The Defense Department has given four of eight environmental awards for 2006 either to Air Force bases or individuals. The USAF winners are: Arnold AFB, Tenn., for Natural Resources Conservation; Gary O’Donnell of Hickam AFB, Hawaii, for Individual/Team Cultural Resources Management; Tinker AFB, Okla., for Environmental Quality in an Industrial Installation; and Dover AFB, Del., for Installation Environmental Restoration.
Former AFCENT Commander Reflects on Lessons of Epic Fury
Sept. 13, 2026
Operation Epic Fury marked the U.S. military's largest air campaign in a generation, with strikes on 13,000 targets in Iran before the first in a series of shaky ceasefires began in April. Now, even as hostilities continue to flare up, Lt. Gen. Derek C. France sees several clear lessons that…


