Airman articles from March 2008

Airman archives from March 2008

Cartoon offends.(AIRMAIL: COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I was just scanning your January-February 2008 issue and was disappointed in the cartoon on Page 3 of the print version. Having an informal conversation is one thing, but this one seems to step over the line...

Planner is lacking.(AIRMAIL: COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I wanted to send a quick note expressing my disappointment at the content of your 2008 planner. There is not one picture of an intercontinental ballistic missile, satellite, space lift vehicle or any other Air Force...

Orville rocks.(AIRMAIL: COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I just read (Orville Desjarlais') story on Korean War veterans (January-February 2008). Wow, what a great story. Once I started, I really couldn't quit reading it. I'm glad he's still writing--that sure is his...

Thanks Air Force.(AIRMAIL: COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The world is facing a phenomenon that its people detest: Terrorism. It is a problem the U.S. Air Force will face for the next 10 to 15 years, at least. Terrorists kill innocent people. We need a world without...

October issue.(AIRMAIL: COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Excellent article on the FOL (forward operating base) mission in Manta, Ecuador (Fall 2007). When I retired in 2002, I had the opportunity to work at the FOL with DynCorp International (which does the base support...

Giving Iraq new wings: American airmen help rebuild country's shattered Air Force.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eighteen years ago the Air Force did all it could to destroy Saddam Hussein's military. Iraq was the region's military superpower. But by the end of the Gulf War. U.S. airpower had devastated Iraq's military and...

Michelle's yellow rose: deadly virus doesn't end Airman Paige Villers' quest for honor.(Michelle Villers)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There isn't a day that goes by that Michelle Villers doesn't think of--or talk about--her daughter, Airman Paige Villers. She can't help it. Because when she talks about her Paige, whom she lovingly calls her...

Tips help reduce terrorist threat: follow some simple rules and don't become a target.(TOP 10)
March 1, 2008... Many Americans knew little--and worried less--about terrorism before Sept. 11, 2001. But the attacks on their homeland that day changed the American psyche. Now, more than six years after the attacks, the horrific images of the Twin Towers...

Security forces officer: 1st Lt. Cassandra Bates.(PROFILE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] "I love everything about my job. Security forces gives young company grade officers the opportunity to lead, and not Just in a stable or corporate environment, but on the battlefield. My job requires me to be the...

Airmen for the Americas: Lackland Academy continues 60-year training legacy.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Walking silently through thick brush and gnarled squat trees, the Colombian air force sergeant spotted his objective. Reacting quickly, his camouflaged face tightened around his stark white eyes as he looked at...

Frontline duty: blurred battle lines diversify Airmen's mission.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Frontline duty for Airmen fighting the war on terrorism can mean doing many things around the globe. Things like: * Blowing up explosives found under a road in Iraq; * Lining up C-17 Globemaster IIIs all in a...

Stored but not forgotten: cocooned fleet still has plenty to give.(F-4 Phantom II)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The last time the F-4 Phantom II with tail number 72-1489 screamed across the sky, Iraq invaded Kuwait to set off the Gulf War. But the last 17 years have been lonely for the Phantom. Put out to pasture, so to...

A bigger wolf pack: U.S and South Korean Airmen in the same den.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It doesn't take visitors very long to realize Airmen at Kunsan Air Base South Korea. have a one-track, wolf-pack mentality. But that's a good thing for Airmen whose sole lob is staying ready to take off in their...

Munitions systems technician: Tech. Sgt. Erik Ryland.(PROFILE)(Brief biography)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] "Working in ammo provides me a unique opportunity because there are a variety of jobs in my career field. Knowing I have the chance to take on new challenges gives me something to look forward to as my career...

Rebalancing act: McGuire and Dover get new cargo hub status.(McGuire Air Force Base and Dover Air Force Base)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Tikrit, Iraq, Soldiers check their weapons, climb into their up-armored Humvees and roll out to provide security for a supply convoy. At Balad Air Base, the hospital staff uses bandages, salves, needles and...

Old aircraft never die.(NOTEBOOK)
March 1, 2008... I spent the first three years of my career busting my knuckles as a crew chief on the C-130 Hercules. My hands have a map of scars to prove it. So when an assignment came down the pipeline to do a story on the 309th Aerospace Regeneration...