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Front Line: Senior Airman Joseph Hicks
September 17, 2009 — Senior Airman Joseph HicksHome Unit: 1st Operations Support Squadron/ 71st Aircrew Flight EquipmentLocation: Balad, Iraq What do you do? Aircrew Flight Equipment What's a day in the life like ... while in (where ever)? Wake up, work 12-14 hour shift, head to the gym, study for school, call family back home, go to sleep, seven days a weekWhat's the... MORE

480th Airmen two of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year
September 17, 2009 — Two Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing recently added yet another award to their list of professional achievements. Senior Master Sgt. Mary A. Bechdel and Staff Sgt. Johanna S. Aviles received Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards and were recognized in a special ceremony during the 2009 Air Force Association... MORE

Staff Sgt. Johanna Aviles, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

Front Line: Maj. Ryan Krietsch
September 16, 2009 — Maj. Ryan KrietschHome Unit: Air Combat Command Headquarters A3TO Location: Balad Air Base, Iraq What do you do? Air Planner for Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force What's a day in the life like ... while in Balad? I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? Separation... MORE

Maj. Ryan Krietsch is deloyed to Balad Air Base, Iraq.

Command post Airmen key to operational success
September 15, 2009 — Command post Airmen have a demanding job where their expertise, quick actions and the information they control are depended on for mission success. Working a number of operational tasks, they disseminate alarm conditions, weather, and emergency response notifications, while also having a role in flight operations and maintaining accountability of... MORE

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. George Gomes gathers information during a phone conversation while Staff Sgt. Todd Leach relays a notification on the giant voice system and Senior Airman Allyson Youngman reviews the steps in a procedural checklist. The Airmen, all assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group, command post, have a demanding job where their expertise, quick actions and the information they control are depended on for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Breckon)

Langley Airman becomes U.S. citizen in Pentagon ceremony
September 14, 2009 — Thirty-one members of the U.S. military became American citizens when Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano sworn them in at the Sept. 10 U.S. Military Naturalization Ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates gave welcoming remarks and was closely followed by Immigration Services Director... MORE

WASHINGTON -- Airman 1st Class Carlo Santiago stands with service members during the Presentation of Candidates during a U.S. Military Naturalization Ceremony, Sept. 10, 2009, at the Pentagon. During the ceremony Secretary of Defense Robert Gates thanked the 31 service members for their service and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano led them with the oath of allegiance. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

Captured, tortured, but surrendered nothing: Memorial honors loyal patriots
September 11, 2009 — Retired Col. Frederick Crow was captured by the Vietcong after his F-4C Phantom was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery fire during a bombing raid in Hanoi, Vietnam. He would spend the next six years as a North Vietnamese prisoner of war. Colonel Crow was not scheduled to fly, but filled the mission void. After he dropped bombs on enemy targets,... MORE

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Master Sgt. Robert Casagrande, Air Combat Command joint surveillance and target attack radar system manager, talks to retired Col. Frederick Crow, an F-4C pilot and prisoner-of-war during the Vietnam War, at the newly constructed POW/MIA Memorial here Sept. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gul Crockett)

General Fraser takes command of ACC
September 10, 2009 — Gen. William M. Fraser III assumed command of Air Combat Command from Gen. John D. W. Corley in a ceremony here Sept. 10. The ACC commander leads the largest major command in the Air Force and acts as the lead agent for the Combat Air Forces, which includes elements of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air Force Space Command, Air... MORE

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va.-- Gen. William M. Fraser III assumes command of the Air Combat Command by accepting the guidon from Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, who was Chief of Staff of the Air Force at the time, during the change of command ceremony here Sept. 10. General Fraser came from the Pentagon, where he served as the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He was selected to command ACC after Gen. John D.W. Corley announced his retirement in May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dana Hill)

General Corley bids farewell after more than 36 years
September 3, 2009 — Editors note: Gen. John D.W. Corley will retire after more than 36 years in uniform, and Gen. William M. Fraser III will assume command of the Air Combat Command in a ceremony Sept. 10 at 10 a.m., on the base operations red carpet. The following is General Corley's farewell note to the ACC staff. Fellow Airmen, A little more than 40 years ago I... MORE

Community asked to participate in Joint Land Use Study presentation
September 2, 2009 — The City of Hampton and Langley Air Force Base will be hosting a citizen outreach presentation regarding the on-going multi-jurisdictional Joint Land Use Study Sept. 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hampton Convention Center.The intent is to inform the citizens in the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown and Poquoson about the JLUS.The JLUS is... MORE

Ryan Center hosts change of command
September 2, 2009 — Col. Cheryl Allen, Commander of the 560th Aircraft Sustainment Group at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, passed the guidon to Lt. Col. Stephen MacLeod as he assumed inaugural command of Detachment 1, 578th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron on Aug. 25, 2009. The ceremony was held in The Ryan Center, which hosts the unit's personnel and... MORE

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