Four airmen were at the right place at the right time when a father of three children was caught by a strong current in the Buttahatchee River in Caledonia, Mississippi, over Memorial Day weekend. Staff Sgt. Joshua Keith, Airman 1st Class Kyle Carpenter, Senior Airman Ryan Werner and Staff Sgt. Alexander Gordy, all part of the 14th Operations Support Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, helped save and revive a father who jumped in after his three children, according to a news release. The children’s grandfather also jumped in to help, but after struggling with the current, was unable to be revived…
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Security Forces airmen from bases across the country know they have many miles to go before they sleep. That’s because they’re participating in this year’s “Ruck March to Remember” as part of a commemoration of the lost lives of security force members in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 9/11, ten security forces Airmen have been killed and more than 100 have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan combat operations. Marking 10 years since the terrorists attacks on U.S. soil, the march will culminate Sept. 11 at Ground Zero. Members of the Joint Base San Antonio security forces community began the kickoff…
An investigation has found that pilot-error caused a T-38C Talon to crash at Ellington Field, Texas on Feb. 14. Capt. David M. Cook, a pilot with the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., was flying the air craft when he apparently mistook the landing runway, lost altitude too quickly and allowed his airspeed to fall below a safe level, according to a press release from the Air Force. His fatigue also was cited as part of the reason for the crash. The crash occurred while Cook was flying during the fourth sortie of the day as…
