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It is with a very heavy heart that I announce the sudden passing of Post 117 Member, William "Bill" Myers. Bill Was retired from the Air Force with over 20 years of honorable service. I was fortunate to get to know and become friends with Bill, a friendship that grew from our membership in the American Legion. I had the honor of serving as Bill's Finance Officer and Adjutant at American Legion Post 4 where Bill was the first African American Commander since the Post was chartered in 1919. I will post more once funeral arrangements have been made. - George

Band of Brothers FROM ONE OLD VET TO ANOTHER, PROUD TO KNOW YOU! You may have served in combat or while preserving peace You may have retired out or you may have served for a short time. You may have been a draftee or a volunteer. You may have served in the Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or the Merchant Marines, BUT YOU SERVED. YOU DID YOUR JOB HONORABLY and for that I am PROUD to call you 'Brother.' You may have served during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Nicaragua, Persian Gulf, Iraq or Afghanistan, But you served, you did not run. You have earned your DD 214 with those words "HONORABLY DISCHARGED" two of the most noble words in the world. Again I am proud to know each and every one of you. *Today is Band of Brothers' Day*; send this to all your brothers, fathers, sons and fellow veterans you know. Happy Band of Brothers' Day! To the cool men that have touched my life: Here's to you!! I was never a hero, but I am thankful and proud to have served among them. A real Brother walks with you when th ...

Eagle Biography Colonel Phil "Hands" Handley Colonel Phil "Hands" Handley is credited with the highest speed air- to-air gun kill in the history of aerial combat. He flew operationally for all but 11 months of a 26-year career, in aircraft such as the F-86 Sabre, F-15 Eagle, and the C-130A Hercules. Additionally, he flew 275 combat missions during two tours in Southeast Asia in the F- 4D and F-4E. His awards include 21 Air Medals, 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Silver Star. - Betrayal in Benghazi Phil "Hands" Handley Colonel, USAF (Ret.) The combat code of the US Military is that we don't abandon our dead or wounded on the battlefield. In US Air Force lingo, fighter pilots don't run off and leave their wingmen. If one of our own is shot down, still alive and not yet in enemy captivity, we will either come to get him or die trying. Among America 's fighting forces, the calm, sure knowledge that such an irrevocable bond exists is priceless. Along with individual faith and personal grit, it is a sac ...

Brenda Yaden McWhorter June, 2013 Good friends of ours from here in Elizabethtown, KY just got back home from a visit to the Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs where they attended the commencement exercises of the graduating class of 2013. In fact John's grandson was one of the graduates and John, being a retired US Army officer was able to swear in his grandson as a brand spanking new US Air Force 2Lt. What an honor that must have been for John and his family, but that's not the real story nor is it the historic significance of the 2013 commencement celebration. You see 2013 is the first Air Force graduation on record that has occurred under a Sequester created by a non functioning Congress and an unyielding Obama Administration. Due to operating under this Sequester the ceremonies proceeded as follows: President Obama "regretfully" declined the kind invitation of the Commandant of the Air Force Academy to be speak to the graduates and their families on the occasion of their graduation saying he was ...

Hello Friends Last year on Aug. 8. My hometown lost one of its citizens David Gray in Afghanistan and With Memorial Day and D day just passing in the past week let’s take a moment to remember all of the many men and woman who on a daily sacrifice for us by serving in the US Forces whether it be Army, Navy, Marines or Air Force and the reserves these people so humbly risk their lives on a daily basis and while we are living our lives on a day to day basis take a moment to thank the brave men and woman for making the sacrifice to make The United States Of America a free country and the leader of the free world! May the liberty Bell always ring with sounds of freedom and may old glory always wave over a free country! Thank you Troops for all you do for us and if you see a man or woman in uniform take a moment to go up to them and say thank you! And always remember you may knock America but she will come up fighting for freedom and she will never be defeated! Your Friend Duke! Freedom isn’t free. What do ...

Pretty cool start to the day here, I was driving up 101 heading to my doctor appointment in Palo Alto and passed by Moffet Field (NASA/US Air Force air field) and there parked on the tarmac was Air Force One. Yeah the President is here in the South Bay Area, spent the night in San Jose.

The American Legion Post 93 was founded in 1932 and we have been in the present building since 1954. We have entertainment including Karaoke and Bands. They vary weekend to weekend. You do not have to be a member to come out and enjoy the entertainment and have a good time. We have an Air Force trai...

For more than five years, Brandon Bryant worked for the Air Force, helping to operate some of the most controversial vehicles in the world. In an interview on NBC News' "Today" show on Thursday, he described the psychological trauma that he suffers after hanging up the controls on a drone operator c...

On the day that World War II ended in Europe, the crowd that filled the Red Square in Moscow were celebrating the victory when she saw a tall Air Force officer waving a piece of paper in his lifted hand, while an old woman made her way towards him. As she drew near, he went to embrace her, but she first knelt down, and in the presence of hundreds of people, she said, "Lord, my Saviour, thank you for bringing my son back alive and well. You have him a guardian angel. Praise be to you, O Lord." The son lifted her up and gave her the paper. She read it out loud: "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ...a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you...for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways." That was what his mother have him as he was going to the war front. She told him, "Read this page every day and God will save you." He did not case about religion. He was a ...

When I was a young Navy recruiter, there was a lot of friendly rivalry among the Navy, Marines and Air Force. We even had a contest for the recruiter who had to deal with the most unqualified applicant. The winner had to buy the drinks. One day, I saw a heavyset woman walk into the Marine Corps office. Definitely not recruit material. After she left, I gleefully told the Staff Sergeant that the drinks were on him. He looked at me for a moment, then said, "That was my wife !"

When we invading a country steps, 1. Send in Marine infantry with corpsman. 2. Send in Marine wingers with logistics. 3. Send in navy seals 4. Send in navy 5. Send in rangers 6. Send in more Marine logistics 7. Send in army. 8. Send In DOD civilians 9. Send in reporters 10. Send in TV, Xbox and lobster or chow 11. Send in Air Force. Seems legit -Godfather

MY GRANDFATHER: AN AMAZING MAN Forrest Eugene Ott SUMMERVILLE - Lt. Col. (Retired) USAF Forrest Eugene Ott was born in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota on May 10, 1921 to Eugene H. Ott and Katie Hansen Ott. He graduated from Canby (MN) High School in 1938, and attended South Dakota State from 1938 to 1941. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps Reserve in 1942 and continued his Pilot Training under the War Training Program. He was called to active duty in 1943 and sent to Army Air Corps pilot training, graduating in December 1944 as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was then transferred to Bombardier Training School in Texas flying student bombardiers until the war ended. He then attended Air Traffic Control School for the US Air Force and was sent to Frankfurt Germany as an Air Traffic Controller in 1946. Forrest then went to Templehof AFB in Berlin as a radar controller. He flew 110 missions in the Berlin Airlift and received an Air Medal commendation and a unit citation. He joined a Troop Carrier Reserve wing in Januar ...

