For the past couple months, the DoD has been putting out releases about twins — some sisters, some brothers — serving together, retiring together, re-enlisting together, etc., overseas and on the home front. For example, Navy Lt. Cdr. Anthony Scott administered the oath for Air Force Master Sgt. Antone Scott, his twin brother, for his fifth enlistment ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 27, 2013. Master Sgt. Scott is a member of the the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron. “It’s a great honor knowing he could have selected any officer for his re-enlistment, but he was willing to make…
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Reviewing history in the military, the Air Force and triumphs and misadventures in airpower. If you pick up a copy of this week’s Air Force Times, you will also receive a Military Times’ special edition paper commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 1, 1863, one of the biggest battles of the Civil War had begun. Check out their coverage through photos, videos and more at militarytimes.com/gettysburg.
Whether you’re a supporter of the DOMA ruling or not, we’re not here to badger you on your beliefs. But we are here to smack down some rumors. This photo has been circulating social media sites with claims that this U.S. Air Force held a flyover in support of the June 26 DOMA ruling; they used colored smoke trails behind the aircraft to reflect the rainbow of colors that became the standard symbol of the gay community in the 1970s. So did this happen? True or False? FALSE. According to snopes.com, the image has nothing to do with the DOMA…
This week the Air Force posted some interesting photos of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Fighter Wing in action, training alongside Jordanian F-16s and U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18s for exercise Eager Lion. The F-16s were deployed for the training, which wrapped up last week. The Jordanian government requested that the F-16s stay due to the civil war in Syria. The Air Force says that the training is focused “on missions the United States and its coalition partners might perform in support of global contingency operations.”
Four military working dogs — three Air Force, one Army – retired today at the first Joint Base San Antonio military working dog retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The military working dogs, assigned to the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, 902nd SFS at Randolph and 31st Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., received a certificate of meritorious service and a special retirement collar at the ceremony. Click on the gallery below to see photos of the event and to learn more about each dog’s history. Military Working Dog Kevin (not pictured) was born…
The passing of James Gandolfini sparked major tribute to the actor and his long-lived career this week. While he’s most popularly known for his role as Tony Soprano from the HBO series “The Sopranos,” Gandolfini had other projects he honored even more. “So many people are remembering him as Tony Soprano. I’m always going to remember him as the man of such goodness who wanted to bring attention to the soldiers and airmen and Marines that you see in ‘Alive Day: Home From Iraq’ and ‘Wartorn,'” said Matthew O’Neil, the director of the veteran documentaries for HBO in an interview…
Lockheed Martin passed along this photo today of the F-35A completing the first in-flight missile launch earlier this week. The F-35A AF-1 launched an AIM-120 AMRAAM during a flight over the Point Mugu Sea Test Range off the coast of California. The missile was launched from an internal weapons bay. The test the first of several targeted launches scheduled this year as the Joint Strike Fighter prepares for its Block 2B software capability. The Air Force announced last week that it is looking for initial operating capability on the Block 2B software in December 2016.
Dover airmen and their families now have a way to come together for worship, for thanks and even for grief. A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony was held Feb. 25 at the new chapel center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., celebrating chaplains, lawmakers and airmen who made the new chapel a reality. “I’m reminded of all the spiritual needs of the men and women of Dover,” said Rep. John Carney in his opening remarks. “This is in support of those fallen warriors.” Dover has served as the port mortuary since the 1950s, welcoming home thousands of fallen warriors. In…
The Air Force Academy’s men’s basketball team broke out some seldom-used uniforms last night for the team’s 71-56 win over UNLV. Here, guard Michael Lyons goes up for a layup during the first half. The Falcons are 15-8, 6-4 in the Mountain West Division so far. No word on if the uniforms are the new light weight ABUs, or if those haven’t yet made it to Colorado Springs.
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., this week posted this picture of the first F-35A four ship formation flying Jan. 31 over the Gulf of Mexico. Pilots and maintainers flew two formations in one day, one in the morning and ground crews turning the four around for another flight in the afternoon, according to a base release. During the training, pilots tracked F-16 “adversaries” during the flight.
