Air Force Week takes off with Bridesburg parade

Airmen paraded down the streets of Bridesburg adorned with red, white and blue flags and banners May 26 to kick off not only Air Force Week in Philadelphia but also the city's annual Memorial Day parade Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, the commander of Air Mobility Command, led a contingent of Airmen and

Airmen with pride

Armed Forces Freedom Ride comes through McGuire

Friends with Philly: Mayor, commander exchange keys, proclaim Air Force Week in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Col. Balan Ayyar, 305th Air Mobility Wing commander, exchanged "Keys to the City" and "Keys to the C-17" during the proclamation signing of Air Force Week in Philadelphia in City Hall May 21. The proclamation is a symbol on behalf of the people of Philadelphia

Remembering Major Woods: How a granddaughter learns about a man through ‘Nana’

Courtney Woods wasn't around when her grandfather, Maj. Robert F. Woods, disappeared in Vietnam on June 26, 1968. As a matter of fact, her father Chuck was only eight years old when the major disappeared. Now living in Rochester, Minn., after growing up in Albuquerque, N.M., the young adult and