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AF Academy finished by
Joey Bishop
"Seven 20- and 21-year-old cadets were ticketed by police for drinking
alcohol in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two young
women, aged 16 and 18. "
As far as I'm concerned, the AF Academy has failed it's mission, and the
tax dollars should be shifted to the Army and Naval Academies. ...
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AF announces major selections by
Otis Willie
AF announces major selections
(EXCERPT) 7/22/2003 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- More
than 2,200 Air Force officers were selected for major by the 2003A
promotion board, officials announced July 22. The board was held at
the Air Force Personnel Center here May 5.
Board officials...
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AF cutting back re-enlistment bonuses by
Otis Willie
AF cutting back re-enlistment bonuses
(EXCERPT) , By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Friday, April 2, 2004
Click here for the Selective Re-enlistment Bonus list.
WASHINGTON With retention so high that the Air Force is now
over-strength, service officials are eliminating...
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AF investigators cite pilot error in fighter crash by
Otis Willie
AF investigators cite pilot error in fighter crash
(EXCERPT) , By Joseph Giordono, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Saturday, January 10, 2004
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea Poor situational awareness was the
likely cause of a Sept. 9 fighter crash into the Yellow Sea, Air Force
investigators...
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AF jets roar again on Osan runway by
Otis Willie
AF jets roar again on Osan runway
(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Monday, February 23, 2004
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea When the Air Force closed the runway here
for repairs in September, it meant big changes for pilots and ground
crews.
The roar of jets on...
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AF Sec Roche Pushing FB-22 by
sid
Aviation Week & Space Technology
02/16/2004, page 16
U.S. Air Force officials are reviving proposals to buy short-takeoff
and vertical-landing F-35C versions of the Joint Strike Fighter and a
bomber derivative of the F/A-22. The FB-22 has a larger diamond-shaped
wing and could carry 30 or more...
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AF to host Air, Space Power Day at Osan by
Otis Willie
AF to host Air, Space Power Day at Osan
(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea High-performance jet fighters roaring
past in formation, a dramatic rescue mission, live bands and a play
area for kids all will be...
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AF trying to avoid involuntary RIFs while cutting 16,600 airmen by 2005 by
Otis Willie
AF trying to avoid involuntary RIFs while cutting 16,600 airmen by
2005
(EXCERPT) , By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Saturday, March 6, 2004
ARLINGTON, Va. With a March 12 deadline fast approaching, only some
1,250 airmen have asked the Air Force for an early out under the...
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AF unveils force development plan by
Otis Willie
AF unveils force development plan
(EXCERPT) by Tech Sgt. David A. Jablonski Air Force Print News
10/10/2003 - WASHINGTON -- Air Force leaders are launching a
spread-the-word tour in November to explain force development, a new
system that transforms how the service will train, educate and...
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AF's first female wing commander dies at 77 by
Otis Willie
AF's first female wing commander dies at 77
(EXCERPT) Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, August 1, 2003
The first woman to command an Air Force wing died July 22, Air Force
officials at the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Retired Maj. Gen. Norma
E. Brown was 77.
The Pentagon did not...
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AF/Boeing Crooks by
Jerry Aspar
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Sat, Mar. 27, 2004
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Air Force let Boeing rewrite terms of tanker contract
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AF1 over New Jersey? by
David E. Powell
Looked up around 3:15 PM in Southern New Jersey, after hearing noise from a
plane going overhead. I saw a four engined plane with a blue bottom and what
looked like white trim. Any chance this as Air Force One? Wonder where GWB
was today?
Either way it was kind of low, like the DC-9s that go down...
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AF1 range/route/refueling? by
David Lesher
Turkey Dinner Tour
Now, http://gc.kls2.com/ says the Great Circle distance KADW-BGW
is 6200m, and AF1 has a published range of ~~7300 miles.
But Great Circle would have taken them across multiple countries,
including those evil fried potato folks; so I'd assume they did
not use that...
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AFA assault report to be delayed by
Otis Willie
AFA assault report to be delayed
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3041043,00.html
{EXCERPT} , By Rocky Mountain News July 16, 2004
Congress won't get to see a long-awaited report on Air Force Academy
sexual assaults until at least September, U.S. Sen. Wayne...
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AFA cadets head to hills for test of survival skills by
Otis Willie
AFA cadets head to hills for test of survival skills
(EXCERPT) By Dick Foster, Rocky Mountain News July 15, 2003
COLORADO SPRINGS - The early morning sun was already hot Monday when
1,255 freshman cadets marched out of the Air Force Academy and into
the nearby foothills on their second big step...
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AFM 66-1 Available? Where? by
David K. Bryant
Anyone know where to get a copy of the AFM 66-1 manual?
Was it replaced with another maintenance program?
I've been able to locate the Navy's Aviation Maintenance
program (OPNAV 4790.2H) and would like to compare it to
the AFM 66-1.
Anyone know what the Army uses for Maintenance Data collection?
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AFM coverage of Chinook shootdown by
John Mullen
Thought this might interest you.
"Nov 2 US Army Co/159th AVN CH-47D Chinook
Tail rotor pylon hit by one of two SA-7 Strela shoulder-launched
surface-to-air missiles fired from a date palm grove at 0900hrs whilst
flying with another Chinook, which was undamaged. The two were ferrying
around 60...
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AFMC pilot initiative aids test, operational worlds by
Otis Willie
AFMC pilot initiative aids test, operational worlds
(EXCERPT) 2/17/2004 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) --
An Air Force Materiel Command initiative to trade more than 20
unfilled military pilot positions for civilian personnel funding may
bring more experience to the test world...
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AFOSI/PJ by
andrzej
I'm looking for the information about events which took place in 1980's.
Then during the studies on Stealth (F-117) airplanes US government
agencies spreaded disinformation. I'm interested particulary in PJ
AFOSI department and its director - Col. Hennessey. It is said that he
has been proved to...
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After 23 years, Marines get last Super Stallion CH-53E helicopter by
Otis Willie
After 23 years, Marines get last Super Stallion CH-53E helicopter
(EXCERPT), by Holly Hickman ASSOCIATED PRESS
7:19 p.m. November 24, 2003
NEW RIVER MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, N.C. The CH-53 helicopter is
built for heavy loads carrying the weight of four decades, three
wars and dozens of...
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