Why should Liberal be surprised at Fox News Conservative commentator, Ann Coulter, when she refused to stay on a Miami to New York commercial airline flight, after she learned that the pilot was a woman of African-American descent? I respected her decision to disembark the plain , but by saying that the pilot may have gained her position as a result of affirmative action and wasn't qualified to fly, was racist, disrespectful, and disingenuous to the pilot who was trained by the U.S. Air Force and was a decorated veteran of the wars in Araq and Afghanistan. According to the story, the pilot has been flying for American Airlines for four years, and is one of that airline's most experienced 737 pilots. This story did not come as a surprise to me. This country has a clear history of denigrating minorities. President Obama was insulted during his State of the Union Addressed, John Sununu, a naturalized U.S. Citizen, saying he wished this president was an American, Conservatives calling the president lazy, whi ...

Stars and Stripes shared the following link and had this to say about it: Archive Photo of the Day: Tennis star Steffi Graf takes to the air, 1992. Tennis star Steffi Graf awaits a flight in an F-16D Fighting Falcon jet from the U.S. Air Force's 526th Fighter Squadron at Ramstein Air Base in October, 1992. With Lt. Col. Steven Teske at the controls, the world's second-ranked women's player enjoyed an hour-lon...

HOLLOMAN ENLISTED SPOUSES ORGANIZATION CONSTITUTION 2013-2014 ARTICLE I NAME AND PURPOSE The name of this organization is the Holloman Enlisted Spouses Organization referred to in this document as HESO. This organization is an Unofficial Activity. The purpose of HESO shall be to promote friendship among its members, to further their social and intellectual well being and to coordinate their combined efforts in welfare, cultural and social activities on Holloman Air Force Base. This organization will conduct itself in a manner that is free of any form of discrimination and provide equal opportunity and treatment for all members regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, ethnic group or gender. ARTICLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS The HESO operates on a military base only with the consent of the Installation Commander. Operation is contingent on compliance with the requirements and conditions of all applicable Air Force regulations. Membership is liable under the laws of New ...

Wingard, an Air Force officer with the Judge Advocate General (JAG) office, recently met with one of his clients to mark his 37th birthday, and eleventh year at the prison without charge. Speaking via phone from Guantanamo Bay to RT, Wingard says that no effort has been made so far to end the hunger...

Bob Medlock I just learned, Johnny Cash, was one of us. He wasn't Army Security Agency, but he was Air Force Security Service. "Before he was the "Man in Black," Airman Cash was the Man in Blue--Air Force Blue. He was born in 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas and grew up on the family farm. He finished High School in 1950 just in time for the Korean War. While most young men waited for the Army to draft them for two years of service, Johnny Cash joined the Air Force for four years. He trained in Texas, where he met his first wife and then shipped out to Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany. He spent most of his Air Force enlistment in Germany. Cash was a Morse code intercept operator with the USAF Security Service. This meant he was listening to radio signals generated by people on the other side of the "Iron Curtain." There is a positive correlation in the abilities of people who work with signal codes and music."

Lost Bob Clark - semi-famous in Havelock Robert Lee Clark, 95, of New Bern, died June 4, 2013 at home. He was the owner of Bob Clark Pharmacy in Havelock. He served our country in the U.S. Air Force, a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and he was a mason. He is preceded in death by his wife, Stella Ray Clark, one son, Robert Stephen Clark, a daughter, Margaret Clark Arrington, and his brothers and sisters, Gordon, George, Eugene, Charles, Marcus, Jenny, Isabelle and Annie Clark. He is survived by one daughter, Carolyn Clark Morlock of New Bern; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Greenleaf Memorial Park, followed by a funeral service at 3 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Craven County Home Health & Hospice P.O. Drawer 12910 New Bern, NC 28561

Air Force expected to start selecting first sergeants Jun. 6, 2013 - 10:20AM Top performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, the 24/7 job that every command needs but is one of the toughest to fill with volunteers. But being selected could be a sweet deal for noncommissioned officers looking to make the highest enlisted ranks, despite the perception that it’s harder to advance as a first shirt. That perception is only partly true. While competition is tough while master sergeants are on first shirt duty, they are twice as likely to retire at the highest enlisted paygrade. And as they advance through the ranks, their chances of promotion to senior master sergeant are far better than the averages for all specialties. For example, of 300 former first sergeants competing for promotion to senior master sergeant over the past five years, nearly 64 percent were selected, compared with an overall promotion rate of 10.6 percent. At the same time, 93 of 257 senior master sergeant ...

The year was 1947. Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little more than 64 years ago, numerous witnesses claim that an Unidentified Flying Object, (UFO), with five aliens aboard, crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell , New Mexico . This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered-up by the U.S. Air Force, as well as other Federal Agencies and Organizations. However, What you may NOT know is that in the month of April, year 1948, nine months after the historic day, the following people were born: Barrack Obama Jr. Albert A. Gore, Jr. Hillary Rodham William J. Clinton John F. Kerry Howard Dean Nancy Pelosi Dianne Feinstein Charles E. Schumer Barbara Boxer Joe Biden This is the consequence of aliens breeding with sheep and jack *** I truly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It certainly did for me. And now you can stop wondering why they support the bill to help all Illegal Aliens ! ! !

Austin Fekete Will Watson can you edit some of the minor errors on your sections of the paper and get it to me by later today. There were some factual errors, by confusing the x37B with the x37, which is NASA, not Air Force. Then ill do the final read through and edits.

Wars, Wars, WarsJune 3, 2013 Sometimes when I board an airplane the head stew asks passengers to applaud the sacrifices our brave soldiers have made in defending the United States. I don’t applaud. For one thing, no soldier has defended the United States since 1945. For another, any dentist, bus driver, or musician has done more to benefit the country, and less to bankrupt it and give it a bad name, than all the Armed Services combined. Why don’t we applaud dentists? It is curious that soldiers are held in honor, revered, and regarded as national heroes. Psychopathic serial killers who murders fifteen co-eds are viewed with revulsion. Why the difference? The young women killed by Ted Bundy were utterly innocent. So were the Iraqis murdered by the Air Force in Baghdad. I don’t see why pointlessly killing the unoffending in one country is admirable, but in another, isn’t. Of course, soldiers are better at it, and thus much more destructive. They kill hugely, wreaking havoc, destroying countries and ...

