Oct. 9, 2007 warrior of the week Name: Jose Zapata-Ayala Unit: 28th TES Job: Suitability Analyst Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico If you could go back in time - what time would you go to and where? Why? I would go back to 770 BC to get with the engineers that built the Great Wall of China. I will learn how the Chinese manage to build
Oct. 4, 2007 General Corley takes command of ACC Gen. John D.W. Corley assumed the reins of Air Combat Command from Gen. Ronald E. Keys Oct. 2 in a ceremony here. "Today we transition Air Combat Command from one great American to another," said Gen. T. Michael Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff. "I'm proud to be able to hand over the watch to
Oct. 4, 2007 From the Front Name: Airman 1st Class Emanuel James Reynolds Deployed unit: 218th Corps HHC J8 Home unit: 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron Job description: Processing and submitting purchase request and contracts. What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? Salsa nights. What's the most useful
Oct. 2, 2007 Gen. Keys logs final flight Air Force's current longest serving commissioned officer slipped the surly bonds of earth for the final time as an active-duty pilot here Sept. 28. And, Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, flew for the last time with style -- at the controls of an F-4 Phantom II and going vertical.
Sept. 27, 2007 ACC commander receives top AFA award The commander of Air Combat Command received the Air Force Association's most prestigious annual award during the National Aerospace Awards and Air Force Anniversary Dinner here Sept. 26. Gen. Ronald E. Keys earned the H. H. Arnold Award as the military member who has made the most significant
Sept. 27, 2007 After four decades, General Keys calls it a career After four decades in uniform, the Air Force's current longest serving commissioned officer retires Oct. 1. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, is saying goodbye to the service he joined June 4, 1967. Suggesting there have been a lot of changes in his 40 years would be an
Aug. 27, 2007 Barksdale Airmen recreate history Several units from Barksdale Air Force Base added their mark to a significant page in history Aug. 24 when they recreated a historical flight. The 2nd Bomb Wing, 53rd Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School and the 917th Wing came together for the first time to fly a maritime intercept mission. The
Aug. 23, 2007 Munitions put to test by Combat Hammer Those around Hill Air Force Base may have noticed an increased number of sorties and a diverse group of aircraft flying west to the Utah Test and Training Range recently. From Aug. 12-23, approximately 250 sorties and six types of aircraft took part in the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadrons' Weapons