Airman articles from January 2003

Airman archives from January 2003

Riding the wings of change.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... We're quickly closing in on 100 years of powered flight. It doesn't seem possible to have advanced from the Wright Flyer to the F/A-22 and beyond in such a relatively short time. Launched by the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk,...

Structured to win wars. (Organization).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... America's Air Force had its origin early in the last century. It was mainly a dream then, with a few spindly aircraft owned by the Army's Signal Corns. Because of people with great vision -- pioneers who foresaw the airplane's military...

Air Force leadership. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Each of you should be extremely proud of your service in the war against terrorism, from expeditionary operations to your daily efforts that deliver readiness, health, security and morale to our force. As we move forward, we must remain...

12 Outstanding Airmen of 2002.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Senior Master Sgt Edy D. Agee U S Air Forces in Europe Chief, Management and Systems 39th Supply Squadron Incirlik Air Base, Turkey A.A.S. degree Place of birth: Las Vegas, Nev. Master Sgt Bruce W. Dixon Air...

Air combat command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. Hal M. Hornburg Headquarters: Langley AFB, Va. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Daniel M. Keane Established: June 1, 1992 Web Address: http://www2.acc.af.mil Mission Operates Air Force...

Air Education and Training Command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. Donald G. Cook Headquarters: Randolph AFB, Texas Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Karl Meyers # Established: July 1, 1993 Web Address: http://ww.aetc.randolph.af.mil Mission Recruit, train...

Air Force materiel command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. Lester L. Lyles Headquarters: Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. David D. Mimms Established: July 1, 1992 Web Address: http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil Mission To plan,...

Air Force Reserve Command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Headquarters: Robins AFB, Ga. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Cheryl D. Adams Established: Feb. 17, 1997 Web Address: http://www.afrc.af.mil Mission Provides...

Air Force Space Command. (Organization).(www.spacecom.af.mil)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. Lance W. Lord Headquarters: Peterson AFB, Colo. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Ronald G. Kriete Established: Sept. 1, 1982 Web Address: http://www.spacecom.af.mil Mission Operates Air...

Air Force Special Operations Command. (Organization).(www.afsoc.af.mil)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Lt. Gen. Paul V. Hester Headquarters: Hurlburt Field, Fla. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Robert Martens Established: May 22, 1990 Web Address: http://www.afsoc.af.mil Mission Provides the air...

Air Mobility Command. (Organization).(http://public.amc.af.mil)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. John W. Handy Headquarters: Scott AFB, Ill. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Michael R. Kerver Established: June 1, 1992 Web Address: http://public.amc.af.mil/ Mission Provides airlift, air...

Pacific Air Forces. (Organization).(www2.hickam.af.mil/hqpacaf)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. William J. Begert Headquarters: Hickam AFB, Hawaii Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. David W. Popp Established: Aug. 3, 1944 Web Address: http://www2.hickam.af.mil/hqpacaf Mission Provide...

United States Air Forces in Europe. (Organization).(www.usafe.af.mil)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. Gregory S. Martin Headquarters: Ramstein AB, Germany Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Vickie C. Mauldin Established: Aug. 7, 1945 Web Address: http://www.usafe.af.mil Mission Provides...

Direct reporting units. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Direct reporting units are subdivisions of the Air Force, directly subordinate to Air Force headquarters and are separate from any major command or field operating agency due to unique missions, legal requirements or other factors. 11th...

Field operating agencies: field operating agencies are subdivisions that cany out activities under the operational control of a headquarters Air Force functional manager. (Organization).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, Orlando, Fla.: Supports development and use of the joint synthetic battlespace for training, analysis, acquisition, test and evaluation, experimentation and operations. Implements Air Force, joint...

Air National Guard. (Organization).(www.ang.af.mil)
January 1, 2003... Director: Lt. Gen. Daniel James III Headquarters: Arlington, Va. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Valerie Benton Established: Sept. 18, 1947 Web Address: http://www.ang.af.mil Mission Enforces federal...

