34th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins Feb. 12

Every year around this time Air Force members get a great opportunity to take care of their own during the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. This year's campaign runs from Feb. 12 to May 4, and benefits active duty, Reserve, Guard, and retired Airmen -- and their surviving spouses and families.

AETC commander visits 381st Training Group

The commander of Air Education and Training Command brought community leaders from around the country to the 381st Training Group Jan. 30-31 to show how space and missile operators and maintainers are trained. Gen. William R. Looney III brought 24 civilians to Vandenberg in his first AETC

Air Force kicks off NASCAR season at Daytona

The Air Force begins its seventh year of sponsorship in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series when the No. 21 car begins the 2007 season Feb. 10 at the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, Fla. The Air Force No. 21 car, owned by Wood Brothers Racing/JTG Organization, features a new paint

361st TRS Airman killed en route to Tyndall

Airman 1st Class Joseph Kitzmiller could barely keep from laughing as he stood in a room Feb. 2, telling a story of a man of small stature who lived life as a giant. The 23-year-old Airman told of countless times students in the 361st Training Squadron's Aerospace Propulsion course would holler out

Iraqi AMOC graduate dies in suspected attack

Iraqi Air Force Col. Ahmed A. Al Amran left Sheppard with the dream of making a war-torn Iraq a better place ... to make his increasingly dangerous neighborhood in Baghdad a safe haven where children could run and play in the streets. That dream was cut short Jan. 28 when he was killed in a

Second Purple Heart and Bronze Star awarded to explosive ordnance disposal heroes

Two recently deployed Airmen from the 314th Airlift Wing received honors in a ceremony here Jan. 30. Staff Sgt. Matthew Patnaude received his second Purple Heart and Staff Sgt. Lawrence Lipinski was awarded the Bronze Star. Both Airmen are 314th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal

The Fray tears through CAFB

Air University debuts strategic publication, seeks articles for inaugural issue

Air University announces the debut of a publication that will serve as a forum for the critical examination of and debate about contemporary national defense topics, and is inviting authors to share their perspectives on strategic issues in today's headlines. Topics of discussion within the pages of

Night Vision Goggle Academic Instructor training debuts at Randolph

Randolph sets a new training milestone Monday as it begins its first Air Force Night Vision Goggle Academic Instructor course. The course, which has been conducted under the Air Force Research Laboratory in Mesa, Ariz., since the early 1990's, was officially transferred to the Air Education and

Load crew competition 2006