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  • Letter to Airmen highlights attention to mission

    In the latest Letter to Airmen, the secretary of the Air Force reflects on how attention to the mission allows Airmen to meet the demanding air, space and cyberspace challenges of today. "At every level of action, mission success requires clear goals, defined objectives, and an innate grasp of how

  • May 6 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy compound

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of force in

  • 'Perspective' highlights first sergeants

    In his latest "Enlisted Perspective," the Air Force's top enlisted Airman discusses the opportunities and fulfillment of being an Air Force first sergeant. "The job isn't an easy one; it's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and yet one of the most fulfilling positions a senior enlisted Airman can hold in

  • Revamped Airman online now available

    Airman online has a new look -- and will feature Airmen at war. The magazine's new Web page went online May 1, along with the special May-June issue of the magazine dedicated to profiling some of America's Airmen at war. The Web page change brings the magazine in line with the rest of the Air

  • Inspections keep aircraft flight-ready

    Editor's note: this is the first of a three-part series on the fabrication flight. Ever wonder how aircraft here withstand extreme temperatures, hard landings, frequent sorties, and tight maneuvers without falling apart? They do because the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron non-destructive

  • Airmen, Soldiers honor fallen comrade

    Airmen and Soldiers from Bagram Air Base honored an Airman who paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country during a memorial ceremony May 1 here. Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner, a convoy driver assigned to the Kapisa and Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, died of wounds suffered when his

  • Deployed Ellsworth Airman dies in Southwest Asia

    The Department of Defense announced April 29 the death of an Ellsworth Airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Jonathan Yelner died near Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 28th

  • Ellsworth receives new counseling alternative

    As of April 14, Ellsworth became one of 11 Air Combat Command bases to receive the Military and Family Life Consultant program, developed to help Airmen and their families cope with the stresses of today's military life; MFLCs will work here in conjunction with the Airman and Family Readiness Center