USSOCOM MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE - JUNE 2013 Change of Command: In April 2013, USSOCOM had a change of command, with Commander Kaitz of NSW DEVGRU stepping up to the plate to become the new commanding officer. With the change of commander came a new website and forums, painstakingly created by Second Lieutenant Spoondawwg, along with the assistance of Second Lieutenant Madfalcon, as well as the rest of the signals corps. At this time USSOCOM is funded directly by the command staff members who are able, as such, no donations are accepted at this time. Along with a change of command, a number of our sub units also have new commanders. 75th Ranger Regiment have Second Lieutenant Spoondawwg, MARSOC has Second Lieutenant Madfalcon. The Air Force welcomes two new officers to its command structure, Second Lieutenant Swiss has taken command of the 20th Fighter Wing and Second Lieutenant Sammac has taken command of the 720th Special Tactics Group. We wish these new commanding officers the best of luck within their resp ...

I recently received some REALLY great news. Effective as of midnight last night, I am now officially Lieutenant Colonel David Brown! After almost 30 years in an Air Force uniform, starting out initially as a Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force Auxiliary) cadet, and working my way up through the ranks, I have achieved a lifelong goal of earning those silver oak leaf clusters that I have had my eyes on for so long!

YOU'RE IN THE AIR FORCE NOW! After graduating from Garfield High School in 1968, I started my "adult life" at Indiana State University with a Summer Session. No summer vacation for me - it was out of High School one day and in to college a couple of days later. I was going to be a Band Director just like my mentor, Jim Holler, at Otter Creek and Garfield. College life was pretty good and I was still able to live at home too. I went to my classes and was in the band which meant band practice in the evenings which were held on the practice field just across 3rd Street from Imperial Lanes. All-in-all, a nice way to start off life, but after a few months I decided I wasn't ready to hit the books again for another four years. I wanted to "see the world" so I started looking at enlisting in the military. Even though two TV shows I watched fairly regularly were "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and "Combat!", I decided on the Air Force. I think it was because I liked the Air Force recruiting song, "They took the blue ...

The Adamawa State PDP governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako has broken ranks with his PDP colleagues as he declared publicly that Gov Chibuike Amechi is the authentic chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, having, according to him, transparently won the NGF election. He described Governor Jonah Jang as a mere ‘floor member’ in the NGF. People who are surprised at this level of courage, candour and forthrightness, should recall that Nyako, as a one-time boss of the Nigerian Navy and a three-star general, is supposed to be ‘an officer and gentleman’. His training instructs that an officer is bound to be honourable in word and deed. One wonders why Jang, a former Air Force officer, is not similarly disposed.

He might be assassinated for this. Former minister of defense confirms Aliens working with US government!! Here is the transcript if you cant watch the video. Wait .. This isnt on TV?? HM?! Isnt that funny!!! Opening with Congressmen Merrill Cook, Republican from Utah: " Let's go to our stand to Honorable Paul Hellyer from Canada, we would give you 20 minutes, sir." Honorable Paul Hellyer begins his testimony: "Thank you very much Mr. Chair, and thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak, and thank you Steve (Steven Basset) for inviting me to speak. My name, as said, is Paul Hellyer, I am a former Minister of Defense for Canada. I served in three governments, during a total of 23.5 years of Parliament. Although as Minister of National Defense, I had sighting reports of U.F.O.'s, I was too busy to be concerned about them because I was trying to unify the Army, Navy, and Air Force into a single Canadian Defense Force, and that itself was a kind-of battle to the finish. So, this was not high on my age ...

McCain Advises Women to Avoid the Military Jun 05, 2013UPISen. John McCain told the top U.S. military chiefs he could not advise women to join the service with a sexual-assault scourge the military has not contained."Just last night, a woman came to me and said her daughter wanted to join the military and could I give my unqualified support for her doing so. I could not," the Arizona Republican, a Vietnam veteran and ex-prisoner of war, told the uniformed chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing."I cannot overstate my disgust and disappointment over continued reports of sexual misconduct in our military," said McCain, who followed his father and grandfather, both four-star admirals, into the Navy."We've been talking about this issue for years, and talk is insufficient," McCain said.The Pentagon estimated in May 26,000 military members experienced "unwanted sexual contact" last year, up from 2011's 19,000 cases.Yet only a fraction of tha ...

Times like this just make me want to pick up and go. Just join the Air Force already and get the *** out of here but its not my time yet.. I really dont care what anybody says either. Good thing is I have the full support from my family and its a great feeling. I just cant wait until its my time to go, that'll be the best decision I ever made for myself..

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he’d told her was empty. Then she’s settled in, placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane against her leg. It had been a year since Susan became blind. Due to a medical misdiagnosis she had been rendered sightless, and she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity. ‘How could this have happened to me?’ she would plead, her heart knotted with anger. But no matter how much she cried or ranted or prayed, she knew the painful truth, her sight was never going to return. A cloud of depression hung over Susan’s once optimistic spirit. All she had to cling to was her husband Mark. Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. When she first lost her sight, he watched her sink into desp ...

24th Air Force Public Affairs 6/5/2013 - JOINT BASE San Antonio LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Space Command and 24th Air Force officials announced inactivation of the 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga, and the 3rd Combat Communications Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Inactivation of both units is scheduled for September. The inactivations are part of overall Air Force force structure changes tied to a Fiscal Year 2013 Presidential Budgetary decision directing inactivation of one Air Force combat communications group. After the inactivations, the 5th Combat Communications Group, Robins AFB, Ga., will have sole responsibility for Air Force combat communications missions. A ceremonial inactivation is scheduled at the 689th CCW June 12 to recognize the rich history of the wing and accomplishments of its personnel prior to the wing commander's retirement later in the month. The event allows maximum participation of assigned combat communicators in advance of personnel moves re ...

Spent a nice week in Pensacola helping my daughter Laura and son in law Zack move in on base. We miss you. Zack is going to Navigator school there at the Naval Air Station. He is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. Laura is having a baby in August. I hope they enjoy their time in Pensacola. It is a beautiful place to be stationed.

Always a pleasure to serve a customer that has served. We had an Air Force mechanic bring his late model Mazda in for a noise check. We were able to remedy it with a small adjustment. We also lifted up his car so he could take a look. Who am I to say? The man turned Air Force wrenches when aircraft engines still had pistons. Lesson for today is that a Korean War Veteran will most likely thank you for the free inspection and then provide you with a very generous tip.

