Airman articles from March 2007

Airman archives from March 2007

Benefits of deployment.(AIRMAIL)
March 22, 2007... Over the past two years, the Airman staff tried new content and design to reach the younger Airmen. The article "Answering the Call: Top 10 benefits of deployment" [Winter 2006], was one of those attempts. However, we received many e-mails from...

Correction.(AIRMAIL)(Correction notice)
March 22, 2007... The photo accompanying the Air Force Special Operations Command entry on Page 11 of Airman's "The Book 2007" almanac issue shows Air Force pararescuemen on a hoist during a mission. However, the photo does not correctly depict the command's...

Clarification.(AIRMAIL)(Correction notice)
March 22, 2007... Many readers have written in, concerned about the numbers pictured in the photograph of Zachary Moore in the feature "Living with Leukemia" [Winter 2007]. So we thought we'd clarify for everyone. The numbers pictured on his wristband are...

'The Book 2007' available online.(AIRMAIL)
March 22, 2007... Airman magazine's annual almanac issue, "The Book 2007," is a tool for referencing facts and figures about the Air Force. View the entire issue online and download a PDF copy at http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0307/downloads.shtml.

Book 2007 kudos.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007... I've been collecting Airman's almanac ["The Book"] since I joined the Air Force in 1996. Every year, I've been impressed with the quality. While previous copies have been outstanding, this year's is without a doubt the best yet. Every aspect...

Letter to editor.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007... As an author on the Air Force and the Korean War, I have interviewed retired Maj. John Yingling and dozens of other veterans of his F-51D Mustang-equipped 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing. They are brave men. Mr. Yingling should inspire today's Airmen...

Recounting history is not always an easy task.(Air Force News Agency)
March 22, 2007... The Air Force News Agency is an award-winning organization. Its staff members record hundreds of videos, write hundreds of stories and take thousands of photographs each year as they perform their mission of telling the Air Force story. ...

Trimming the force: guiding Airmen through the force shaping process is no easy task.
March 22, 2007... The Air Force is having to deal with a lot of hot issues these days. Recapitalization, modernization, long deployments and winning the war on terrorism are just some of them. But everything boils down to the Air Force having the people it...

Cargo loaders help save lives.(Corina Scagliola )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007... Though she's a few hundred miles from the war zone in Iraq, Airman 1st Class Corina Scagliola helps keep American Airmen and Soldiers off dangerous Iraqi convoy routes plagued by roadside bombs and sniper attacks. The air transportation...

Still on target: Airmen provide nation's strategic umbrella.
March 22, 2007... The ghosts of generations of military members whisper throughout F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Formed as Fort D.A. Russell in 1867, renamed Fort Francis E. Warren in 1930 and then given its current name when the Army handed the base over to...

Space's new future is bright.(Air Force Space Command)
March 22, 2007... The Airmen of Air Force Space Command are tracking a lot more than the man-made space junk that orbits the Earth. Space operators are also busy trying to improve the way they do business. They're focusing on improving their...

It's all about the Airmen: 'We are not supporting this war, we are in this war'.(T. Michael Moseley )(Interview)
March 22, 2007... Gen. T. Michael Moseley cares about Airmen and the jobs they do for their country. I discovered this during a whirlwind tour with the chief of staff to bases in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait in February. It was great to get an...

Conquering the final frontier: Airmen's support is out of this world.(Interview)
March 22, 2007... Col. Rex Walheim is both scared and exhilarated. He will be going first this time. Less than 10 minutes away from his second space-walk, a familiar voice comes on over the radio. "It's five minutes to sunset." "Oh, no," he thinks....

Fulfilling a childhood dream.(Lt. Col. (Dr.) K3weith Brandt)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007... Most people have certain expectations when they think about doctors. But one Air Force flight surgeon is happy to break that mold. "I just couldn't stand to be locked away in an office all day," Lt. Col. (Dr.) Keith Brandt said. "I thrive...

Keeping the 'comm' up in Africa: Airmen in Ethiopia keep Soldiers connected.
March 22, 2007... Outside the fence of Contingency Operating Location Bilate, known as Camp Bilate, a remote outpost bordered by grass-hut villages in southern Ethiopia, packs of hyenas roam. After sunset, their distinctive laughing cries fill the still night....

Finding the nerve.(air office officers training)
March 22, 2007... The Airmen stood around, chatting nervously. They knew what to expect. but they were still apprehensive. Then the chatter stopped. They put oil their chemical gear and walked into the ominous chamber The door shut and sealed tightly behind...

The road to recovery.(Staff Sgt. Israel Del Toro)(Interview)
March 22, 2007... After three months in a coma and three more months of intense physical therapy, Staff Sgt. Israel Del Toro pushed himself to recover enough just so he could walk a few steps. That was important to the tactical air controller as he recovered...

Frontline duty: Airmen provide airpower for the fight.(Cover story)
March 22, 2007... America's Airmen continue doing their duty on the front lines of the war on terrorism. Whether flying close air support missions, gathering intelligence, doing surveillance and reconnaissance, hauling cargo, fixing or fueling jets,...

Keepers of their stories: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force keeps history alive.
March 22, 2007... As the Air Force commemorates 60 years of air and space power, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force collects and preserves its heritage. That is something Staff Sgt. Patrick Roberson, who is recuperating from an accident, explained to...

Life thrives at polar 'space base': extreme cold, ice, darkness challenge Airmen.
March 22, 2007... Landing on a snow-packed runway 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle in winter can be a white-knuckle experience for anyone. But that's what it's like at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Blinding winds howling at more than 50 mph, temperatures...

Overhaul in the works: intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability gets facelift.
March 22, 2007... Providing fighting forces the most accurate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information is nothing new to the military. In the late 1700s, the French used hot air balloons to gather military information as they fought their...