The Air Force has selected the service’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2006: SMSgt. Michael Lemke, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; SMSgt. Henry Parker III, Lajes AB, Azores; MSgt. Renee Williams, Robins AFB, Ga.; TSgt. Bradley Reilly, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; TSgt. Billy Tramel Jr., Hill AFB, Utah; SSgt. Timothy Bishop, Andrews AFB, Md.; SSgt. Daniel Dierickx, Klamath Falls, Ore.; SSgt. Jeffrey Hansen, Holloman AFB, N.M.; SSgt. David Plachno, Andrews AFB, Md.; SrA. Polly-Jan Bobseine, Moody AFB, Ga.; SrA. Eric Pena, Travis AFB, Calif.; and SrA. Elizabeth Sewell, Vance AFB, Okla.
New B-52 Radar Makes First Flight
Dec. 12, 2025
The Air Force’s radar modernization effort for the B-52 Stratofortress entered flight testing recently, a “milestone” for the once over-budget system that senior leaders call the start of a new era for the Cold War bomber.
