Airmen visit Colombian orphanage during Rio Negro air show

 Airmen from Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), the 33rd Fighter Wing and the 305th Air Mobility Wing visited the ALDEAS SOS orphanage outside Medellín, Colombia June 26; leaving the flight line of the RIO NEGRO air and trade show to meet members of the local community and learn about the

Master, tech virtual promotion release an overall success

It was deathly quiet at 7:45 a.m. at the Air Force Personnel Center on July 26. Here, and around the world, noncommissioned officers eligible for promotion to technical and master sergeant hit the Internet, hoping someone had posted the promotion list prior to the 8 a.m. scheduled release. At 7:59

Air Mobility Command seeks more efficient fuel practices to conserve energy

The pinch at the pump isn't just hitting cars. As oil prices continue to soar, Air Mobility Command is looking for even more ways to lower the amount of aviation fuel used by its fleet of airlifters and tankers. An Air Force study using 2006 data revealed aviation fuel accounts for 82 percent of the

AFPC on target to complete AEF merger

Vince Fonner walks into the newly constructed operations center at the Air Force Personnel Center here to check on a couple of new high-resolution monitors. He nods his approval as workers begin to carefully position them in the work areas. Although some keyboard trays need to be installed and a few

Early preparation key for NORI

Base personnel are urged to prepare for the upcoming Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection in 2009. The NORI, held prior to the ORI, will evaluate the wing on its ability to support U.S. Strategic Command and its global mission. The wing will generate a required amount of aircraft and aircrews to

'Don't get the rear, win it all' at Combat Field Day

The 818th Contingency Response Group "took the head" at the 621st Contingency Response Wing's bi-annual Combat Field Day here June 27, winning five of the seven events. The wing was divided into four teams: the 816th Contingency Response Group, the 817th Contingency Response Group, the 818th CRG and

Fleeting moment

Program offers enlisted members chance to LEAD

Enlisted Airmen with eyes on U.S. Air Force Academy appointments may have their chance to become an officer through the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program. The program, initiated in 1995 by Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, the former Air Force chief of staff, delegates authority to unit and wing

Tuskegee Airman dies

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Dryden, 87, one of the famed "Tuskegee Airmen" who broke the military's color barrier by becoming a World War II fighter pilot, died June 24 in Atlanta. Colonel Dryden was born Sept. 16, 1920 in New York City to Jamaican parents. He graduated from Peter Stuyvesant High

AAFES Offers Aspiring Young Writers Opportunity for Great Prizes

School may be out for the summer, but the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has one more assignment for military dependents. The "Back-To-School Essay Contest" will give students in grades first through twelfth the opportunity to submit an essay of 200 words or less on "What AAFES means to