Airman articles from November 2001

Airman archives from November 2001

A United Response: Airmen react quickly after terrorist attacks.
November 1, 2001... Echoes We still hear them. The explosions. The countless radios, sirens and cries for help. And the echoes of our way of life before Sept. 11, 2001, now fading like ripples in water. All 275 million Americans heard the echoes, and it made...

Old silo becomes historic site. (Airman's World).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... WALL, S.D. - Seven years after closing the last of the Minuteman II missile sites near Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., the Air Force placed one of the missiles back into a silo. Only this time it's not ready to launch. It's going to be a...

Show your true colors. (Airman's World).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The U.S. flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution. It's customary to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when...

Flying: Space-A goes unchanged, FAA issues guidelines.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... While the Federal Aviation Administration recreates the process for boarding commercial airlines in the United States, Space-A travel procedures continue without change, according to an Air Mobility Command spokesman. John Monroe said...

Along for the ride. (Airman's World).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo.- Dressed up in cowboy gear, medics played an eight-second waiting game to see if they need to rescue injured contestants from the rodeo arena. Every year since the 1940s, a group of medics, called the...

President Bush speaks to Travis audience.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. (AFPN) -- The U.S. military's real strength is not in aircraft weapon systems, but in the men and women who fly them and maintain them, and "the people who make the military go." That was the message President...

Cash in camouflage.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... RAF LAKENHEATH, England -- When a teenager asked for a battle dress uniform instead of a pair of jeans to wear to school, he had no idea what he'd started. After Capt. Bruce Barnard coughed up the cost of new BDUs for his son Brandon, he...

Master of his art. (Airman's World).(self defense techniques)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... RIO PIEDRAS, Puerto Rico - Staff Sgt. David Rivas could easily tattoo a heel print on your forehead with an axe kick you won't see. But he won't do that, because the 33-year-old hates violence. But he believes that to prevent violence, one...

Armed against terrorism. (Airman Consumer).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... As America began to comprehend the impact of terror, a question was whispered. "How could this happen?" One day in September has changed us. Now we better understand the impact of terrorism. As a nation, on Sept. 11, we felt helpless...

AirMail.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2001... 'Lifers' I just read "The Lifers" in the July '01 issue. I enjoyed the personal stories of those interviewed, but wondered whether the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard also tracks those who are the longest serving with uninterrupted...

Air Force Link. (In search of news and information).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... www. af.mil-Airman magazine, Air Force Print News, photos, Air Force Radio News, fact sheets, biographies, artwork, and links to other Air Force and Department of Defense news.

Electronic mail subscriptions. (In search of news and information).
November 1, 2001... Send requests to usafnews@ afnews.af.mil for free e-mail subscriptions to news and information.

Anonymous file transfer protocol server. (In search of news and information).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ftp://ftp.afnews. af.mil - Public access to Air Force public affairs products: biographies, fact sheets, Air Force Print News and more. Log on as "anonymous." Password is "guest."

Air Force Radio News. (In search of news and information).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... 1-877-AFRADIO (237-2346), DSN 945-5918 - five-minute, weekday program providing latest Air Force news. Available to more than 1,700 commercial radio stations via satellite. Also available on Air Force Link at www.af.mil/news/radio.

Air Force Television News. (In search of news and information).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... 30-minute biweekly television program covering news and policy issues available with closed captioning. shown at commander's calls, on public access cable channels and on the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

Air Force Print News. (In search of news and information).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Air Force news wire service providing Air Force and Department of Defense news and information, with daily updates from around the world. Available on Air Force Link at www.af.mil/news.

Eyeing the Sights: Countersnipers prepare for crucial air base defense role.
November 1, 2001... In places like Bosnia, North Korea and Macedonia, hot spots where unconventional warfare rules, they wait. Peering through scopes atop rifles that can hit a target from better than a mile away, these silent hunters stare at you and your...

Sway-backed Warrior: The Global Hawk aircraft proves looks can be deceiving.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Imagine a pilot strapping into an aircraft, taking off J and flying for 18 to 36 hours straight with no rest--or potty break. No time to catch a nap. In an aircraft that doesn't need to refuel or land during the entire mission. Impossible?...

Out of the Ashes: After Mount Pinatube nearly buried it, Clark, Air Base bounced back.
November 1, 2001... Tech. Sgt. Raul Baon walked around with a big smile on his face. He couldn't help it. For one thing, he had less than a month left in the Air Force. After 21 years, he knew it was time to retire, leave his job at the photo lab at Clark Air...

New Lease on Life: To some, the Philippines is the last great place to retire in comfort.
November 1, 2001... John Welch's life was fading. Like a well-worn pair of Jeans, he was losing the color of his youth. Retired at 66 years of age, he just sat around his home. Of course, it hadn't always been like that. He had a good life. It just stalled....

No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: After 33 years of smoking and thousands of dollars to quit, officer confronted mortality.
November 1, 2001... Smoking was more than a habit for Maj. Liz Stone. Cigarettes were her best friend. Her father smoked in the house, and she and her three older sisters were used to hazy air. "We weren't as educated or enlightened as we are today," she...

Geronimo! (Final Frame).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Caption: Jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III is part of a day's work for Army airborne troops. These soldiers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., were some of the 300 dropped by three of the giant aircraft. The drop, over...