House panel votes in favor of common combat uniform across services: Two war veterans succeeded Wednesday in convincing the House Armed Services Committee that the services should agree on common camouflage patterns for uniforms rather than each having its own. Rep. Bill Enyart, D-Ill., a retired major general and Vietnam veteran who has served in the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Army National Guard before retiring in 2012 to run for Congress, and Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., an Iraq war veteran who still serves in the Illinois National Guard, combined efforts on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring — with a few exceptions — the services to have a joint combat uniform. The measure passed by a 32-30 vote. READ MORE

I don't do those ridiculous "Tough Mudder" things. I went to Air Force survival training in the Cascade Mountains during wintertime, in which I had to live off the land, scale snow covered mountains and sleep outside without a tent. My reward was being treated like a POW, locked in a tiny room, interrogated and smacked around. But hey, enjoy playing in the dirt, "tough" guy.

** HEADS UP FOR A FATHER'S DAY CONTEST ** An awesome couple has donated two $25 gift cards for us to give away in a Father's Day Contest. Their names are Rick & Tammy (Anderson) Brown. Rick enlisted in the Air Force in July of 2001. Upon graduating from basic, he was stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in MO, where he served as a Crew Chief and worked on the B-2 for 4 years. At the end of his enlistment time in 2006, force shaping was taking place. Rick & his wife made the decision to have Rick get out of the military. During the time he was solely out in the civilian world, he really missed military life & serving his country. They made the decision to have Rick join the PA Air National Guard in 2008. He is currently a Crew Chief on C-130's and he has been serving there for five years. Tammy is very active on our page and one thing we really admire about her is she never misses an opportunity to say "Thank You For Your Service" to someone. If she is this supportive towards everyone on this page, ...

Tuskegee Airman to Speak at March Field Air Museum This Saturday June 8 at 1:00 p.m. March Field Air Museum will present a briefing by aviation and civil rights pioneer Master Sergeant Buford Johnson USAF (Ret). Enlisting in the Army Air Force in 1945, Sergeant Johnson’s first assignment was with the famous all-black segregated unit, the “Tuskegee Airman” of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the 477th Composite Group at Godman Field Kentucky. Achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant in only three years, Sergeant Johnson skills as an aircraft mechanic led to his P-47N fighter-bomber being selected to compete in the first USAF Gunnery Meet held in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1949. Though the Tuskegee detachment handily won the competition, Air Force officials withheld recognition of the victory for more than four decades until 1995. “We did the best job every time. We were not even thinking about desegregation but doing the best job we can do," said Sgt. Johnson. Sergeant Johnson will speak about his experiences wi ...

I had a good day yesterday! I was able to enjoy some sunshine and I also got to wreck some havoc on those pesky yellow flowers in my lawn. Nothing like lopping some heads off first thing in the morning to get the juices flowing. This morning the lawn still looks nice and green as it will take a day or two for those evil yellow things to regrow new heads to torment me and by then we will be headed downstate for a wedding. If you can't beat them, then off with their heads! I also made my first trip with the mower out into the woods to mow the walking path and try to push the vines and other new growth back so we can enjoy the shady trails once the summer heat gets here. This late spring weather has been a boost to the UP's Air Force. They saw me coming and got together enough bloodsuckers to drain me dry after only one pass. If they ever learn that the Kubota doesn't have any blood but the driver does, I'm in real trouble. (Note to self: Replenish supply of DEET!). If I ever win the ...

Omfg I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes...people hate on me for many reasons. I'm tall, I have a big *** and *** , beautiful blue eyes, nice smile, I'm ex Air Force, now I have my Respiratory Therapy degree. *** I'm a great catch. Samuel is extremely lucky. :). Besos.

When I was a child I lived next door to an Air Force complex that was known as a "target of nuclear obliteration importance." At least once a year we practiced crawling under a school desk and curling up in a fetal position known as "well, kiss my little white *** goodbye." Fine. This was purported to help me to survive a direct nuclear hit. *** of a sturdy desk they made back then. And when I went out to the school bus to transport me home, I always wondered why they wanted to drop me off at an incinerated house with a vaporized family. It was never made clear what my next option was. I could jump the fence and eat charred irradiated corn or soybeans (depending on the crop rotation.) Or I could stay on the bus and return to hang around under my unscathed desk at a leveled radioactive school. Neither struck me as a prudent option. Well we weren't nuked. But many times a day the B-52 death delivering aircraft would land and take off over the house I was fortunate enough to live in. The radio frequency fro ...

My mom literally told me off because I love wrestling and she doesnt. Its a problem that I love to watch wrestling and actually want to be a wrestler why? I get it Im her only son but still theres no reason to get angry because I dont want to be a doctor or a fireman or in the Air Force like my dad who doesnt even talk to me nor have I seen him since I was 6 years old and let me add he hasnt even TRIED to be in my life and she wants me to be like him? No Im chasing my dream of becoming a pro wrestler. Sorry if this is too personal for anybody but I had to get it off my chest. Punk

MARS' three branches and the Canadian Forces Affiliate Radio System (C-FARS) will give their cross-border emergency links the first full-dress workout Saturday during simulation of massive power breakdowns impacting eight northeastern states and five neighboring provinces. The significance of the exercise is two-fold. Strategically, the transmission lines disrupted by a fictional solar event supply the U.S. Northeast with roughly one-fourth of its electricity (Quebec hydropower) so the drill addresses a realistic vulnerability. Tactically, Army, Air Force and Navy-Marine Corps MARS stations will deploy across New England and New York under an unprecedented single operations plan shared with C-FARS. Military frequencies of both countries will be used during FTX-13, as the operation is labeled. The mission is restoring connectivity after a massive solar flare disrupts and then seriously damages electrical power infrastructure causing rolling blackouts. Adding to the realism the two parti ...

Pride-and-ego down is a US Army term that refers to techniques used by captors in interrogating prisoners to encourage cooperation, usually consisting of "attacking the source's sense of personal worth" and in an "attempt to redeem his pride, the source will usually involuntarily provide pertinent i...

The Air Force appointed the service's first female chief scientist to lead the way in the technology and science fields. Dr. Mica Endsley assumed her new duties and responsibilities as the 34th chief scientist June 3 in support of Air Force senior leaders and Airmen across the servic

The Department of Defense (DOD) will finish delivering furlough notices to civilian employees this week, and hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans will pay the price because Republicans in Congress refused to stop the painful cuts known as the sequester. House Republicans could have stopped the sequester by closing tax breaks for millionaires and corporate special interests, but they refused to compromise – and now the defense workers of Michigan are facing a cut in their pay. In Michigan, 8,709 defense workers will pay a heavy price. Defense furloughs are scheduled to begin on July 8 and will continue for the next 11 weeks. In Michigan, that means: $28,740,000 dollars in salary will be lost for working families, 6,210 Army employees will be affected, 798 Air Force employees will be affected, 51 Navy employees will be affected, and 1,650 Defense civilian employees will be affected. It's time for a change in leadership in the U.S. House and Rep Tim Walberg should be one of the first to go!