Active Air Force Reserve & Guard facilities. (Organization).(world directory of air force bases)
January 1, 2003... Major Active Facilities Here's a list of major and minor active Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve bases facilities. It includes major commands, telephone numbers, size, location and Web site link. Abbreviation codes:...

Dedicated men and women. (Database).(air force personnel)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The strength of the Air Force is its people. Whether active duty, Guard, Reserve or civilian, they all work toward the same goal: to keep the Air Force flying, fighting and winning. Simple enough. But to accomplish that key mission for the...

Budget Facts.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... FY '03 Budget Breakdown by Categories (numbers rounded) Military Family Housing 1.4% ($1,521,113,000) Operations & Maintenance 31.4% ($33,646,501,000) Military Construction .7% ($729,463,000) Other ...

Personnel Facts.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Personnel Facts MARRIED Marital Status 59% (Total Active Force) Marital Status 56% (Active Enlisted) Source: Air Force Personnel Center (figures current as of Sept. 30, 2002)...

Military Pay.
January 1, 2003... DATABASE Military Pay 2003 Enlisted Monthly Pay Chart (Effective Jan. 1, 2003) Years of Service Pay Grade <2 2 3 4 6 8 E-1 < 4 mos 1064.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00...

Career Field Breakdown.
January 1, 2003... Career Field Breakdown Officer 10C Operations Commander 281 11A Airlift Pilot 2,935 11B Bomber Pilot 658 11E Test Pilot ...

Weapons for the fight. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... It didn't take long for aviation pioneers to see the potential of aircraft as weapons. During World War I, airmen fired side arms and rifles at each other from the open cockpits of their wood and fabric biplanes. They dropped bombs by hand...

Bombers. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... B-1B Lancer Primary function: Multirole, long-range heavy bomber. Speed: 890 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 137 ft. (79 ft. with wings swept aft), length 146 ft., height 34 ft. Range: Intercontinental. Armament: Up to 50,000 lbs. of mixed...

Fighters. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Primary function: Air superiority tactical fighter. Speed: 1,875 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 42 ft. 9 in., length 63 ft. 9 in., height 18 ft. 7 1/2 in. Range: 3,450 miles. Armament: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel gun, four...

Reconnaissance. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... RC-135S/U/V/W Rivet Joint Primary function: RC-135S/U -- scientific and technical platform; RC-135V/W -- reconnaissance. Speed: 500 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 130 ft. 10 in., length 140 ft. 6 in., height 41 ft. 8 in. Range: 3,000 miles....

Attack, observation & battle management. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II Primary function: Close air support; airborne forward air control. Speed: 420 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 57 ft. 6 in., length 53 ft. 4 in., height 14 ft. 8 in. Range: 800 miles. Armament: One GAU-8/A 30 mm seven-barrel...

Transports and special duty. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... C-5A/B Galaxy Primary function: Long-range. heavy logistics transport. Speed: 518 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 222.9 ft., length 247.1 ft., height 65.1 ft. Range: Unlimited with aerial refueling. Crew: Seven. Inventory: 79; Guard, 13;...

Tankers. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... HC-130P/N Primary function: Combat search and rescue air refueling. Speed: 289 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 132 ft. 7 in., length 98 ft. 9 in., height 38 ft. 6 in. Range: More than 4,000 miles. Crew: Nine. Inventory: 13; Guard, nine; Reserve,...

Trainers. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... T-1A Jayhawk Primary function: Tanker/airlift jet pilot trainer. Speed: 539 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 43 ft. 6 in., length 48 ft. 8 in., height 13 ft. 11 in. Range: 2,417 miles. Crew: Three. Inventory: 180. T-6A Texan II Primary...

Helicopters. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... UH-1N Huey Primary function: Support for distinguished visitors, missile sites, ranges, and search and rescue. Speed: 149 mph. Dimensions: Length 57 ft. 3 in., width 9 ft. 5 in., height 12 ft. 10 in., diameter of main rotor 48 ft.,...

