen, the start of the next decade means a tougher PT test, uncertain prospects for a bigger paycheck, the chance of being deployed to Afghanistan and more mandatory training.Here’s … Continue reading

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Airman sees Christmas spirit in Afghanistan

Maj. Tobin Griffeth, a legal officer from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, was featured recently in the San Antonio Express-News for a goodwill mission he helped foster while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Major Griffeth, a University of Texas graduate, … Continue reading

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