Airman articles from November 2008

Airman archives from November 2008

Patch.(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... Dear Sirs, I'd like to respond to the letter Senior Master Sgt. Joe Kost sent in [the July/August 2008 issue] that referenced a C-130 Hercules pilot wearing an inappropriate patch [on page 12 of the May/June issue.] A picture is worth a...

Recruiter.(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I truly enjoyed reading the article on the Great Falls, Montana, recruiter [July/August 20081. In this difficult time of retention and recruitment of the best personnel in the service of our country, Tech. Sgt. Frank...

Evolution of fitness.(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The [July/August 2008] Airman online edition features a background [image] of the evolution of man from apes behind the words 'FITTER' to fight. I think this is the wrong image/sight picture for our Air Force and...

Memories.(COMMENTS)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... I have just received my first issue of Airman magazine, and it has brought back many wonderful memories of my 20 years in the Air Force. It is ironic that two of your articles on the Wolf Pack--one we used to call the "MASDC" (Military Aircraft...

Flying for life: Mississippi Airmen, Ramstein medical teams fly around the world to aid wounded servicemembers.(Cover story)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a flurry of action, loadmasters do what they do best on a C-17 Globemaster III as they wait anxiously on a busy tarmac. A scene like this is the face of airlift--military aircraft delivering military cargo,...

Way ahead: SECAF, CSAF discuss air force future.(LEADERSHIP)(Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For the past few months, new senior leaders, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, have taken on the challenge of reshaping the Air Force. This means...

Hurricane: frontline duty: Airmen answer the call for help.(Hurricane Special)
November 1, 2008... While deployed Airmen were spread across the world, selflessly serving as our nation's shield. Airmen at home answered their nation's plea for help as hurricanes set their sights on the low-lying coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. ...

A warrior's recovery: he nearly lost his life to the war on terrorism, but not the will to fight.(Staff Sgt. Matt Slaydon)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Airman took a moment to compose himself. Tears rolled down cheeks that bore the disfiguring scars of a battle fought far from home. Nobody could begrudge him a moment or two to mourn. After all, he'd given up...

Aircrew life support: Senior Airman Padrean Y. Kelly.(PROFILE)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOME UNIT/BASE: 172ND AIRLIFT WING, ALLEN C. THOMPSON FIELD, JACKSON, MISS. HOMETOWN: PEARL, MISS. DATE ENTERED AIR FORCE: SEPT. 26, 2006 MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE "I like my job in the Air Force for...

'Great fall': survivor shares the importance of PT and a good travel plan.(WORLD)
November 1, 2008... Looking upward, seeing just his feet and a few Clouds, the only thing Staff Sgt. Marshall Brace could think was, "Oh, this is going to be bad." In an instant, the KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief from Kadena Air Base, Japan, went from...

Troops: on the go get more support than they know.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Solemn anticipation stirs as dozens of battle-clad men and women sling bulging backpacks over their shoulders. A young, pony-tailed mother holding the hand of a waddling toddler and carrying a wriggling infant walks...

Maintaining the past: restored vintage aircraft keeps Tuskegee Airmen story alive.(HERITAGE)
November 1, 2008... Capt. Matthew Quy couldn't believe it. He learned about a PT-13 Stearman biplane that had been involved in an accident and was for sale. Since the former B-52 Stratofortress pilot had always wanted a Stearman, and the only way he was ever going...

Holiday greetings: program links Airmen overseas to family, friends back home.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The conversation started out innocently enough. The young private was standing guard at a lone outpost in the middle of the Sinai desert as a microphone was being clipped to the jacket of his desert camouflage...

Frontline duty: Airmen overcome adversity in the field.
November 1, 2008... From the scorching sands of Iraq and Afghanistan to the dense jungles of South America, America's Airmen are proving their dedication to protecting America from any threat and their capability to overcome adverse conditions. Airmen are...

The hill of sacrifice: 'punchbowl' cemetery caretakers lay to rest those who have served.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The eruption of hot lava through the cracks in old coral reefs more than 75,000 years ago in Honolulu created a sight many enjoy visiting and even more want to be their final resting place, a place known as the...

Supporting our troops: more than a faded magnet.(NOTEBOOK)
November 1, 2008... Having deployed two times to Iraq, I know how it feels to leave family behind and head to unknown, downright dangerous places. As I left on my last deployment, holding back tears as I said goodbye to my son, I thought, "Does he understand?...

Transition teamwork.(THE FINAL FRAME)(CV-22 and MH-53)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron and an MH-53 Pave Low from the 20th Special Operations Squadron fly over the coastline near Hurlburt Field, Fla. The MH-53 officially retired October 2008, and...