• 101 CDOS: Week 4: Swimming Safety

    An afternoon at the pool or beach is a great way to escape summer heat. Follow these tips to keep you and the young swimmers in your life safe in the water: Learn to swim. This might seem obvious, but the best way you can stay safe around water is to know how to swim. Learning to swim and learning

  • 18th AGRS's Soviet kitsch gets them into bad-guy role

    The walls are decorated with old Soviet Union propaganda, urging admirers of the art to note a "Glory to the Soviet People--The Creator of Powerful Aviation", and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics flags with the infamous hammer and sickle graphic are spread throughout the building. However, these

  • Able to fight, equipped to defend

    With today's military operations tempo, many Americans picture military members deployed and the news tends to report on what servicemembers bring to the fight in locations like Iraq, Afghanistan and other far-off lands. But while the United States' men and women in uniform uphold freedom on foreign

  • COMPACAF: Leadership and Accountability

    This week, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates nominated Michael Donley to serve as Secretary of the Air Force, and General Norton Schwartz to serve as Air Force Chief of Staff. As you know, both Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley resigned

  • Wing slogan contest ends; winner announced June 4

    The winner to the wing slogan contest was announced June 4 during the 354th Fighter Wing Commander's Call at the base theater. The contest began as entries were accepted between Jan. 17 to Feb. 15. A committee of representatives from each group was designated to weed through the submitted slogans

  • The enlisted perspective: Excellence in All We Do

    These are challenging times for the Air Force. This is not the first time our Air Force has faced challenges. Airmen confronted challenges during World War II, such as when the Doolittle Raiders launched their B-25B bombers from a tiny aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean to strike at Tokyo, Japan.