In his latest letter to airmen, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne notes some examples of one of the Air Force’s core values—service before self. Wynne said that the combat search-and-rescue airmen who just returned from Southwest Asia deployments and then passed up leave to go help rescue hurricane victims represent that value. He also said the same of the many Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command airmen who continue to volunteer for service.
The B-52H Stratofortress that crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on June 15 was helping test a new advanced radar that is key to a sweeping modernization of the six-decade old bomber.