Oct. 11, 2016 Down the Hatch In the missile field, many of the support agency jobs are often overlooked because of the sheer nature of the mission. Included in those is one that is commonly referred to as the “heart of the operation;” it is none other than the on-site missile chef.
Oct. 3, 2016 Solo Mission The last surviving Doolittle Raider, who had just marked his 101st birthday a few days before, smiled as he reminisced in the shadow of the bomber — a link to his storied past
Sept. 26, 2016 Whispers of Another War Long before the first bombs fell on Baghdad Jan. 16, 1991, the man who would be in charge of one of the most effective air campaigns in history was hearing whispers from another war
Sept. 19, 2016 Bonjour, Mon Nom Est... Building partnerships with foreign countries and militaries is the mission of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron
Sept. 12, 2016 Final Mission During a military funeral service Sept. 7, Elaine Danforth Harmon’s ashes were inurned at Arlington National Cemetery
Sept. 6, 2016 Mental Warfare Yesterday’s pilots, engineers and scientists, born in an analog environment, are giving way to a generation raised in a digital world of coders, computer engineers and gamers
Aug. 8, 2016 Embrace the Paste “Dragon Lady” pilots have been straddling the troposphere and stratosphere for more than six decades, but one interesting fact that tends to be overshadowed by their battlefield and research prowess is how these adrenaline junkies eat
Aug. 1, 2016 Boiling Point The U-2 program is a unique one with less than 1,000 pilots operating the aircraft during the lifespan of the distinctive program
July 11, 2016 Original Air Force One If not for a twist of fate, the 1948 VC-121A Lockheed Constellation that once transported the nation’s 34th president might have become a crop duster or turned into scrap metal
July 5, 2016 Arctic Vigil Within the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, alert forces at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are tasked with intercepting any threats in, near or approaching the surrounding airspace