ONE FOR THE ROAD Why Indian Men Rape: It was an AC 2-tier compartment of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani from Assam. The passengers were just getting ready for lunch and some had even armed themselves with a fork and spoon. Fork on the left, spoon on the right. Just as it should be, the way it is taught at convents and boarding schools perched on mountain tops. As the train’s attendants came with a fresh supply of bottled mineral water, the conversation turned to the Guwahati molestation case of July 9 this year when 15 men were caught on TV pouncing on a teenaged girl outside a bar as one of the goons whipped out his camera to record it for titillation and posterity. “But what was the girl doing so late in the night?” asked the Air Force officer in the traveling group. From Ghaziabad but working in Guwahati, he went on, “Apparently she was drunk and was flirting with some men in the pub. Shouldn’t she be probed for loose character?” Some heads had already begun to nod in agreement when another passeng ...

“The Band Adventures Summer ’88 Adventure!” Episode Wednesday, May 18, 1988. Mr. Stephens informs Shay about this summer’s “Band Wars” contest, which will be Shay’s last chance to defeat Mickey, his arch-nemesis. Kurt implores Chris to drive him to a party on Friday night. Joe and Christi plan for the future with twins on the way and Joe’s upcoming Air Force assignment in Oregon, but Joe is restless. [Taken from the original episodes of “The Band Adventures Summer 1988 Adventure!” and with no edits. Originally published October 4, 1988.]

AFNS 6/3/2013 AF excepts civilians affected by tornadoes from furlough By Capt Lindsey Hahn The Air Force announced Monday, June 3, that civilian employees whose homes were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by the recent Oklahoma tornados will be "excepted" from administrative furlough. While most Air Force civilian employees received their notices May 28, Tinker Air Force Base delayed notifying their employees until today to ensure all authorities were reviewed and applied to mitigate the impact on those affected by tornados. "This is the right thing to do," said Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley. "Despite some facing devastating personal circumstances, our Oklahoma-based civilian employees have shown their resilience time and time again. The least we can do is remove this additional burden." Air Force leaders made the decision to invoke Alternate Safe Haven Authorities, which prohibits furlough by law, as the Oklahoma City area endured additional deadly tornados last weekend. Tinker AFB sustai ...

About Half of Rape Allegations are False, Research Shows False allegations of rape are believed to be more common than many persons realize. These are the findings of four research studies: A review of 556 rape accusations filed against Air Force personnel found that 27% of women later recanted. Then 25 criteria were developed based on the profile of those women, and then submitted to three independent reviewers to review the remaining cases. If all three reviewers deemed the allegation was false, it was categorized as false. As a result, 60% of all allegations were found to be false.1 Of those women who later recanted, many didn't admit the allegation was false until just before taking a polygraph test. Others admitted it was false only after having failed a polygraph test. In a nine-year study of 109 rapes reported to the police in a Midwestern city, Purdue sociologist Eugene J. Kanin reported that in 41% of the cases the complainants eventually admitted that no rape had occurred.3 In a follow-up study ...

For all my Marine Brothers. Remember this?? Over two centuries of romping, stomping, *** death and destruction. The finest fighting machine the world has ever seen. I was born in a bomb crater, my mother was an M-16 and my father was the devil. Each moment I live is an additional threat upon your life. I’m a roguish looking, roving soldier of the sea. I’m cocky, self-centered, overbearing and I do not know the meaning of fear for I am fear itself. I am a green amphibious monster made of blood and guts who arose from the sea. Whose sole purpose in life is to perpetuate death and destruction upon the festering anti-Americans throughout the globe, whenever it may arise, and when my time comes, I’ll die a glorious death on the battlefield, giving my life to mom, apple pie, and the American flag. We stole the eagle from the Air Force, the anchor from the Navy, and the rope from the Army. On the 7th day when God rested we overran his perimeter and stole the globe, and we’ve been running the show ever .. ...

Got to see where my Dad was stationed in the Air Force here in Germany today. To bad the dude at the front of it couldnt speak almost any english so I couldnt actually see inside the camp. It was really interesting seeing where he stayed at here and how close I am to it! Wish I coulda seen all the planes lol!! Found out one of the stations was where my Uncles, Fritz and Roland, were stationed as well with my Dad! Really cool to see my families history!! Almost tempts me to join the Air Force to get stationed somewhere in the world :P

Earl Dean Loftis of San Antonio,TX Born Sept. 5th 1953 in Wichita,Ks to William and Frances Loftis Dean was the fourth of seven children. He grew up in Big Spring,TX where he attended Big Spring High School. After the birth of his first child and with one more on the way Dean enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1976.Dean served his country as an Information Management Technician in Maine, Texas, and Alaska. He served in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm before retiring from the Air Force in 1993. After the Air Force Dean settled in San Antonio with the love of his life. He attended St. Phillips College and received an associates degree in Computer Science. He worked as a security guard for Allied Barton for over a decade before finally retiring in 2011. Dean received a bilateral lung transplant in March of 2013 in his fight against Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He passed away at home May 31st 2013. He was preceded in death by his Father William Loftis, Mother Frances Loftis, Sister ...

I look helluh ratchet ritee now! i'm wearin my Hiram Johnson ROTC Air Force shorts, a Sutter shirt, and socks. Lmao! i dont know what I was thinking today...I even went to school like this.lol I make myself weak :P

Sometimes I wonder where my brain is? My first day of classes were today! I am going to Texas Wednesday to watch Jordan Jordan Hamilton graduate from the Air Force boot camp! I will miss 3 days of classes. My instructor is letting me make it up before I go! TOMORROW ! I did 5 lessons to turn in tomorrow. I get to take a chapter test. That will count for first quiz and chapter test! All tomorrow! I just finished up all my Math! I have to be up at 7am class at 9 am! After class I can ask questions - take my test. I have to pack and get my stuff ready for my trip. I have to be up at 4 am on Wednesday morning! I am a little stressed but no matter what the trip to Texas to see Jordan Jordan Hamilton will be worth it! 5 days of 90 degree weather watching guys march around. Lol. I will take lots of pics and post them for everyone! Deep breath!