Unmanned aerial reconnaissance system. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... RQ-1A/B Predator UAV Primary function: Reconnaissance and target acquisition. Speed: 84-140 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 48 ft., length 27 ft., height 7 ft. Endurance: 24 hours. Crew: Four on the ground. Inventory: Eight.

Aerial targets and decoys. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... BQM-34 Firebee Primary function: Ground launched and ground and water recoverable subscale aerial target. Speed: 288-705 mph. Dimensions: length 23 ft., width 13 ft. Endurance: 35-40 minutes. Crew: None. Inventory: 33. MQM-107 Streaker...

Strategic missiles. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... LGM-30G Minuteman III Primary function: Intercontinental ballistic missile. Speed: Approximately 15,000 mph. Dimensions: Length 60 ft., diameter 5 ft. 6 in. Range: More than 6,000 miles. Payload: Three MK-12 or MK-12A warheads. ...

Air base defense. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... M-2 .50-Caliber Machine Gun Primary function: Anti-personnel and antiaircraft weapon. Dimensions: Length 61.42 inches. Weight: 128 pounds. Bore diameter: .50 inches. Maximum effective range: 1.24 miles with tripod mount. Cyclic rate of...

Airborne tactical and defense missiles. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... AGM-65 Maverick Primary function: Air-to-surface television or infrared guided missile. Dimensions: Length 8 ft. 2 in., diameter 12 in., wingspan 2 ft. 4 in. Speed: Classified. Range: Classified. AGM-88A/B/C High-speed Antiradiation...

Launch Vehicles. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... Atlas V Primary function: Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle designed to improve space launch operability and standardization. Dimensions: Three common core boosters, each booster diameter 12 ft., 6 in. Payload capability: 42,000 pounds...

Satellites. (Weapons).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Air Force Satellite Control Network The Air Force Satellite Control Network consists of worldwide satellite operations centers comprised of remote tracking stations and command and control facilities. The facilities monitor satellites...

Air Force Aircraft Tail Markings. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... Air Force Aircraft Tail Marketings Code Aircraft AC F-16C/D AF Cessna 150, T-41, TG-3/4/7/9/11, UV-18 AK C-12J, C-130H, F-15C/D/E AK A/OA-10, F-16C/D AL F-16C/D AN C-130H, HC-130N, ...

Congratulations.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... You just qualified mentally, morally and physically for the branch of the service requiring the highest of these standards, the U.S. Air Force. Many do not make it through this process for one reason or another and never have the opportunities...

Preparation makes transition easier.
January 1, 2003... It's not unusual to feel excited or anxious about leaving for Air Force Basic Military Training. After all, you'll be separated from family and friends, which can be stressful. The key is mental and physical preparation. Getting involved...

Shipping out: preparation key to quick active duty processing.
January 1, 2003... On your date for departure to Basic Military Training, you will report to the Military Entrance Processing Station for processing to enter Air Force active duty. Your recruiter will give you a complete briefing on transportation, lodging...

Warrior week: recruits learn basic survival, combat skills during field training.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Warrior Week is a weeklong exercise that gives basic trainees a taste of Air Force deployments during the fifth week of Basic Military Training. Warrior Week was added to BMT to instill a warrior mentality, give recruits the necessary...

Contact challenging with busy training schedule.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Contacting a son, daughter or friend may be a challenge while they attend Air Force Basic Military Training. With only six-weeks at BMT, the training schedule takes most of a trainee's time with few breaks. Trainees are not allowed to access...

BMT final training week visitation times and events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2003... THURSDAY (Visitors should attend one of the four visitor briefings at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., l2.30 p.m., or 2 p.m.) 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Sign-in at the BMT Reception Center to request visitation. 4 p.m. - Airmen are released immediately...

Structured to win wars. (Organization).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... America's Air Force had its origin early in the last century. It was mainly a dream then, with a few spindly aircraft owned by the Army's Signal Corps. Because of people with great vision -- pioneers who foresaw the airplane's military...

12 Outstanding Airmen of 2002. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Senior Master Sgt Edy D. Agee U.S. Air Forces in Europe Chief, Management and Systems 39th Supply Squadron Incirlik Air Base, Turkey A.A.S. degree Place of birth: Las Vegas, Nev. Master Sgt Bruce W. Dixon ...

