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Tag Archives: S.C.
Records: Sen. candidate was subpar airman
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Surprise U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene frequently mentions his 13 years of military service, but records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show that the veteran who has called himself an “American hero” was considered a lackluster … Continue reading
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
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 … Continue reading
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
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 … Continue reading
Major trapped in rubble of Port-au-Prince hotel
Every time Peggy Bourland watches another survivor get rescued from under a collapsed building in Haiti, she asks the same question: “Why can’t it be my husband?”Air Force Maj. Ken Bourland is trapped under Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince after a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ala, Anderson, Andrew, Birmingham, California, california earthquake, Caribbean, Charley, Division, Dominican Republic, earthquake, Fairfax County, Fla., Haiti, Huey, Iraq, Kellie Bourland, Ken, Ken Bourland, Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, Maj. Ken Bourland, Miami, Montana, Myrtle Beach, Peggy, Peggy Bourland, Port-au-Prince, S.C., U.S., U.S. Embassy, Va., Weston
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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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Tagged Base, Bryant, Capt. Lee Bryant, Capt. Nicholas Giglio, Force Base, Maj. Gen. Stanley Kresge, night vision goggles, Pilot, S.C., Shaw, Shaw Air, South Carolina
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AFCent commander: Short tours best
The commander overseeing the Air Force’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan favors short tours in the war zones, despite a call by the Pentagon for yearlong deployments for instructors, and envisions airmen someday being stationed in the Persian Gulf with … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Base, Command, Force Base, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, Middle East, Pacific, Prince Sultan Air, Robert Gates, S.C., Saudi Arabia, Shaw Air, shaw air force, Southern Watch, the Gulf, the Persian Gulf, U.S., U.S. Air
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Authorities call off search for missing F-16 pilot
Authorities are still looking for the wreckage of an F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed with its pilot into the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina’s coast Oct. 15. An official at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., said Oct. 19 that there … Continue reading
Posted in Air Force
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Capt. Lee Bryant, Capt. Nicholas Giglio, Charleston, f 16 fighting falcon, Folly Beach, Force Base, Oct, S.C., Shaw AFB, Shaw Air, South Carolina
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General officer assignments released
The Air Force Chief of Staff on Oct. 16 announced the following general officer assignments:* Maj. Gen. Hank C. Morrow, commander of 1st Air Force, Air Combat Command, and commander of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, at … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Alaska, american aerospace defense, Brig Gen. Marvin T, Brig. Gen. Mark W, Col. Jerry P, commander, Dean, Fla., Force Base, Ill., Kabul, Maj. Gen. Garry C, Maj. Gen. Hank C, Maj. Gen. Harold L, Mitchell, Norfolk, Ohio, Pacific, S.C., Scott Air, Shaw Air, U.S., U.S. Liaison, united arab emirates, Va., Wright-Patterson
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Debris found during search for F-16 pilot
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Debris and an oil slick were spotted in the Atlantic off the South Carolina coast as the search expanded Friday for an F-16 fighter pilot whose jet collided with another during night training exercises.”We did have a … Continue reading
No retroactive early retirement for reserves
Congressional negotiators blamed themselves for leaving intact a reserve retirement formula that treats the 600,000 National Guard and reserve members who mobilized before Jan. 28, 2008, differently from those who mobilized later.Negotiators who prepared the final version of the 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Defense, Ga., military retirement benefits, Rep. Joe Wilson, S.C.
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