US plans 6,000mph bomber to hit rogue regimes from edge of space (EXCERPT) Peter Almond THE Pentagon is drawing up plans for a “hypersonic” bomber able to travel more than 10,000 miles around the globe in about two hours. The Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle (HCV) is designed to fly at a top speed of...

Andrews Open to Flying Fans (EXCERPT) Annual Event Showcases Military Might, Patriotism, by Nurith C. Aizenman Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 16, 2004; Page C01 Overhead, jet fighters streaked through a cloudless sky -- steel-gray bodies glinting in the sun, engines booming reminders of...

DoD Identifies Air Force CasualtyNo. 463-04 (EXCERPT) IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2004 Media Contact: Air Force Public Affairs - (703) 695-0640 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was...

Air Force Print News for May 17, 2004 Welcome to today's U.S. Air Force Print News. Today's stories include: An explosive business (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007737

rec Air Force Print News for May 18, 2004 Care in Cambodia (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007746 Pilot killed in F-16 collision

Chuck Yeager to help flying club in Germany celebrate its 50th, By Lisa Horn, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) European edition, Wednesday, June 9, 2004 Seven years after he broke the sound barrier in 1947, retired Air Force Gen. Chuck Yeager became involved with the German-American Soaring Club of...

PACAF's top enlisted man touts proposed blue BDUs http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=23848 {EXCERPT}, by Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Tuesday, August 17, 2004 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Pacific Air Forces Command Chief Master Sgt. David Popp was easy to...

Hueys in Long Tan flypast http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,10483806%255E1702,00.html {EXCERPT} Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2 hours ago helicopters will fly over south-east Queensland today as parades and a church service mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest...

US military rejects Japan police request for chopper probe http://english.people.com.cn/200408/18/eng20040818_153591.html {EXCERPT} People's Daily Online, China - 19 hours ago The US military in Japan on Tuesday rejected a request by Japanese police to conduct on-site investigations into a US...

May 2004 Afterburner goes on line (EXCERPT) May 2004 Afterburner goes on line The text and .pdf versions of the May 2004 Afterburner, News for USAF Retired Personnel have been posted on the Retiree Services Home Page. The printed version is also in the mail to more than 750,000 Air...

35th Fighter Wing getting ready for its first exercise in seven months, By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Friday, May 14, 2004 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — For about 3,500 airmen here, it’s time to dust off that chemical mask, review first-aid techniques and get...

WWII bomber crews recall horror of Ploesti (EXCERPT) By Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune Texas State University professor Norman Whalen is known for his research of early humans in the Middle East. But this week, the former B-24 navigator reunited with other veterans at the Best Western...

August issue of Airman now available (EXCERPT) SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --Learn about Air Force "aces," snipers at Bashur Airfield, the upcoming Air Force Academy football season and road maintenance airmen in a Washington national forest. These features and more highlight the August issue of Airman...

Air Force Print News for August 6, 2003 Air Force unveils new uniform plan http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005370 Airmen get peek at new uniform http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005369

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Air Force plans new BDUs (EXCERPT) , By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes European edition, Friday, August 8, 2003 ARLINGTON, Va. — It’s an Air Force blue BDU. Predominantly blue tiger stripes could be the pattern of the Air Force’s next battle dress utility uniform, though the proposed...

All Vietnam Veterans Were Awarded The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States for valorous achievement in combat during the Vietnam conflict, March 1, 1961 through March 28, 1973. Every American who served in Vietnam was awarded the Vietnam Cross...

Air Force Print News for May 11, 2004 Load 'em up (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007686 T-6A belly lands at Lackland http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007685

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Air Force Print News for Aug. 17, 2004 Oh well (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008430 Ops center maintains smooth info flow http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008431