Went back to the Air Force recruiter today. Went well. Go back on the 17th and hopefully go to MEPS on the 24th. Unfortunately, looking at 6-9 months before I leave for basic. Should've done this a long time ago when everyone told me to. But oh well, I'm getting it done now. Looking at 6 year contract with a 2 year reserve commitment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Dakota WING HEADQUARTERS Official Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force - Citizens Serving Communities: Above and Beyond Contact: Major Bruce Kipp Wing Assistant Public Affairs Officer Cell (605) 261-4507 paa.sdwg3, 2013 Civil Air Patrol TEAM RENDERS AID TO INJURED MARATHONER Four officers and five cadets from the Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron of the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol travelled from Spearfish to Deadwood, SD on Sunday, 2 June to provide trail support to runners at the “Mickelson Trail Marathon.” Near the end of the marathon the CAP officers set up a practice injury/triage/transport event for the cadets. But just minutes from starting the exercise a runner came by and told them that there was a runner down on the trail about 1/2 mile away. Immediately Maj. Deryl Miles and the cadets set off with their first aid packs and a stretcher. They found the runner lying on the ground in serious distress. A combination of heat, dehydration and 20 miles into ...

Larry W. Kallmerten USAF Veteran Nitro, WV 06 JUN 13 The family of Larry W. Kallmerten has invited the Patriot Guard to stand in honor of Larry at his final services, this Thursday, June 6th. Larry was a US Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam era. This mission will consist of flag lines at the church and cemetery, as well as an escort to the cemetery (Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens in Cross Lanes). If your bike/cage is capable of safely flying flags at procession speed, please come prepared to do so. Staging time: 0930-0945, mission brief at 0950, flag line in place at 1000 Staging location: St Paul's United Methodist Church, 20th St., Nitro, WV (2 blocks behind Cooke Funeral Home) Service: 1100 RCICs: Anita Gunnoe and Ken Helmbright All riders/groups are welcome to join with us as we honor this fallen hero and his family. Both bikes and cages are welcome, as always. Buddy Palla WVPG ASC-south deaconbiker

If you want to work on aircraft get an ASVAB study book and work it for 30 days BEFORE you even talk with any recruiter. Your ASVAB and AFQT scores must be HIGH to get into the Air Force! ASVAB study books are at Barnes and Noble and only cost $20 bucks. Give up that one pizza and get the book. Trust me. You should never think you are "so smart" that you can take the ASVAB test "cold." I don't care if you have a 4.0 in High School. The ASVAB and AFQT is your RESUME to get hired by the Air Force.

For my fellow former and current Air Force Recruiters: Have you ever heard of it being REQUIRED to have your wisdom teeth out before service. A buddy says the Air Force (ROTC) is saying his nephew has to have them removed or he will not be commissioned next year. My thoughts are, not everyone NEEDS to have them out and certainly the rules can and maybe have changed.

Alright, I think it's time for a Roll Call. Its been awhile. Age, marital status, military branch, pregnant/TTC/LOs, fur babies. I am 23 and married into the Air Force. I have a 13 month old daughter named Riley and 2 dogs, Beau and Duke, and a cat named Abigail. - Emily

We Won't Be Distracted from Amnesty - BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Here's Bruce in Farmington, New Mexico. It's great to have you on the EIB Network, Bruce. Hi. CALLER: Hey, Rush, retired Predator pilot Air Force dittos for you. Thank you so much for taking my call. I've got so much I want to talk to you about. But while I was on hold, one of the things I was thinking about was you're complaining about the bastardization of our language. One of the things I really hate is, this is America; we do not have classes here. We are all Americans and we all have the same opportunity, which plays into the main point that I called you about. This Gang of Eight bill has a built-in booby trap, and what I see is, we are developing a government-instituted subclass of Americans. These will be citizens that can't vote and don't have some federal benefits, and that's prohibited by the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment. What I see Chucky and the liberals doing is they're gonna say, "Yeah, we'll buy into this. We'll do it. Bu ...

Assistant Manager, Branch Office – Sigonella Navy Federal Credit Union is the world’s largest credit union with over 4 million members and $46 billion in assets. As a credit union, we have members, not customers. We serve the men and women of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, the civilian employees of the Department of Defense and their families. We deliver world-class service, rooted in the belief that it is an honor and privilege to serve our members. We are committed to providing our members outstanding products and services. Navy Federal also offers a career, not just a job. We are proud of the robust total rewards package we offer to our employees, including competitive salaries, incentive programs, comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, retirement plans with employer match, award winning professional development programs, tuition assistance, paid leave, and work/life programs. Part time team members qualify for full benefits plans. We are actively seeking an outgoing ...

NDA/NA Exam (II), 2013 Date of notification: 4th May, 2013 Last date for receipt of applications:3rd June 2013, Monday Date of commencement of exam: 11th August, 2013 Sunday Duration: 1 day Important Dates Last date for submission of application: 3rd June 2013. Please Note: The Online Applications (PartI and Part II) can be filled from 4th may, 2013 to 3rd June 2013, till 11:59 p.m., after which link will be disabled. The Union Public Service Commission will hold the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2013 on 11th August, 2013 for admission to Army and Air Force wings of NDA for 132nd Course, and for the 94th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd July, 2014 The candidates Joining Indian Naval Academy would undergo 4 years B.Tech course and would be given an opportunity to join Executive and Technical Branches of the Navy subject to availability of vacancies National Defence Academy: 300 posts Army: 195 posts Navy: 39 posts Air Force: 66 posts Naval Academy [10+2 ...

Soo not sure what to do, Since I was 18 I have been Interested in joining the Army. Didn't really matter what branch at the time, I'm thinking National Gaurd, so I could still be home, or Air Force. For the past 4 years everything I do always turns right around to wanting to join. Either I join and then go to school, or apply for financial aid and go to school. If I go to school, I want to study to be a nurse or study Psychology. Opinions and suggestions appreciated! Thanks!

I've said it before and ill say it again...we as members of the armed forces give each other crap out of fun. It's like a sibling rivalry. But if have never worn a uniform, than don't tell me how one branch is better then the other...cuz in the end whether its the Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard, there will always be a difference between you and them. At least they had the balls to serve. And on that note good night FB

On this day in History, 2 June 1944, American bombers of the Fifteenth Air Force launch Operation Frantic, a series of bombing raids over Central Europe, alighting from airbases in southern Italy, but landing at airbases in Poltava, in the Soviet Union, in what is called "shuttle bombing." The Fifteenth U.S. Air Force was created solely to cripple Germany's war economy. Operating out of Italy, and commanded by General Carl Spaatz, a World War I fighter pilot, the Fifteenth was recruited by a desperate Joseph Stalin to help the Red Army in its campaign in Romania. In exchange for the Fifteenth's assistance, Stalin allowed the American bombers to land at airbases within the Soviet Union as they carried out Operation Frantic, a plan to devastate German industrial regions in occupied Silesia, Hungary, and Romania. Given that such bombing patterns would have made return flights to Foggia and other parts of southern Italy, the Fifteenth's launching points, impossible because of refueling problems, the "shuttle" ...

