Airman articles from November 2002

Airman archives from November 2002

Patient partners: Japanese and Americans work to keep Pacific peaceful.
November 1, 2002... Master Sgt. Charles Adams wears slippers. With his battle dress uniform. At work. "Perks of the job," Adams said, smiling, as he pulled off his heavy black combat boots and tucked his socked toes in a pair of brown house slippers. ...

Smallville, Japan: small town America is alive and well in Japan's north country.
November 1, 2002... Senior Airman Young Phung makes no bones about it: She hates being at Misawa Air Base, Japan. "There's no cable TV, no clubs. Things are totally different," the 20-year-old New Yorker said. "I've never lived in a farm area. I like the big...

Air Force honors fallen hero. (Airman's World).
November 1, 2002... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Senior Airman Jason Cunningham died doing what he wanted to do most, saving lives. He perished March 4, during Operation Anaconda. Sent on a rescue mission, he and his party ran headlong into the battle of...

Special ops a success in the Philippines. (Airman's World).
November 1, 2002... ZAMBOANGA, Philippines -- Air Force special operators successfully ended their Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines tour in this city on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. After seven months on alert, the airmen, from of the...

The Secret Life of Shakey the Pig. (Airman's World).
November 1, 2002... ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- There's something smelly going on at the 36th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight storage area. It has something to do with the large black wild boar lolling in a grand pool of slop near the squadron building. ...

Some retirees can't donate blood. (Airman's World).
November 1, 2002... FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The threat of the spread of the human form of mad cow disease is preventing some military retirees from donating blood. Many active duty and retired service members cannot donate blood because they served tours in the...

Fun times at Flamingo Park. (Airman's World).
November 1, 2002... BISHKEK-MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- Each week, Norgazi waits. He and 38 other kids at a children's home wait for American service members to visit. "We wait for them every week, because we have a very good time together, and they help us," the...

Gone, but not forgotten. (Commentary).
November 1, 2002... Early in the morning on Dec. 13, 1968, 1st Lt. Joseph P. Fanning was co-piloting a C-123 Provider making a "Candlestick Run" over Laos. The plane's mission was to spot enemy truck convoys on the Ho Chi Minh trail and drop flares. This...

Reaching out: working to curb domestic violence. (Airman Consumer).
November 1, 2002... Americans found out this summer that the spouses of service members can also be the victims of domestic violence. Four military members killed their wives during a two-month period and made national headlines. Two of the men then killed...

Air Mail.
November 1, 2002... Here's Jake I'm writing in regard to the June 2002 "Here's Jake" cartoons. I find the cartoons depicting the anniversary of the D-Day invasion horribly outdated and not funny at all. I'm married to a German soldier who serves alongside the...

Bearing the burden: airmen keep Operation Enduring Freedom on a steady course.
November 1, 2002... The first anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, stirred passions in America. Across the nation, Americans remembered -- in their own way -- those who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon....

Faith, family, force: family of 11 personifies core values.
November 1, 2002... At first glance, the Aland home appears to be like every other four-bedroom Capehart house on Tyndall Air Force Base. During an average Florida day, its calm and quiet -- so quiet in fact, that anyone who didn't know the residents wouldn't...

Boosting the shuttle: as the space shuttle prepares to launch, airmen stand ready for rescues should disaster strike.
November 1, 2002... Even though he's constantly training to do his job, Master Sgt. Doug Huttenlocker dreads the day he'll have to use his skills. That's because as a space shuttle rescue manager, it's his job to coordinate rescue efforts if the shuttle has a...

Crime and punishment: inside Fort Leavenwoth's historic U.S. Disciplinary Barracks.
November 1, 2002... The air swells with harsh institutional sounds - the clanging of metal gates, the jangling of handcuffs, the guards' voices raised in the age-old routine of checking and double-checking Ids as workers and visitors come and go. There's...