Tag Archives: Texas

Holloman chimps at center of controversy

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Angel

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A decision to move 186 chimpanzees from a facility at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. to Texas is pitting government officials and scientists against a coalition of elected officials and animal rights advocates, including New Mexico’s governor … Continue reading →

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Air Force bids farewell to T-43

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Angel

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Air Force’s “flying classroom” made a final pass through clear skies here Friday to celebrate the end of nearly four decades of training more than 25,000 navigators.

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Airmen picked for nurse commissioning program

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Angel

The Air Force has selected 45 airmen to attend the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, officials announced Monday. The May 2010 NECP board met at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, to consider 53 applicants. Eight … Continue reading →

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Hood suspect to make first court appearance

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Angel

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding dozens more, was to make his first military courtroom appearance Tuesday as his attorney seeks to delay the case.

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Man faked his way into Army as an NCO

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Angel

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas man with no military experience tricked the Army into letting him enter a reserve unit as a noncommissioned officer earlier this year, a deception that placed an untrained soldier in a leadership position in … Continue reading →

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New Noncommissioned Officer Academy to open at Sheppard AFB

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Angel

Air Force officials announced plans May 7 to open an Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The academy is scheduled to open its doors to technical sergeants in early 2011, with an initial expected graduation … Continue reading →

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Afghan flies cargo mission, adds milestone

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Angel

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — First Lt. Fariz Mohammad Ramaki of the Afghan National Air Corps can add another first to his name. The 28-year-old junior officer is the first Afghan to fly a combat mission in a cargo fixed-wing aircraft … Continue reading →

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Guardsmen, senators rip Air Force C-130 plan

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Angel

Guardsmen and lawmakers are up in arms over an Air Force plan to cut 21 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air National Guard’s inventory in fiscal 2011. The Air Force’s budget calls for 12 C-130s to be transferred from several … Continue reading →

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W.Va. Guard chief: We can’t lose 2 C-130s

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Angel

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Adjutant General Allen Tackett is sounding the alarm that an Air Force proposal could cost the state’s Air National Guard two C-130 cargo planes.“It’s a plane grab, that’s all it is,” Tackett said. “The Air … Continue reading →

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Hand transplant could give hope to others

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Angel

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — A retired master sergeant who lost her hand nine years ago when a package bomb exploded here is the first woman in the U.S. to receive a hand transplant. Now she believes her surgery, … Continue reading →

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