The Defense Department has named Lt. Col. Stephen Kennedy, head of the 18th Comptroller Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan, on the island of Okinawa, as one of the four top military comptrollers of the year. Pacific Air Forces already had recognized Kennedy and his unit as tops in the command for 2007. (18th Wing report by TSgt. Rey Ramon)
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles have roared out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., for the last time. The 104th Fighter Wing’s last three F-15Cs departed the base Oct. 23 for the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ending the aircraft's era on the frontlines of homeland defense.
