Daily Report

Feb. 24, 2009

Every Airman Is Important

That’s the message delivered by Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, Feb. 20 during a town hall meeting with airmen at Lackland AFB, Tex. “I think the fundamental thing is that everybody counts,” Schwartz said. He continued, “No...

A Red Flag First

For the first time ever, an Air Force Materiel Command unit deployed to participate in a Red Flag combat training exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., earlier this year. The 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, Calif., sent personnel and...

McGuire Going Greener

Air Force officials with the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire AFB, N.J., and several of the state’s Democrat lawmakers on Feb. 12 announced a new $3.2 million project to construct a renewable energy plant on a yet-to-be-determined 10-acre patch...

Once a CSAF Transport, Now a Trainer

A retired Boeing KC-135 aircraft, known as Speckled Trout, that was once used to transport the Air Force Chief of Staff was towed Feb. 15 through the streets of San Antonio from Kelly Field Annex, Tex. to its new home...

Eagle Eye

SrA. Angela Huguley, an air traffic controller with the 72nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker AFB. Okla., earlier this month received the Lt. Gen. Gordon A. Blake Aircraft Save Award, a high honor for air traffic controllers. She was recognized...

Border Patrol UAV Base Opens

The US Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota officially opened Feb. 16 at Grand Forks Air Force Base. From this center, CBP, a component of the Department of Homeland Security, is now operating Predator B...

Getting the Message Out

The 50th Space Communications Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo., on Jan. 22 activated the Norfolk Satellite Broadcast Manager site at Norfolk Naval Base, Va. It is the first of three global broadcast service operating locations that the squadron is taking...

Churning Them Out

The Air Force’s noncommissioned officer academy at Kadena AB, Japan, recently graduated its largest crop ever of joint and coalition NCOs at one time. This particular class included two Japan Air Self Defense Force NCOs as well as noncoms from...

Air Sorties from SWA

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaFeb. 20-22, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 78 38 116 2,069 CAS/Armed Recon 99 210 309 5,344 Airlift 345 345 6,778 Air refueling 135 135 2,456 Total 905 16,647...