Airman articles from May 2001

Airman archives from May 2001

Supersonic School.(Air Fore Test Pilot School)
May 1, 2001... Test Pilot School instructors expand the world's flight research realm, one student at a time Test Pilot school students fly a host of aircraft. From gliders to World War II trainers, even balloons. But in the NF-16 VISTA -- a highly...

Back in the 'Buff'.(former Air Force sergeant Cleo Mason revisits B-52 bomber)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D.--Cleo Mason stepped off the ladder and out of the belly of the huge B-52 bomber. He adjusted his distinctive red blazer. Then he cracked a smile -- the ear-to-ear kind. "She sure is something," he said of the gray...

Walkin' the beat on frozen feet.(perimeter patrolling of Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Crunch, crunch, crunch. It's a sound Senior Airman Derreck Bachner knows well. His boots make it with each step he takes on hard-packed snow. And he hears it a lot each winter while on perimeter patrol of the...

Third-grader's drawing wins art contest.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... SPRINGFIELD, Va. - A third-grade girl captured the judges' attention in the sixth annual Armed Services YMCA art contest with her pencil drawing of her family's reunion after her father's return from a deployment. Heather Burke, the...

Prosthesis helps child make music.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- When Jaclyn Barker played violin during a recital recently, It was not so amazing that she had only been playing violin since September. It was amazing that September was also the time she began...

Air Mail.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2001... Remembering paradise I read your article on Johnson Island ['Paradise Lost," February '01]. It looks a little different now than 1959-60. At that time, it was less than half the size it is now and a truly remote assignment (no females). We...

Set Your Phasers on Sting.(Air Force)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The near future may see U.S. military units employing beam weapons on the battlefield. Although this may seem like science fiction, the Air Force and Marine Corps took a big step toward making this science fact in...

The Change Brokers.(Air Force)
May 1, 2001... A group of Americans help to boost U.S.-Chilean military ties As he switched the cell phone from one ear to the other, Lt. Col. Dana Willis kicked back in his chair. He loosened his tie a bit and ran his hand through his sandy-blond hair....

CHILLIN' IN CHILE.
May 1, 2001... Life in Santiago can be an adventure or laid back. It's your choice. The pigeon just barely got away from Idalia's grasp. The 4-year-old let out a shrill scream of glee as she gave chase. Then she fell down. As she got up and...

A Date with Danger.(Masaru Uyehara, retired Air force pilot)
May 1, 2001... Dick Uyehara had his share of adventure while in the Air Force He was expecting an easy flight. But suddenly - bang - the left engine of his airplane blew up. The right engine jammed at 95 percent thrust. First Lt. Masaru "Dick"...

A Night to Remember.(reconnaissance mission in Iran)
May 1, 2001... Combat controller performed secret mission to Desert One Iranian landing site Before a C-130 or a helicopter ever touched down in the Dasht-a-Kavir, Iran's Great Salt Desert as part of a U.S. force to rescue 53 hostages in Iran, an Air...

WAVE OF CHANGE.(operation Kuter at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii)
May 1, 2001... Pacific Air Forces headquarters swept up by Operation Kuter Palm trees and lush green grass surround the Pacific Air Forces headquarters building at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The buliding is a multifloor, multiwinged monster that...

Ride of his life.(case of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, bone cancer)
May 1, 2001... Edwards officer battles rare incurable cancer with fortitude drawn from faith, family Each week Maj. Mark Schaible must pass a test to stay alive. He doesn't have to wrestle a bear, conquer a mountain or solve the theory of relativity....

Taking a breather?(Earl Armstrong, Aviano air base, Italy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Not really. It just looks like Senior Airman Earl Armstrong is sitting down on the job. But the crew chief is really giving his F-16 Fighting Falcon's afterburner nozzle, known as the "turkey feathers," a fast look before a launch. He and some...

Fighter squadron, Italians train for new search and rescue task.(Air Force's 510th Fighter Squadron)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... RIMINI, Italy (USAFENS) -- Tasked for the first time with a full-time combat search and rescue mission, F-16 aircrews with the 510th Fighter Squadron are training with the Italian air force's 83rd Combat Search and Rescue Squadron to prepare...

AAFES testing need for Social Security numbers on checks.(Army and Air Force Exchange Service initiate check-acceptance programme)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... DALLAS -- With the issue of personal privacy of the utmost importance, putting Social Security numbers on checks is fast becoming a major concern among shoppers. Army and Air Force Exchange Service customers are no different. They're...

Total Recall.(case of a lost pest)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... "C'mon Spankyl You can do it!" The Dachshund kept at it. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, and he slid under the fence like an Oscar Mayer frank out of a bun with too much ketchup. Earlier, while making his rounds through the yard, he detected an...