Tag Archives: U.S. Air

Housing assistance checks finally in the mail

About 20 checks have been cut under the newly expanded Homeowners Assistance Program, aimed at helping military homeowners caught in the housing market downturn.Air Force Maj. John Orchard of Colorado Springs, Colo., received the first check issued under the new … Continue reading

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Maintenance problems caused F-16 mishap

An F-16 accident that sent two loaded external fuel tanks crashing near Italian homes was the result of maintainers ignoring technical orders, an accident investigation concluded in a report issued Monday.The 370-gallon tanks struck close to several residences and buildings … Continue reading

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Iraqi air force assumes control of their C-130 operations

Iraqi air force officials officially began fully independent C-130 air operations Sept. 29, marking the end of the U.S. C-130 air advisory mission here. A ceremony deactivating the U.S. Air Force’s 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and marking assumption of … Continue reading

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Africa command trains local airmen

Uganda’s air arm doesn’t own any planes. What the pilots fly, a civilian version of the C-130, belong to a private company.In L-100s, the Ugandan airmen deliver troops and humanitarian aid. They don’t know how to perform airdrops, though — … Continue reading

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Air Force marathon draws record crowd

Nearly 10,000 runners — an almost 35 percent increase from 2008 and the highest-ever turnout — participated Sept. 19 in the U.S. Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.The 13th annual marathon included the first visit by an … Continue reading

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Canadian to head NATO probe of Afghan bombing

A Canadian fighter pilot is heading the NATO and joint investigation into the disputed bomb attack before dawn Sept. 4 in Kunduz, Afghanistan.Named Wednesday to lead the panel was Maj. Gen. C.S. Sullivan, a CF-18 pilot now serving in Afghanistan … Continue reading

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Secretary Donley visits deployed servicemembers

<img border="0" style="margin-right:15px" src="http://www.militarylearningcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/902f4_090826-F-1234S-001.jpg" Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley met with deployed servicemembers Aug. 26 at an air base in Southwest Asia and visited base facilities there during a brief stop on his tour of the U.S. Central … Continue reading

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