Tag Archives: USAF

I love when the flying cow picture is applicable in one of my stories. (Photo from Twister, copyright Amblin Entertainment)

Armed with Science Saturday: Chasing the Winter Storm

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

There’s no such thing as an “off” season for the Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters. When they aren’t chasing summer’s deadly cyclones, they’re gearing up for their cold, blizzardly cousins.
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Posted in Armed With Science Saturday, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged 403rd Wing, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air Force Reserve Command, airmen, another cow, Armed with Science, chasing the winter storms, cow, Dropsondes, Environmental Modeling Center, Hurricane Hunters, into the storm, Jessica L. Tozer, Keesler AFB, Lieutenant Colonel Jon Talbot, military storm chasers, military weather technology, Mississippi, National Weather Service, storm chasing, surprise blizzard, Twister, USAF, USAFR | Leave a comment

Airman on the Ropes

Posted on February 2, 2013 by nmcfarland

For this Airman, the Air Force Core Values not only help him excel during his official duties, they help him during his extraordinary off-duty pursuits.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged A.J. Summers, Air Force, air force broadcasting service, airman, airman wrestler, Anthony Valentin, off-duty, San Antonio Air Force Wrestler, USAF, wrestling | Leave a comment

Photo: A McChord C-17 Globemaster III with a 446th Airlift Wing aircrew sits on the runway at Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa Dec. 16, 2012. The crew was enroute to Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond, Australia, in support of a joint operation. Tropical Cyclone Evan had passed over American Samoa Dec. 12-16 causing 6,000 people to take shelter in evacuation centers and $4.1 million in damages to infrastructure. The puddle in the foreground is a result of the rains from that storm system. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Jon Polka)

Worth A Thousand Words: Reflections

Posted on January 17, 2013 by bniegel

McChord C-17 Globemaster III with a 446th Airlift Wing aircrew sits on the runway at Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 446th Airlift Wing, Air Force, American, American Samoa, Australia, C-17, C-17 Globemaster III, Globemaster III, military, Pago Pago International Airport, Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond, runway, Samoa, Tropical Cyclone Evan, U.S. Air Force, USAF, water | Leave a comment

Photo: Allen Brothers meet for the first time since 2009. Eric Allen maintains the A-10's that dropped munitions in support of ground troops when they where under attack. Derek Allen is a member 101st Airborne Division was among the troops whose lives were safeguarded by the A-10s.

Family Ties: Brothers Spend Christmas At Bagram

Posted on December 28, 2012 by bniegel

U.S.Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Allen hadn’t seen his brother U.S. Army Cpl. Greg Allen, in more than 3 years.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, A-10, A-10 Thunderbolt II, Air Force, Akron, Army, Bagram, brothers, military, Ohio, Thunderbolt II, U.S. Air Force, U.S.. Army, USAF | Leave a comment

Life Unfolds: MSgt. Jeremy T. Lock

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bniegel

Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock talks about what it is like to be a military photographer. Produced by Andrew Breese. Provided by Air Force News.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged ASirforce, combat, combat camera, Combat Camera Team, Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, military, military photographer, U.S. Air Force, USAF | Leave a comment