Air education and training command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. Donald G. Cook Headquarters: Randolph AFB, Texas Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Karl Meyers * Established: July 1, 1993 Web Address: http://www.aetc.randolph.af.mil Mission Recruit, train...

Air Force reserve command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard Ill Headquarters: Robins AFB, Ga. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Cheryl D. Adams Established: Feb. 17, 1997 Web Address: http://www.afrc.af.mil Mission Provides...

Air Force special operations command. (Organization).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Lt. Gen. Paul V. Hester Headquarters: Huriburt Field, Fla. Command Chef Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Robert Martens Established: May 22, 1990 Web Address: http://www.afsoc.af.mil Mission Provides the air...

Air mobility command. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. John W. Handy Headquarters: Scott AFB, Ill. Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Michael R. Kerver Established: June 1, 1992 Web Address: http://public.amc.af.mil/ Mission Provides airlift, air...

Pacific Air Forces. (Organization).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Commander: Gen. William J. Begert Headquarters: Hickam AFB, Hawaii Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. David W. Popp Established: Aug. 3, 1944 Web Address: http://www2.hickam.af.mil/hqpacaf Mission Provide...

Direct reporting units. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Direct reporting units are subdivisions of the Air Force, directly subordinate to Air Force headquarters and are separate from any major command or field operating agency due to unique missions, legal requirements or other factors. 11th...

Field operating agencies: field operating agencies are subdivisions that carry out activities under the operational control of a headquarters Air Force functional manager. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, Orlando, Fla.: Supports development and use of the joint synthetic battlespace for training, analysis, acquisition, test and evaluation, experimentation and operations. Implements Air Force, joint...

Active Air Force, reserve & guard facilities. (Organization).
January 1, 2003... Major Active Facilities Here's a list of major and minor active Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve bases facilities. It includes major commands, telephone numbers, size, location and Web site link. Abbreviation codes:...

Personnel Facts. (Database).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Personnel facts Marital Status 59% MARRIED (Total Active Force) Marital Status 56% MARRIED (Active Enlisted) Note: Table made from pie chart Marital Status 71% MARRIED (Active Officers)...

Military pay. (Database).(chart)
January 1, 2003... Military Pay 2003 Enlisted Monthly Pay Chart (Effective Jan. 1, 2003) Years of Service Pay Grade <2 2 3 4 6 8 E-1 < 4 mos 1064.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 E-1...

Career Field Breakdown.(table)
January 1, 2003... Career Field Breakdown Officer 10C Operations Commander 281 11A Airlift Pilot 2,935 11B Bomber Pilot 658 11E Test Pilot ...

Air Force Awards and Decorations.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Devices Bronze Star The bronze star represents participation in campaigns or operations, multiple qualifications, or an additional award to any of the various ribbons on which it is authorized. Silver Star The silver star is...

Weapons for the fight. (Weapons).
January 1, 2003... It didn't take long for aviation pioneers to see the potential of aircraft as weapons. During World War I, airmen fired side arms and rifles at each other from the open cockpits of their wood and fabric biplanes. They dropped bombs by hand...

Air Force Aircraft Tail Markings. (Weapons).(list)
January 1, 2003... Air Force Aircraft Tail Markings Note: AMC aircraft do not have tail code markings. Source: major command and base public affairs offices Code Aircraft AC F-16C/D AF Cessna 150, T-41, TG-3/4/7/9/11, UV-18...

Early aviation pioneers.
January 1, 2003... Many people have contributed to military aviation in one way or another during the past century. Here are just a few of the people who influenced military aviation and, through their foresight and deeds, helped shape what is today the U.S. Air...

FY '03 budget breakdown by categories. (Budget Facts).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Budget Facts FY '03 Budget Breakdown by Categories (numbers rounded) Military Personnel - 23.9% ($25,536,349,000) Research, Development, Test & ($17,601,233,000) Evaluation - 16.5% BRAC - .1% ...