F-22s begin training in Japan
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- F-22 Raptors took to the sky over Japan Jan. 14 as members of the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron began flight operations with Kadena Air Base officials.
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General Petraeus visits Manas Air Base
MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Manas Airmen briefly hosted Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. Central Command commander, as he arrived in Kyrgyzstan for the start of a several day visit with Kyrgyz leaders.
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Hero of Hudson River crash landing got start in Air Force
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The pilot who crash-landed a crippled airliner in New York's Hudson River Jan. 15, saving 155 lives on board, is an Air Force Academy graduate who received his pilot training in the Air Force.
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Andrews officials launch tactical fitness center
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AFNS) -- Base leaders here took a groundbreaking new stride in combat fitness training capability Jan. 15 with the ribbon-cutting of the Andrews Tactical Fitness Center.
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Disability board accepting applications for records review
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Department of Defense officials here are now accepting applications from certain medically-separated veterans to have their records reviewed, potentially increasing their disability rating.
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Air Force officials announce demographic snapshot
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force Personnel Center officials here recently published a demographics report offering a snapshot of the service's active-duty and civilian force.
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WASP served for love of flight
SWEETWATER, Texas (AFNS) -- When Betty Jo Reed was introduced to flying, it was love at first sight. She was 6 years old and her father paid $1 for her to take a ride in a Ford tri-motor airplane at a local fair in 1929. Once airborne, Ms. Reed was hooked.
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