Flights of fancy soar at Miramar (EXCERPT) Aerial maneuvers delight enthusiasts at annual air show, by Chris Moran UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER October 19, 2003 San Diego County paid annual homage to its aviation culture by turning

Vignette: Memphis Belle (EXCERPT) C-SPAN, School Bus Memphis, Tennessee (United States) Harris, Jim, Vice President, Memphis Belle Memorial Association The "Memphis Belle" is one of the few remaining B-17 F-model aircraft built by Boeing Aircraft Corporation during World War II. Mr....

Marine team designs and flies homemade, muscle-powered plane (EXCERPT) By Linda McIntosh COMMUNITY NEWS WRITER October 25, 2003 CAMP PENDLETON – Gunnery Sgt. Clark Howard had never piloted a plane. He was afraid of heights. But that did not stop him from entering a flying contest.

Air Force Print News for Oct. 23, 2003 On a wing and a prayer (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005866 First Raptor squadron announced http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005863

Air Force Print News for Oct. 22, 2003 Securing the area (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005854 Airmen give supplies to Iraqi school http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005857

Inspector general backs Purple Heart for pilot's eye damage (EXCERPT) Defense inspector backs giving medal, by Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Pentagon inspector general has asked the Navy to consider awarding a medal to an intelligence officer whose eyes were damaged by a laser fired from a...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 21, 2003 Hawk check (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005849 Officials halt certain blood donations http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005845

New way to measure up: Air Force's revamped fitness tests start in January (EXCERPT) , By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes European edition, Wednesday, October 22, 2003 (For a look at some of the fitness charts, and a link to more charts and other information from the Air Force Link Web site,...

U.S. military leaving Kuwaiti air base ~ Associated Press KUWAIT CITY - The United States is leaving an air base in Kuwait it had used in the war on Iraq, saying its presence there is no longer needed now that Saddam Hussein has been toppled. "The mission is accomplished," Ambassador Richard...

Air Force to replace enlisted historians with civilians (EXCERPT) , By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Wednesday, October 22, 2003 The Air Force active-duty historian is a dying breed. The service decided this year to replace its enlisted historians with civilian ones, said...

Bronze Star for efforts (EXCERPT) By Scott Schonauer, Stars and Stripes European edition, Sunday, October 12, 2003 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — Unless they can’t pump gas to those who need it, the job of military fuels managers often gets overlooked. However, the work performed by an Air Force...

Airman killed in Vietnam laid to rest at Fort Logan (EXCERPT) Written by: Chip Yost, 9NEWS Investigative Reporter created: 10/18/2003 6:17:25 PM updated: 10/19/2003 8:59:09 AM DENVER - He was shot down over Vietnam more than 32 years ago. On Saturday, an Air Force navigator from Colorado was laid...

WW II glider pilot reunites with aviators in England (EXCERPT) By Toni Marshall Staff Writer Posted October 19 2003 Margate · Pilot Sam Fine waited for the snatch. Then the towline jerked, signaling the start of the symbiotic relationship between the glider packed with troops and supplies and the...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 17, 2003 DOE dominates Defender Challenger http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005822 Air Force medics treat Iraqis http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005829

Air Force Print News for Oct. 16, 2003 Today's stories include: Protecting the wire (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005794 Eagle Flag's importance stressed

World War II Pilots Honored at Luncheon (EXCERPT) By JOSEPH M. TARTAKOFF Contributing Writer Roughly six years ago, a World War II aviator attended a ceremony in honor of the black fighter pilots who had protected bombers like himself, looking for someone to thank. He found a forgotten third...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 14, 2003 Ready to help (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005790 LASIK available for airmen http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005785

NORAD Monitors U.S. Skies to Protect the Homeland (EXCERPT) By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2003 - On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the staff at the North American Aerospace Defense Command was poised to identify a missile test or space launch anywhere in the...

Marines honor pilot killed in night crash (EXCERPT), by Jeanette Steele UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER October 13, 2003 Capt. Theodore Treadwell was flying a night mission over the Mojave Desert when the tail of his helicopter fell off. While the craft bucked and pitched, the Marine pilot based at...

Fire officer tops in field — again (EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Tuesday, October 14, 2003 These days, young airmen call him “sergeant two-time.” It started in August after Air Force Master Sgt. Michael L. Rosser earned a top-level military fire services...