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  • RAF Alconbury hosts multi-national POW/MIA remembrance run

    It was his 23rd mission - flying directly over Hanoi, North Vietnam, Oct. 26, 1967. Everything was fine until "a Russian missile the size of a telephone pole came up."The sky was full of them, the U.S. Navy pilot said. It blew the right wing off his Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and sent him into an

  • SACEUR dedicates new NIFC building

    During a ceremony at RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom, Sept. 3, U.S. Air Force Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, unveiled the dedication plaque for the new NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre.   Established October 2006, the NIFC functions as a multi-national intelligence

  • New 3rd Air Force commander talks priorities, shares experiences

    Lt. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, outlined his priorities, challenges, leadership philosophy and personal experiences during an interview here Sept. 2.Roberson indicated that he has three top priorities: motivational mission accomplishment,

  • A generation's lullaby: JROTC cadets reflect on 9/11

    With his blue, button-down shirt, black slacks and matching carry-on satchel, Mohammed Atta looked like a stereotypical businessman trying to catch a commuter flight at Portland International Jetport, Maine. He, and his travelling companion, Abdulaziz al-Omari, passed through security and boarded a

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Forward, Ready, Now: RAF Fairford welcomes POTUS

    With the distinctive sound of rubber meeting cement at high velocity, Air Force One touched down at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 3. Aboard the highly-customized Boeing 747-200B, President Barack Obama prepared to disembark and travel to Wales to attend the 2014 NATO Summit - the largest

  • Portrait of an active shooter

    A thin sliver of light shone through the break between two heavy, dark curtains. No one saw, no one noticed the slight, almost imperceptible, movement of fabric. Everyone's attention was focused at the base of the stage where Col. Douglas Mellars, 422nd Air Base Group commander, was briefing Airmen