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Report from an Airman in Haiti
published January 16, 2010 on Air Force Live
Chief Master Sergeant Tyler Foster is the Air Force Special Operations CommandPublic Affairs deployed chief of operations at the Troussaint Louverture International Airport in Port au Prince, Haiti. He and his team are supporting U.S. Southern Command relief efforts in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the island nation.
America’s Airmen hit the [...]
Images of Haiti earthquake relief effort
published January 15, 2010 on Air Force Live
Below are some photos from our Airmen who have deployed to assist in the humanitarian effort in Haiti. This is just a small sampling. Be sure to check out the Air Force Flickr page for more photos and many more to come. Want even more photos? Visit Defense Imagery.
Air Force’s Global Hawk providing aerial images of Haiti
published January 15, 2010 on Air Force Live
Master Sgt. Russell P. Petcoff is assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs. This blog is the result of a Department of Defense Blogger’s Roundtable held Jan. 15 and discussed one aspect of Air Force Humanitarian Relief to Haiti.
WASHINGTON – An Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk is providing imagery to determine the [...]
Air Force’s management of Haiti airport essential to humanitarian operations
published January 15, 2010 on Air Force Live
On Thursday, Jan. 14, U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Daniels, director of operations for the 720th Operations Support Squadron and Lt. Col. Brett J. Nelson, Commander of the 23d Special Tactics Squadron (23 STS), 720th Special Tactics Group (720 STG), Hurlburt Field, Fla., participated in the DoD Blogger’s Roundtable (listen here). They were online to [...]
NORAD Santa Tracker keeps fans in the loop
published December 18, 2009 on Air Force Live
By Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson, Air Force Public Affairs Agency
Prank calls were probably not prevalent in 1955. So, when the “red phone” rang at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center nestled in the Colorado Springs Rockies on Christmas Eve and a small voice on the other end asked, “Is this really Santa Claus?” Air Force Colonel [...]
Keeping in touch from the AOR
published December 17, 2009 on Air Force Live
(AOR is a term that means “Area of Responsibility.”) It loosely means the zones where our service members are deployed. So how does an Airman keep in touch with loved ones while deployed? Through social media, of course!
Master Sgt. Linda Adams, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron consolidated tool kit NCOIC, updates her blog, which allows [...]
From the White House Blog–Holiday Cheer for the Heroes
published December 17, 2009 on Air Force Live
The excerpt below was written by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Gallahan, a member of the ISAF Joint Command, Afghanistan. Tech. Sgt. Gallahan’s post is currently running on the official White House blog. Click here to read the full post.
I started this year’s holiday season off right – waking up Thanksgiving morning in a tin building with [...]
Air Force is full of… energy about saving energy
published December 16, 2009 on Air Force Live
Submitted by Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson, Air Force Public Affairs Agency
With the new Air Force long-range energy plan now in place, Airmen are facing a worthwhile challenge to help even more to “reduce demand, increase supply (through a variety of alternative and renewable types of energy) and change the culture”.
Wonder how far we will reach [...]
Pentagon Airman reflects on three Afghanistan stories
published December 15, 2009 on Air Force Live
The holiday season is upon us. Everyone is getting ready for their various religious and secular activities. The vast majority of American will be spending the time with family and friends. Not all.
Many Airmen are deployed around the world, far from their loved ones.
Tech. Sgt. Nathan Gallahan, International Security Assistance Force Joint
Command, Afghanistan, recently wrote [...]
New Air Force plan targets energy
published December 9, 2009 on Air Force Live
WASHINGTON — Air Force officials here released its new energy plan Dec. 9 to serve as the framework for communicating Air Force energy goals and further expands a culture shift “where Airmen make energy a consideration in everything we do.”
Debra Walker, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, logistics and environment, said “the [...]
Dispatch from the AOR–One interesting experience for an AF Reserve M.D.
published December 8, 2009 on Air Force Live
Below is a post from Lt. Col. E. Mark Shusterman, M.D., who is serving as the tour doctor with the Tour for the Troops.
I’ve done a few things during my 14 year Air Force Reserve career that most doctors, let alone most people, would not have the opportunity to experience in the civilian world; this [...]
Dispatch from the AOR–Running with the Rock Stars on Tour for the Troops
published December 7, 2009 on Air Force Live
Running with the Rock Stars on Tour for the Troops
by Lt. Col. Ann Peru Knabe
I’ll never make it as a rock star – I love my sleep too much. But I’m spending two weeks with some real rock stars on the Tour for the Troops; these artists rarely sleep.
The tour is sponsored by the Air [...]
Global Strike Command assumes ICBM mission
published December 1, 2009 on Air Force Live
On December 1, 2009, the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) gained three missile wings, one each at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; and Minot AFB, N.D. The new command, activated in August, will assume the 20th Air Force mission, including that organization’s responsibility for the all of the United States’ 450 ICBMs. [...]
Unique support team pulls together in Afghanistan
published November 25, 2009 on Air Force Live
Lt. Col. Antonio Castillo, Commander of Regional Support Team Capital in Kabul, Afghanistan took some time out to share his perspectives on a unique team he commands in Afghanistan. Composed of Air Force, Army and Navy, this group started from the ground up.
“When Airmen attend Combat Skills Training they usually have a good idea [...]
A reminder about common sense on social networks
published November 13, 2009 on Air Force Live
As the use and popularity of social networks continues to increase, an occasional reminder to use the Internet wisely couldn’t hurt. A little common sense can help protect your reputation, as well as prevent potentially costly repairs to a virus-infected computer. We’d like to remind Airmen, and everyone online, of a few basics that can [...]