Airman articles from July 2003

Airman archives from July 2003

Magellans of the sky: lessons learned from the epic 1924 around the world flight are visible in today's Air Force, but the memory of those who made it possible have faded with the years. (A Centennial of Flight Special Feature).
July 1, 2003... They achieved greatness. They were cheered by thousands and wined and dined by dignitaries a round the world. They earned the nation's highest aviation honor. Their award, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, presented annually for the "greatest...

Snapshots from the War. (Snapshots From the War).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... From air bases in Iraq and the surrounding Arabian Gulf region, airmen worked to help liberate the country and bring about a swift and successful end to Operation Iraqi Freedom. With Air Force-wide support, they were proud to help provide the...

Joy's 'Old Glory'. (Snapshots From the War).
July 1, 2003... BASHUR AIRFIELD, Iraq -- When Tech. Sgt. Ken Joy went to Iraq, he took his prized possession -- the American flag his father gave him 14 years ago. The flag's from another time, another war and has its own distinct history. Yet it has come...

Maintaining the mailroom. (Snapshots From the War).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Tech. Sgt. Salina Kennell, 1st Expeditionary Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers Group, sorts boxes at the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron post office delivered by two...

Together again. (Snapshots From the War).
July 1, 2003... BASHUR AIRFIELD, Iraq -- When Staff Sgt. Denise Knoll got off the cargo plane at Bashur Airfield, her husband was there to greet her -- sort of. Staff Sgt. Larry Knoll had been up for 36 hours. So he'd stretched out on the aircraft ramp...

Couple weds despite deployment. (Snapshots From the War).
July 1, 2003... OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Dressed to the nines in his best desert camouflage uniform and surrounded by his security forces family, a nervous but composed senior airman stood at attention in the command section at a desert air base. "James...

Recruiter, recruitee together even during deployments. (Snapshots From the War).
July 1, 2003... OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- When Airman 1st Class Natasha Butler reported for duty to the 463rd Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., in September 2000, she felt like she was coming home again. Not only was she from Little Rock,...

Spouses revive Gold Star tradition. (Snapshots From the War).
July 1, 2003... ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Two Air Force spouses are helping revive an old tradition to honor families of service members killed in battle. Julie Gindhart and Claudia Schmucker, both wives of Air Force majors, joined with other...

From bomb to boom silhouettes. (Snapshots From the War).
July 1, 2003... OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Sixty years ago, the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts, England, painted bomb silhouettes on the sides of their B- 17s after every successful combat mission during World War II. During Operation Iraqi Freedom,...

The $30,000 question. (Airman Consumer).
July 1, 2003... Airmen who joined the Air Force on or after Aug. 1, 1986, must eventually face the $30,000 question before retiring. More than 22,000 have already answered the question for themselves. Between 14.5 and 15 years of service, all members must...

AirMail.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2003... Donation clarification Concerning the article about my brother and me ["NCO's marrow donation saves brother's life," March 2003], while I'm honored to be featured in the magazine, I wish you'd contacted me to make sure the facts were...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2003... In "Flying Chevrons" [May 2003], the last enlisted pilot was Identified as Master Sgt. George Holmes Rafferty. His name was Master Sgt. George Holmes.

Air Force Link. (In Search of News and Information).
July 1, 2003... www. af.mil -- Airman magazine. Air Force Print News, Air Force Radio News. Air Force TV News, fact sheets. biographies. artwork, and links to other Air Farce and Department of Defense news.

Electronic mail subscriptions. (In Search of News and Information).
July 1, 2003... www.af.mil. then fallow the "Subscribe" link at the top of the page -- Free e-mail subscriptions to news and information products.

Air Force Radio news. (In Search of News and Information).
July 1, 2003... 1-877-AFRADIO (237-2346), DSN 945-5918 -- five-minute. weekday program providing latest Air Force news. Available to more than 1.700 commercial radio stations via satellite. Also available on Air Force Link at www.af.mil. then follow the...

Air Force Television news. (In Search of News and Information).
July 1, 2003... 30-minute biweekly television program covering news and policy issues available with closed captioning. Shown at commander's calls. on public access cable channels and on the American Forces Radio and Television Service. Also available on Air...

Air Force Print news. (In Search of News and Information).
July 1, 2003... www.af.mil/news -- The Air Force news wire service providing Air Force and Department of Defense news and information, with daily updates from around the world.

Airman. (In Search of News and Information).
July 1, 2003... www.af.mil/news/airman -- Feature and information magazine. Unit subscriptions: afnspub@ afrtews.af.mil.

The first shot.
July 1, 2003... As Ram 01 and Ram 02 banked toward Baghdad, the morning sun rose outside the left side of Maj. Mark Hoehn's F-117 Nighthawk fighter jet. To his right, the evening moon still hovered full and bright over the Tigris River below. Normally,...

Bashur or bust: airmen overcome hardships to open airfield in northern Iraq.
July 1, 2003... The C-130 Hercules cruised along the parking ramp as its four huge turboprops kicked up a windstorm behind it. As it taxied on the ramp at Bashur Airfield, Iraq, the loadmaster lowered the cargo plane's rear ramp. Less than 300 feet away,...

Up from the flight line: the service's top enlisted airman stays busy representing today's enlisted force.(Interview)
July 1, 2003... For a native son of Boiling Springs, N.C., the road to becoming the 14th chief master sergeant of the Air Force wasn't always clear. Gerald Murray entered the service in October 1977 and graduated from technical school as an aircraft...

The long, winding road: looking back on the 41-year career of the Air Force's longest continuously serving noncommissioned officer.
July 1, 2003... Discovering Chief Master Sgt. Norman Marous in a pool of some 613,000 bluesuiters is the equivalent of skiing the back slopes of Vail, Cob., and tripping on the tusk of a partially exposed wooly mammoth. At age 59-1/2 and completing his...

Indelible impressions. (Airman's Notebook).
July 1, 2003... I first met Chief Master Sgt. Norman Marous shortly after Sept. 11, 2001. He and two other chiefs from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., volunteered to field a question-and-answer session with me and 24 other master sergeant-selectees...

Patrolling the palace. (Final Frame).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A combat control team member inspects the rubble at one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in April. The team was assigned to Baghdad International Airport, which is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for...