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This week in history

By Oriana Pawlyk on June 3, 2013 Air Force Academy, History, Video

Reviewing history in the military, the Air Force and triumphs and misadventures in airpower. From our friends at Intercepts: On June 3, 1959, the U.S. Air Force Academy graduated its first class of 207 officers. Here is the USAF’s “factsheet”on it’s Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. Below, is a wonderful historical video covering the graduation; it’s approx. 13 mins: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx1fW3nBhc0&w=420&h=315] Continue on for more fast facts on the ’59 graduating class from Association of Graduates, United States Air Force Academy.

This week in history

By Oriana Pawlyk on May 6, 2013 History, Video

Reviewing history in the military, the Air Force and triumphs and misadventures in airpower. “Oh the humanity.” Many recall Herb Morrison’s frantic radio broadcast that led people to lose faith in the airship era for a brief time. Even after more than 30 successful transatlantic trips, Morrison painted a vivid picture of the Hindenburg explosion, which occurred May 6, 1937. A team of experts identified the mysterious cause behind its demise 76 years later: static electricity combined with a hydrogen leak. The Public Domain Review compiled this video to show the successful trips the German passenger airship made just before…

Fly with the Flying Fiends of the 36th Fighter Squadron

By Brian Everstine on May 1, 2013 Air Force, Video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEN7VklmtUY[/youtube] Youtube user wattsissimo uploaded this great video of the Flying Fiends of the 36th Fighter Squadron from Osan Air Base, South Korea. It includes a refueling rendezvous with a KC-135 from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Air Refueling Squadron and a B-2 formation flight.

Master Sergeant arranges ‘Korn’ singer visit with wounded

By Jeff Schogol on March 13, 2013 Afghanistan, Air Force, Offbeat, Uncategorized, Video

Twice in 2012, Jonathan Davis, lead singer for the band Korn, visited with U.S. troops and wounded warriors in Germany due to the efforts of Master Sgt. Jocelin Borisow. During Davis’ second trip in August, Borisow served as producer of a short film showing Davis meeting with troops recovering from their wounds at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. “I really wanted to do something special for these heroes who come back injured out of combat,” Borisow told Air Force Times. “I go out and get the word out about these programs, like the Wounded Warriors Project and the USO. I had…

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Master Sergeant arranges 'Korn' singer visit with wounded

By Jeff Schogol on March 13, 2013 Afghanistan, Air Force, Offbeat, Uncategorized, Video

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The Air Force Harlem Shake roundup

By Brian Everstine on February 19, 2013 Air Force, Offbeat, Video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgKFJk8Twik[/youtube] It’s everywhere. Every service has their collection. The “Harlem Shake” trend has reached critical mass, and naturally all services are battling it out for the most ridiculous video. Here’s a collection of what’s up on YouTube.

Maintenance squadron leadership does ‘Call Me Maybe’

By Brian Everstine on February 12, 2013 Air Force, Offbeat, Video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUi7a-BeXPI[/youtube] The video was introduced as a new way to reach out to airmen, and it’s as awkward as you expect. Stay tuned for the bloopers after.

Air Force history at the ‘Boneyard’

By Brian Everstine on January 31, 2013 Air Force, Video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_BAUFRFeY[/youtube] As part of the newest online-only Airman magazine, the Air Force released this well-done timelapse video of the famous ‘Boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The sprawling base is where the Air Force puts its jets out to pasture, and the video gives an overview of some old airframes with retired pilots offering their thoughts. Produced by Andrew Breese/Air Force.

The Olympians and the PJs

By Brian Everstine on January 8, 2013 Air Force, Sports, Video

Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer, along with the University of Florida swim team, recently got wet and trained alongside pararescuemen with the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Our partner Florida Today reports that the swimmers came on base for an indoctrination course, which included CrossFit training, kettlebell shuttling, group push-ups in the sand, pull-ups, beach running and swimming in the base pool. “Coming to this, I knew it was going to be hard,” Lochte said. “It’s teamwork. I’m used to a lot of the stuff, but some of it is new.” Check out a…

Former Air Force test pilot takes Superman back to the skies

By Oriana Pawlyk on January 4, 2013 Air Force, Video

We may only be a few days into 2013, but Superman isn’t just a character in a film, an action figure or a life-size poster anymore. Now he’s flying from our fingertips. Just before the New Year, a cyclist in southern California was riding with a friend when he stopped to shoot footage of Superman flying past him. “I was cycling with my buddy down PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) and during our casual conversation … Superman flew by,” Kyle Gough wrote above his now-viral video. “We stopped, got off our bikes just in time to watch him land.” The video…

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