Airman articles from April 2003

Airman archives from April 2003

The ultimate high ground. (A Centennial of Flight Special Feature).(American usage of space technology)
April 1, 2003... Space technology gave the United States the upper hand during the Cold War, helped President John F. Kennedy make decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis and continues to serve the United States from its perch in the heavens. It's...

Grinding it out. (Airman's World).(Kadena Air Base grinds debris to mulch)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Kadena Air Base, Japan - Jimmy Schwartz, director of the base recovery and recycling program, surveys a mountain range of mulched trees, wood and debris created by a DuraTech HD-12 Tub Grinder (background). Purchased in 2000, the grinder...

Five officer specialties receiving bonus. (Airman's World).(Air Force's critical skills retention bonus)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Randolph Air Force Base, Texas -- More than 6,000 officers in five critical skill career fields are eligible to receive a retention bonus of up to $40,000--$10,000 per year for up to four years--as a result of the Air Force's critical skills...

Footsteps in the sky. (Airman's World).(militay pilots Henry and Todd Canterbury)
April 1, 2003... Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. -- Something can be said for following in your father's footsteps, but what if the only trail he leaves behind is a stream of smoke across the sky? After graduating in the first class of the Air Force Academy,...

Little Rock adds mounted patrol. (Airman's World).(314th Security Forces Squadron)
April 1, 2003... Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. -- The 314th Mission Support Group brought new additions to Task Force Rock--three horses for the new 314th Security Forces Squadron mounted patrol. The horse patrol covers a designated area of the base...

'One nation, one moment'. (Airman's World).(moment of remembrance on Memorial Day)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Washington, D.C. -- The White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance has designated a moment of reflection on Memorial Day. At .3 p.m. on May 26, the commission asks that Americans stop what they're doing for one minute and...

Dirty work. (Airman's World).(decontamination shelters)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Osan Air Base, Korea -- Airman 1st Class Steven Randolph and Senior Airman Roger Richard decontominated Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Endow as he processed through the small shelter patient decontamination system. The 51st Medical Group operated the...

Civil Reserve Air Fleet Stage I activates for only second time in history. (Airman's World).
April 1, 2003... Scott Air Force Base, Ill.--To augment Air Mobility Command aircraft in deploying U.S. troops to the Persian Gulf, Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet activated in February for only the second time in its 51-year history, according to the...

Get real get fit: Break the excuse barrier. (Airman Consumer).(physical fitness for air force personnel)
April 1, 2003... The truth of the matter is, as members of the world's premier air and space force, it's part of our job to be in shape. Every year, we're examined for fitness with the cycle ergometry test, and soon we're going to have to do--ugh!--sit-ups and...

Air mail.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2003... Safety first On the front cover of the November [2002] issue, there's a picture of members of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron preparing to deploy. The person to the far left in the picture has his hand over the muzzle of the M-249 automatic...

Bringing the iron rain: to 'grunts' on the ground, the trusty A-10 is heaven sent.
April 1, 2003... An A10 takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for another sortie in support of the war on terrorism. The high-pitch whine of its engines overhead means firepower and protection to coalition forces on the gound and possible swift and...

Flying in the face of the enemy.(pilot fights breast cancer)
April 1, 2003... Capt. Leslie Picht was about to fight the battle of her life against an enemy she couldn't see, but could feel. The first battle shot was fired the night she performed a breast self-exam--her first--and discovered a lump in her right...

Practicing for perfection: A day in the life of a Thunderbird pilot.
April 1, 2003... 0445 Wake-up - Capt. Chris Callaghan turns off the screeching alarm clock. He quietly gathers his clothes so he doesn't wake his pregnant wife, Kelly, then showers, dons his tailored flight suit and silently shuffles out his bedroom door. ...

Born to be mild: meet Koushin's Cruizerz Wanna-be rebels with a cause.
April 1, 2003... Get your motor runnin', Head out on the highway These are Koushin's Cruizerz, a gang of rough-looking bikers who motor rumbling American-made motorcycles between the rice paddies outside Misawa Air Base, Japan, on a mission to satisfy their...

Silent wings of history: Retired major remembers an often-forgotten aerial program.(American Glider Program)
April 1, 2003... When 81-year-old Dominic Devito, a retired major, decided to enlist in the Army Air Corps in 1942, it was because of his fascination for planes. But some of his fondest memories came from the glider program -- a little-known "weapon system" of...

Red Horse Construction. (Final Frame).(photo caption)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Air Force workers from the 819th and 219th Expeditionary Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers units guide a K-span arch supported by a 60-ton crane into place while constructing a new transportation building....