Airman articles from May 2005

Airman archives from May 2005

AFPC: an evolution in support: AFPC does more than the assignment business, providing a personal touch to Airmen's careers.(Air Force Personnel Center)
May 1, 2005... It's the center of excellence for personnel functions, but more importantly, the center where thousands of actions are processed daily to improve the lives and jobs of Airmen around the Air Force. Over the last decade, the support provided...

Doctors perform alternative back surgery.
May 1, 2005... LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE. Texas -- Doctors at Wilford Hall Medical Center made history in March by performing a total-disc arthroplasty procedure--the first of its kind to be performed at any Air Force medical center. Maj. (Dr.) Steven Cyr,...

Kevlar shorts provide added protection.(Kevlar Tactical Outer Protective shorts for patrolling soldiers)
May 1, 2005... LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Airmen at Langley are testing increased protective measures for use in the war zone--Kevlar Tactical Outer Protective Shorts. Based on data reports and feedback from the field, the Marine Corps Warfighting...

Fitness program changes proposed.(Airman's World)
May 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Air Force health officials recommended seven changes to the fitness program during its first annual review. This assessment includes reviews by three panels: functional, external and leadership, said Lt. Col. Sherry Sasser....

Honoring service.(Boy Scout Nicholas Anderson)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Boy Scout Nicholas Anderson, 7, accepts the U.S. flag from Airman 1st Class John Day, honor guard member from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., during a retreat ceremony in March. A member of local Cub Scout Pack 911, this was the first...

Update provides contact with missing servicemembers' families.
May 1, 2005... RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Defense Department officials provided the status on nearly 100 cases of missing servicemembers during a regional family member update in San Antonio in late February. Included were about 30 family members...

Surgeon tackles elements in 1,000-mile Alaska dog sled race.
May 1, 2005... ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Maj. (Dr.) Thomas Knolmayer, chief of surgery and the only active-duty member to compete in the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race this year, crossed the finish line in Nome with a time of 13 days, 22...

Saving a buck or two: it's money in your pocket, the AAFES way.(Army & Air Force Exchange Service )
May 1, 2005... Tent cities look the same the world over. In desert regions, they look like settings in the Clint Eastwood classic "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Fine dust blows across a dirt road that runs in between tents, heat shimmers the images of...

Service not honored.(Air Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... I just finished "Celebrating Freedom, Honoring Service" [March 2005], regarding the participation of the Air Force in the 2005 inauguration. Although I thought the article was well written, I can't overlook the omission of one of the most vital...

Dueling honors.(Air Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... I have just received your February magazine and am really disappointed in the "Duel Over the Gulf." The story itself was lacking and there are no pictures of the Pacific Air Forces team. Here they are the winning team and they get one line at...

Making a list.(Air Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... I was just reading "Reservist returns POW/MIA bracelet" [Airman's World, February 2005]. I have been attending to my second bracelet for about 20 years now. Airman published a list of remaining POW/MIA's some 30 years ago, and I would ask that...

Bracelet buddy.(Air Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... As I read "Reservist returns POW/MIA bracelet" [Airman's World, February 2005], I couldn't believe the coincidence that I, too, have a red bracelet of Chief Master Sgt. Harold E. Mullins. I purchased it at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, in...

Corrections.(Air Mail)(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2005... In "New mobility concept tested at Whiteman" [March 2005], the unit should be identified as the 509th Bomb Wing. Additionally, the new mobility concept was developed by Air Mobility Command personnel in the command's Tanker Airlift Control...

Kudos.(Air Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... The February 2005 issue of Airman is a keeper. Each article was interesting and informative. You did a great job in putting that issue together. John Duemmel Via mail

Meet the staff.(Major Kimberly G. Tebrugge)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Maj. Kimberly G. Tebrugge is a 12-year veteran from Olympia, Wash., whose previous assignments included Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.; Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.; and Air Force News Agency, San Antonio. She...

In search of news and information: get the latest news and information about your busy Air Force quickly and easily.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... * Air Force Link: www.af.mil--Airman magazine, Air Force Print News, Air Force Radio News, Air Force Report, fact sheets, biographies, artwork, and links to other Air Force and Department of Defense news. * Electronic mail subscriptions:...

Bulletproof and reckless: stupid human tricks are major contributors to top 10 causes of AF fatal mishaps.
May 1, 2005... John Phillips, Chief of Air Force Ground Safety, has seen some strange safety mishaps during his 20+ year safety career. Some bordered on the bizarre. Others were just mildly surprising. "Unfortunately a lot of our people are dying because...

Kids, yes ... spouse, no: single sergeants talk about parenthood.
May 1, 2005... Staff Sgt. Janaea Commodore begins her day at 3 a.m. She gets into her uniform, puts her hair up and dabs on makeup. By 3:45 a.m., she lifts her five-year-old daughter Rosalyn out of bed and carries her to the car. Meanwhile, Kimberly...

Outside the wire: airmen patrol to cut attacks on base.
May 1, 2005... Going "outside the wire" and on patrol was not a job Staff Sgt. Kyle Luker was used to doing. But the security forces troop did that more than 60 times while at Balad Air Base. Iraq. He and the other security forces Airmen of Task Force...

Getting his shot: 2nd Lt. Jozsef Jonas never gave up on his dream of flying.
May 1, 2005... When 2nd Lt. Jozsef Jonas wings his T-6 Texan II over Texas' southern sky, he's having a ball. He doesn't think about the odds he beat to get there from his native Hungary. No sir, it's time to fly. To excel. And to focus on becoming the...

Extending a helping hand: when Airmen deploy, others help take care of their families.
May 1, 2005... Liz Larson helps family members cope when loved ones deploy. As a military family member, she knows first hand how important it is to get help during a crisis. The family program assistant was on her way to Red Oak, Iowa, to provide...

Football fuels refueling leader.(Lieutenant Colonel Bart Weiss)(Biography)
May 1, 2005... Lt. Col. Bart Weiss is a commander whose 351st Air Refueling Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, is responsible for aerial refueling U.S. and NATO aircraft in the European theater covering some 20 million square miles over 91...

It rains too much in Washington: and other debatable 'facts' about life around McChord air force base.
May 1, 2005... An omniscient, crusty chief master sergeant once said when explorers named Iceland and Greenland, they called the more frigid, less welcoming land "Greenland" and the more beautiful, temperate island "Iceland." Their hope was newcomers...

'The King' Lives.(Elvis Presley devotees)
May 1, 2005... There's no way you'll see me on a bus tour to Graceland. Well, at least not without shades. But I'm a devoted Elvis Presley fair. And not the closet kind, either. My mom's to blame. She dragged me and my brothers to every Elvis movie made....

Then & now.(fear of death)
May 1, 2005... There are moments in people's lives that change them forever. Those moments for Paul Needham occurred when he stood before a firing squad--twice. "I was shaking uncontrollably," Mr. Needham said about his two brushes with death. "After...