Airman articles from October 2003

Airman archives from October 2003

Command of the air: as aircraft have changed, so has the way air power is used. But the goal remains.(A Centennial of Flight Special Feature)
October 1, 2003... In 1912, Giulio Douhet led the first Italian air battalion in the dawning days before World War I. The airplane was a new weapon in the military arsenal, and Douhet was one of a handful who saw its potential. He made his observations at a...

Conjoined twins winning life's toughest challenge--survival.(Airman's World)
October 1, 2003... LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas--Taking on life can be challenging enough. Add a twin sibling and the challenge becomes greater, even lifethreatening in the case of conjoined twins. Nearly 60 percent of conjoined twins are stillborn, but...

Air Force offers short-term enlistments.(Airman's World)
October 1, 2003... WASHINGTON--Beginning this month. 1 percent, or about 370 recruits, can sign up for a 15-month enlistment as part of the National Call to Service program. The congressionally mandated program will let people serve their country who might...

Hide and seek.(Airman's World)
October 1, 2003... OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM--A search team discovers a MiG-25 Foxbat buried beneath the sands in Iraq. Several MiG-25 interceptors and Su-25 ground attack jets were found buried at Al-Taqqadum air field west of Baghdad. U.S. forces had been...

A circus in the sky.(Airman's World)
October 1, 2003... ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. --For six months out of the year, Tech. Sgt. David Brown drops aerial bombs on Bcaletown, Va., about an hour south of Washington, D.C. Using his 1941 PT-17 aircraft, the medical logistics noncommissioned...

Historic base ahead of its time.
October 1, 2003... MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. --In the early days of aviation, March Air Reserve Base was the place to be. This airfield just south of Riverside, Calif., saw commanders like Lt. Col. Henry "Hap" Arnold and Maj. Carl Spaatz. In the 1930s,...

Cyclist overcomes injuries.(Airman's World)
October 1, 2003... LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --When a car traveling about 70 mph hit cyclist Matt Stanley, it catapulted him 20 feet off the road breaking his left leg and left arm in two places. It also broke his right clavicle. As if that wasn't...

The best of "Jake Schuffert".
October 1, 2003... "Wanna see something funny, Elrod? Pretend you're a terrorist and attack me with your screwdriver."

Air Force Climate Survey: how do you really feel? Air Force Climate Survey offers chance to 'speak today, shape tomorrow.(Airman Consumer)
October 1, 2003... If you want to help shape the future Air Force, an effective and proven "chisel" will soon be placed in your hands. The 2003 Air Force Climate Survey launches this month. And like a stethoscope that yields critical information to a doctor,...

Missing 'ace'.(Air Mail)
October 1, 2003... Your story "Aces In the Sky" [August 2003] by Capt. Pamela A.Q. Cook identified only six aces from World War II who went on to become Korean War aces. There are, in fact, seven; missing from the list on Page 9 is retired Lt. Col. Jack Bolt who...

Cover craze.(Air Mail)
October 1, 2003... I have a serious concern with the cover photo of your March 2003 issue. The troop on the cover, while technically not out of regulation, presents an extremely unprofessional appearance with his T-shirt sleeves rolled up in a "James Dean" style....

Simply 'phenomenal'.
October 1, 2003... Simply "phenomenal" I just happened onto the July 2003 issue and the story "The Long, Winding Road" by Master Sat. Scott Wagers. That was a splendid article that elicited much emotion! After reading this story, and [Chief Master Sgt....

Teamwork on high: success over the skies in Iraq was more than a solo venture.
October 1, 2003... Something unusual sits perched behind a wall of glass on top of a pedestal. It's not a unit trophy proudly showcased, or a miniature of a base aircraft that can be heard roaring off in the distance. Yet this item still makes visitors stop to...

Goodbye, Prince Sultan: Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia ends a chapter, but not mission, in Middle East history.
October 1, 2003... At its height, Prince Sultan Air Base held more than 10,000 airmen and 200 aircraft during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now, with no more U.N. resolutions to enforce or a southern no-fly zone to patrol, airmen and aircraft have left Prince Sultan's...

The targeteers: they pick the spots and call the shots.
October 1, 2003... On paper, a military target doesn't look like much--just a circle around a red icon representing an anti-aircraft site, a tank or an airplane. But to a target intelligence specialist--a targeteer--those circles and icons are the goals in...

Jeannine's journey: gutsy 13-year-old puts pedal to the metal to overcome hardships.
October 1, 2003... In many ways, Jeannine Johnson is like most 13-year-old girls. She's cute, sassy and bright. Talks nonstop. Has a great smile and a quick wit. Likes boys, of course. Math's her favorite subject in school. And she loves karaoke, Each day she...

Into Liberia: Iceland squadron airlifts Marines to Monrovia and evacuates U.S. citizens during civil unrest.
October 1, 2003... Rain and wind whipped through the open doors of the HH-60G Pave Hawk 100 feet above the palms and terrain of West Africa as the helicopter and its crew returned from a mission into Liberia and the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia. The weather was...

Blast from the past.(Airman's Notebook)
October 1, 2003... For Sale Cheap: Oddly shaped office building, complete with 8-foot-high chain link security fence, razor wire, video surveillance, space for vast over-the-horizon radar equipment to track incoming missiles and separate 10-car garage. Located on...