I was closing up my wood shop for the night and as I was looking around, staring back at me was a set of Tiger eyes, Georgia's UGA, Virginia Tech's Hokie bird, an Atlanta Braves tomahawk, an Atlanta Braves "A", an Alabama "A", a Florida gator, Auburn's "AU" and a set of Air Force wings. It is definitely Cornhole season.

White suburban boy trying to act black. age: 13 - 19; some are really pathetic and are in their twentys! wears several size too big pants worn half down the *** 2 pairs` of boxers so cutely displayed from behind. Bottom of pants many time (not a mis-print)yes tucked into the SHOE LACES!!! Shops Nike Fubu, Air Force. Most Wigga's attempt shootin some hoops. 100's of cd's in their cars - all hip hop without fail. Many times tey are semi-closeted wigga's; Their parents dont see the wigga in full bloom. They get those great gangsta accents AWAY from mom and Dad. " I got me sum binness wit a cupo phat home-girls , fittin ta get bizzy" Lets not forgot those Bedroom slipper like Basketball slides always worn with dress socks. Normal girls they can never get. No-way No How. Black girls usually not. But wait! Yes , there is a female version of a Wigga!!! Gangsta chicks. mostly trampy little white *** s from the wrong side of the tracks. Of course being closeted little wigga's they cant bring a tramp back to Mommy ...

This Day in Texas History - Jun 3 1965 - Texan becomes 1st American to walk in space | Higgins White, II (Lt Col, USAF) (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, and NASA astronaut born in San Antonio, Texas. One hundred and 20 miles above the earth, Major Edward H. White II opens the hatch of the Gemini 4 and steps out of the capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to walk in space. Attached to the craft by a 25-foot tether and controlling his movements with a hand-held oxygen jet-propulsion gun, White remained outside the capsule for just over 20 minutes. As a space walker, White had been preceded by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei A. Leonov, who on March 18, 1965, was the first man ever to walk in space. Implemented at the height of the space race, NASA's Gemini program was the least famous of the three U.S.-manned space programs conducted during the 1960s. However, as an extension of Project Mercury, which put the first American in space in 1961, Gemini laid the ...

Stella V. Bryant, who raised 10 children while following her Air Force husband to duty stations around the globe, went to sleep with what she thought was a case of the sniffles early Friday, May 31. She never woke up. Stella, 92 years old, died on her terms, in her own bed, in her own home, without beeping hospital machines, invasive tubes, and hovering doctors. Free-spirited Stella appreciated the work of medical professionals, including those in her own family, but preferred to spend her later years at home. She died 20 years after the death of her husband, John H. Bryant Sr. Stella, who had a previous heart attack and carried heart medicine, had an appointment with a cardiologist next week to discuss some earlier “cardiac symptoms,” but refused to see a doctor any sooner than her scheduled appointment to discuss cold or allergy symptoms she had experienced. “Well,’’ she told one of her daughters. “I can’t live forever.” Stella, a native Southern Californian born in Los Angelos on April ...

Milspouses and NOVA friends: We have good friends moving from Germany in August who are looking for a house to rent in the area. Their ideal is a 5BR house (a basement bedroom is fine) with 2 car garage and yard in the WSHS or LBSS pyramid (but open to other good schools). They have 4 children. He is an Air Force officer, great family. Let me know if you know anyone in the area who has a house becoming available!

We just returned from a couple of weeks away from Montgomery. It's great to be home but we had a wonderful time, and God blessed us with a safe and enjoyable trip. We towed our camper and the good ole F150 did a great job. Of course we had no control over gas prices and they were high in the states that produce so much oil (Oklahoma and Kansas). Funny how a couple of days after Memorial Day the prices dropped by over 20 cents a gallon. We stayed in Bristlecone Lodge in Woodland Park, CO (alt 8500 feet). It was cool and refreshing. The highlight of the trip was being together with Todd and Leah, Tammy and Jeff, and Larry, Teresa, Jacob and Emily. Jacob graduated from High School on the 25th of May and is currently touring Europe with his friend Dillon and Aunt Tammy and Uncle Jeff. He plans to enlist in the Air Force reserve this summer. Emily has grown up to be a beautiful young lady and the apple of Grandpa and Grandma's eye. Teresa is still fighting a strong fight against her cancer, she is ...

Independence Day: When I'm not watching monster movies all the time, I'm enjoying the occasional alien invader flick. Even though it's established this is a great movie, there ARE things that need to be addressed. The story is very simple: alien ships appear all over the world and their means are to blow everything up and enslave us. It's a typical plot that also has undertones about how we fought for our independence that somewhat make it cheesy. I'll give the plot this though, the build up is incredible. It really gives you the feeling impending doom is coming. When the alien ships roll around, you know it's only a matter of time before it hits the fan. The casting you can immediately see coming: Bill Pullman as the President, Jeff Goldblum as a computer geek, Judd Hirsch as his grumpy grandfather, Will Smith as the charming Air Force pilot, Harry Connick Jr. as his goofy best friend, they're all a big roundup of disaster movie stereotypes. Some like the afore mentioned and even Will Smith are very char ...

OBITUARY NOTICE FOR A. BOB. JORDON (September 1999) A. Bob Jordan JORDAN A. Bob Jordan of Oklahoma City, died Tues. Sept 7th. He was born June 9, 1932, in Durant, Oklahoma and lived with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Abner R. Jordan in Ardmore until 1946, when the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma, where his parents had resided since Statehood, prior to moving to Ardmore. Bob Jordan graduated from High School in Hugo in 1949, and thereafter attended the University of Oklahoma, receiving a business degree in 1954. Upon graduation from college, Mr. Jordan served as an Air Force officer and while in the Air Force he met his future wife, Dixie Marie Wolfe of Oklahoma City. While engaged in the bus transportation business with his father in Oklahoma and Kansas, Mr. Jordan entered law school at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, graduating with a Juris Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma University in 1962. He practiced law, specializing as a corporate trial lawyer until his death. He also became active in part-time Chris ...

