Airman articles from March 2001

Airman archives from March 2001

Redemption for a Patriot.(soldier from Vietnam receives posthumous Medal of Honor)
March 1, 2001... A Vietnam War hero posthumously receives the Medal of Honor On Easter Sunday of 1966, a rock-hard airman named Bill Pitsenbarger attended Catholic mass in Vietnam with a chapel guest, Cardinal Spellman. It was the final mass for the...

Vets get more money for college.(G.I. Bill and other benefits increased)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Montgomery GI Bill monthly payments climbed nearly $100. The rate for full-time training increased from $552 a month to $650 for eligible veterans with at least a three-year term of service. The rate for those with a...

Thunderbirds fly into 2001.(air demonstration team)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (AFPN) -- The Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration team will launch into the air show season this month. The Air Combat Command unit is composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four...

Airman's Manual goes virtual.(Air Force Manual 10-100 is put online)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFPN) -- A local Web-based Airman's Manual training program designed to keep airmen updated is finding an audience with Air Force people worldwide. The Web site, conceived by 1st Lt. Chris McDaniel, Ogden Air...

Air Force doctor helps cancer victim.(treating the ill in East Timor)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (PACAFNS) -- Clara, a 26-year-old woman, her husband, Jacinto, and their one-year-old daughter, Octaviana, were living on a cement floor in a makeshift clinic in Dili, East Timor, when Maj. (Dr.) Peter...

Maintainer puts best foot forward.(Senior Airman Rachel Lenort excels in Tae Kwon Do)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - When she's not fixing jet engines Senior Airman Rachel Lenort likes to kick people around. She recently won a silver medal during the Tae Kwon Do World Championship held in Sacramento, Calif. Lenort, 412th...

Commissioning program expands.(Airman Education and Commissioning Program )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AETCNS) - The Airman Education and Commissioning Program expanded both the number of authorized training slots for the program and the number of academic majors eligible for consideration. The number of...

Cowboy scientist monitors environmental impact.(regulating the cattle grazing around Vandenberg Air Force Base)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The pastures at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., are classic Pacific ranch country: green, private and full of four-legged critters with four-chambered stomachs. Cows have grazed there since the late...

Baby with rare, deadly disease gets gift of life.(bone marrow transplant for an infant at the Wilford Hall Medical Center)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A baby with an extremely rare blood disease was given a second chance at life, thanks to the Wilford Hall Medical Center bone marrow transplant unit. Lawrence Sii was first brought home a year ago from the...

Rhein-Main's alive and kicking.(Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany remains active, despite plans to close it in 2005)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany -- OK, so this base isn't what it used to be. it's not the "gateway to Europe" of past years, or the hectic air hub of the Bosnia crisis and Allied Force. But it's still a strategic base. And though it's due to...

Get Ready for Tax Time.(Air Force offers tax preparation services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The holidays are over, and tax season is fast approaching. No need to get too worked up about it, though, given the number of Air Force programs offering free tax preparation assistance and electronic filing again this year. In 2000, Air...

AirMail.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2001... Just be proud! After reading "Airmail," I felt the need to share this with everyone. I was checking my mail at the post office one day, and an elderly man came up to me, put his hand out and shook my hand. He looked me straight in the eye...

Mini-missile has mind of its own.(US Air Force's Low-Cost Autonomous Attack System)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Imagine 200 flying "smart" weapons the size of a footlocker, swooping down on an enemy battlefield. Each has a mind and mission of its own. Scanning the land below, they identify the mobile missile launchers on the run, but ignore the farm...

Heavy Training.(military training at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma)
March 1, 2001... Altus provides vital link in America's global reach. Standing in the shadow of one of the free world's largest airplanes, Kyle Melaas is in shock. Eyes wide, mouth agape, this 20-year-old airman basic ogles the plane like it's a...

Family Secret.(Altus Air Force base in Oklahoma)
March 1, 2001... Altus is an important base in the strategic air mobility world, but life at this little base on the prairie is really a family treasure. The closest mall is an hours drive away, and the biggest excitement is when the rodeo rolls into town....

Lighter-than-air Force.(Aerostat radar balloons)
March 1, 2001... Aerostats positioned 10,000 feet over America's Southern border provide effective intrusion alarms Hey, hey hey, drug smugglers. Say "hi" to Fat Alberts -- burly remote-controlled balloons officially known as the tethered Aerostat Radar...

Working on an A+.(schools on military bases for children of personnel)
March 1, 2001... Defense department schools aim to boost sagging grades Devin Willis is a bright child, but he had problems in school. At times unruly and hard to manage, he fell behind his fellow third-graders. That worried his mom, Barbie. She knew...

SHADOWS OF THE PAST.(preservation of Air Force documentary footage)
March 1, 2001... Quietly, behind the scenes, heroes of history salvage fragments of the past for the next generation of aviation buffs. Once the well-worn aircraft receives its canvas "skin," the average visitors to the museum aren't likely to notice her...

Standing Tall.(horsemanship of Kazakhs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... It's true -- Kazakhs can walk on horses. This rider demonstrates his horsemanship, a skill the once-nomadic people of Kazakhstan are famous for, at the Centrasbat 2000 opening ceremony. The central Asian republic hosted American, British,...