Former 57th wing commander takes reigns of United States Air Force Warfare Center

Brigadier Gen. Stephen Hoog succeeded Maj. Gen. Michael Worden as the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander at a change of command ceremony at 9 a.m. in the Thunderbird Hangar Feb. 8. General Worden will become the vice commander, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Prior to taking

99th ABW award winners recognized

99th Air Base Wing 2007 annual award winners were announced during a ceremony here Feb. 1. This year's winners are: Airman of the Year, Senior Airman Lindsey A. Whitfield, 99th Security Support Squadron Noncommissioned officer of the Year, Tech. Sgt. Matthew E. Fiscus, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron

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99th SVS ropes in ACC-level LeMay Award

The 99th Services Squadron captured the 2008 Air Combat Command General Curtis E. LeMay Services Award here Jan. 25 for the third time in four years. "We're absolutely thrilled to have been selected by ACC as the best services squadron in the command," said Maj. Beth Demmons, 99th SVS commander.

Avoiding political turmoil: The Dos and Don'ts for Airmen

With the Presidential campaign heating up and the candidates pressing the flesh for much-needed votes all across the country, Airmen may wonder how they can participate in the process without landing themselves into political "hot water." Luckily it's all spelled out for them in black and white, and

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Airman Leadership School: listening to wind of change

The mission of Airman Leadership School is to prepare Senior Airmen to be professional, war fighting Airmen who can supervise and lead Air Force work teams to support the employment of air and space power. As the Air Force is going through significant changes with Force Shaping and the Expeditionary

Airmen may qualify for credit card refunds

Nellis and Creech Airmen who used their Visa, MasterCard, or a number of other smaller credit cards anywhere outside the United States between Feb. 1996 and Nov. 2006 may be entitled to a reimbursement from the credit card companies for an undisclosed currency exchange fee charged to cardholder's

Royal Air Force Activates UAV Squadron at Creech AFB

The Royal Air Force activated a squadron during a ceremony in the Reaper Hangar here Jan. 23. Number 39th Squadron is the RAF's first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle squadron, although RAF has been operating UAVs at Creech AFB since 2004 as part of the Joint Predator Task Force. Air Marshal Iain McNicholl,

Reconnaissance squadron's Predators keep vigilant eye on Iraq

Taking center stage in helping win the war on terrorism in Iraq are unmanned aerial vehicles such as the MQ-1 Predator. Although the plane is small compared to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, it packs a punch with its vigilant purpose and silent victories. Since October 2007, the 361st Expeditionary