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The Singing Sergeants Choir joins @CarrieUnderwood to perform “Something in the Water.” http://t.co/Nf1n5ki03o
— HBO (@HBO) November 12, 2014

Veterans Day: the Air Force in action

By Oriana Pawlyk on November 12, 2014 Air Force, Veterans

Whether it was in your community or on the jumbotron, Air Force members were honored across the country yesterday for Veterans Day. Check out some moments from sporting events, ceremonies, and from ‘The Concert for Valor’ held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.: The Singing Sergeants Choir joins @CarrieUnderwood to perform “Something in the Water.” http://t.co/Nf1n5ki03o — HBO (@HBO) November 12, 2014

Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson sings on The Voice

By Blair Tomlinson on February 7, 2012 Air Force, Air Force swag, Uncategorized, Video

Cee Lo Green nabbed Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson for his team on NBC’s The Voice on Monday. After her performance of Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker,” Cee Lo said “I love a girl with guts and confidence.” Johnson was discovered on YouTube covering Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” with her band Sidewinder. The video now has over 2 million hits. Sidewinder is part of the 571st Air Force Band, 131st Bomb Wing, Air National Guard.

From captain to two-star general in a day

By Scott Fontaine on October 3, 2011 Uncategorized

Everyone knows how it works: You do a good job and stay out of trouble, and you earn a promotion. But usually it’s one rank at a time. Enter the Georgia National Guard, which just received its newest adjutant general. Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth is responsible for more than 14,000 personnel in the Georgia National Guard, the Georgia Air National Guard and the Georgia State Defense Force. Butterworth’s new gig comes with a promotion — from captain to major general. It’s a political move. Butterworth is a former Air Force and Air National Guard pilot with experience flying B-1s. He…

Seriously, how much fun is this guy having?

By Scott Fontaine on August 18, 2011 Uncategorized

A pararescueman from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron jumps from a Coast Guard C-130 during training June 23 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jack Sanders)

Yee-haw, Norty!

By Scott Fontaine on July 26, 2011 Uncategorized

Some pictures are worth a thousand words. Like this one of the Air Force’s chief of staff riding through the streets of Cheyenne, Wyo.: In case you’re wondering, Schwartz was the grand marshal of the 115th Cheyenne Frontier Days parade. He and his wife, Suzie, rode through downtown on horseback. He also attended the CFD Rodeo, where he “rode in the grand entry and received a behind-the-chutes tour,” according to an Air Force release.

New digs, lingering problems

By Scott Fontaine on July 25, 2011 Uncategorized

The groundbreaking at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam of a 77,500-square-foot hangar and operations facility for the Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-22 squadron drew hundreds of people, including the state’s governor and adjutant general. It’s safe to say the 77,500-square-foot facility will probably be pretty dang nice. A drawing on the website of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser shows the new complex surrounded by well-manicured lawns and palm trees. The Raptor is the world’s most advanced air-to-air fighter. Some of the world’s top pilots sit in the F-22’s cockpits. But the Raptor pilots aren’t getting in the air anytime soon. The service grounded…

Air Force active and reserve meet recruiting marks

By Markeshia Ricks on June 28, 2011 Uncategorized

The Department of Defense announced today that the the Air Force active and reserve components met their recruiting and retention benchmarks fiscal year-to-date 2011, through May. The Air Force had 18,444 accessions, which was its fiscal year-to-date 2011 recruiting goals. DoD said the service is on track to meet its fiscal year-to-date 2011 retention goals. The Air National Guard had 4,529 accessions, with a goal of 4,523; while the Air Force Reserve had 6,079 accessions, with a goal of 6,194. DoD said that both components are on target to achieve their fiscal year attrition goals.

From Tangier to Tucson

By Scott Fontaine on June 28, 2011 Uncategorized

If you’re a foreign policy nerd like some of us on the Air Force Times staff, then you can’t help but think the 162nd Fighter Wing has one of the cooler gigs in the Air Force. The 162nd, an Arizona Air National Guard unit, trains foreign militaries how to fly the F-16. They operate out of Tucson International Airport – home of the famed Tucson International Mariachi Conference! – and get to enjoy the lovely weather of the American Southwest. Their latest customer? The Royal Moroccan Air Force, which sent four F-5 pilots to train up on the Fighting Falcons.…

Good morning, Vietnam. Good night, Fargo.

By Scott Fontaine on June 7, 2011 Uncategorized

One of the last airmen to serve in the Vietnam War retired over the weekend. Chief Master Sgt. James Clemenson served as a door gunner on an Army UH-1 Huey on two tours in the early 1970s. He left the Army in 1972 and joined the North Dakota Air National Guard the next year. Clemenson worked in aircraft maintenance and later for an alert detachment and the NGB’s counter-narcotics division. He has been the senior enlisted manager for the National Guard Bureau joint staff since 2007. It’s unclear how many Vietnam vets remain in the ranks. Clemenson was the last…

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