A year ago today I was on an Air Force base for my JROTC field trip... contemplating between school and the Military. Today im a cast member at Walt Disney World and a college student who had no idea this would happen a year ago.

Air Force of the Uthmani Khilafah Just six years after the Wright Brother’s first successful powered flight in Ohio, the Islamic State (Uthmani Khilafah) became one of the first nations in the world to start a military aviation program. Impressive as it may seem that Muslims quickly adopted this technology, the precedence to acquire new techniques and technologies for the protection of the Islamic State and its expansion was shown by the Prophet (saw) himself. In his Tarikh (History), At-Tabari reports that the Prophet (saw) had sent two of his companions, ‘Urwah Ibn Mas’ud and Ghitan ibn Salmah, to the city of Jarash in Syria to learn the techniques of manufacturing Dababas (tank like weapons), Manjaniq (catapult) and Dhabur (similar to tanks). These were weapons used by the Romans of the time. The Seerah of the Prophet (saw) offers many more examples such as the use of Persian style trenches in the battle of Khandaq and the expedition sent to Yemen to learn the art of making and using catapults. T ...

Why is it that the real Air Force feesl the need to where dog tags in a place like this.. And outside of their shirt too!?!?! Are you serious!?!? U think you're in a war zone??? Sorry, but if you can wear civis, drink alcohol, and SF doesn't even wear a second chance vest or IOTV, then what makes you think you NEED to wear them.. So I asked a guy wearing them outside of his shirt in AF pt gear... This is what he had to say, "I think they look pretty cool" i rest my case.

(Photo: Marco / Flickr)(Photo: Marco / Flickr) To some folks, Airstream’s aluminum trailers are peculiar structures that warrant little more than a glance. But look a little closer, and you’ll find a perpetually futuristic vehicle that has been used by NASA to shuttle astronauts, by the Air Force to move high-ranking officials, and by millions of superfans to simply get out of town. To chat about the iconic silver trailer’s most unusual history, I caught up with Tara Cox, former editor-in-chief of RVLiving magazine and author of the upcoming book "Airstream: The Silver RV." 1. The Origin Of That Design If Airstream trailers are known for anything, it’s their distinctive silver shape. But the company wasn’t the first to make a streamlined silver trailer. The design actually originated with William Hawley Bowlus, a veteran designer who had previously worked on Charles Lindburgh’s Spirit of St. Louis plane. Bowlus took inspiration from his work with airplanes to create a silver trailer called the ...

coast to coast am: and kidney failure. Linda spoke with microbiologist Dr. Susan Baker who noted that MERS is similar to a virus found in bats, and may have spread to humans from them or an intermediate host. There were aggressive health measures to curb the spread of SARS during its outbreak in 2003, but as of yet this kind of strategy has not been adopted with MERS. In Lakeport, California, on May 6, 2013, Robin and Scott Spivey, a former building inspector, were stunned after their home dropped 10 feet below the street. Eight other homes in the area have also sunk, while ten other homeowners have been given "notice of imminent evacuation" because the unexplained ground sinking jeopardizes them as well. She interviewed Kevin Ingram and Anthony Farrington, officials with Lake County, and they reported that the problem originated from at least 25 feet down into the ground. According to an engineer who has been in touch with Linda, a geophysicist he worked with on military contracts for the US Air Force to ...

you realize how fast life is passing when you have a yard sale and in the boxes are things that you children used to play with- Amanda Russell`soon to be 23, proudly serving in the Air Force, Theodore Russell soon to be 20, proudly serving in the Marines, Jenny Russell 16 1/2, soon to be a Junior in High School and Driving and Zach Russell, going into 8th grade and is almost a foot taller than me. Hold on to the precious time you have with your children- because you can never get that time back. I love and am so very proud of all of you--

Still have mine. 11-208-47-XXX (for privacy). The very first "draft lottery" skipped me. Had tried to enlist in the Navy & Air Force but rejected by both a serious vision defect due to "amblyopia". So I waited my fate . Monday, December 1st, 1969. Went to my college job as a bartender - after classes. Forget what time the drawing started 7:30, 8:00 p.m. Central time - but many students in the same situation as me were "keeping score" in the bar; some just writing down dates and numerical order; others writing the order right onto a "leap year" calendar - as all 366 possible birthdays in the longest year -a "leap year" - were considered. First 1/3 of the yearly birthdays - assigned numbers 1 thru 122 in order of the blind draw - were guaranteed to be conscripted. Next 1/3? - up to the first 244 numbered dates drawn? Maybe chosen for service, maybe not. "Plan your life carefully", the local draft board advised ... The final 1/3 - birthdays drawn with numbers 245 thru 366? Unlikely to be called ...

Thank you to the hot and thirsty 13 who stood the Flag Line for Frederic L. Stutzer, who served our country honorably in the US Air Force for 22 years and was a Vietnam Veteran, may he rest in peace. This Hero was personal friends with our own PGR member Don Dinkens and we are sorry for the loss sir. Thank you for your long service to our country both US Air Force and the Civil Service. Stand Down Sir. Your duty is done.

Hey ladies! Britt here, I just wanna know where some of your significant others are and see if we can get to know y'all a little better. I am with my husband at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington and he is in the Air Force...how bout y'all? Britt. :)

I woke up this morning with the realization that I'd rather photograph than anything. I like my archiving, my collecting and preserving the history of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, reggae and Rastafari, Jamaica and Africa, ultimately to benefit others through a museum and websites, but only photography is truly magic. My archive started with photography and that part of it has grown greatly. I've been blessed to photograph most of my life, picking up the hobby from my dad who was a master, both for himself and the U.S. Air Force in which he served 26 years. I've been blessed to photograph in Paris, Taipei China, the USA and Jamaica, among many other places, and I liked Jamaica the best. I think the native Americans and some others are right when they say that when you take a photo of someone, you take something of them, their very essence, perhaps even a part of their soul. I have been a photographer most of my life, and thus a thief of a sort, with permission, having been blessed with the unusual ...

No More War! When I was a child my mother took us children aside, and told us several times that war and fighting was wrong, always wrong! Then in my teen years I read about a war going on that the american people were unaware of and was being kept secret. Then as people finally began to wonder why all those troops were going to a war that no one knew about, we were told they were not soldiers but "Advisors," later called a "Police Action" (Invasion and occupation of another nation, for a secret reason). A few months after getting out of High School I got my papers for an army physical. Sure enough, I passed and got my draft notice. I had no choice. I would be fighting the enemy. I had had bad feelings ever since getting the physical, like I would die if I went in the army, so I immediatly joined the Air Force and became a mechanic on large cargo aircraft. My ma was right, "All the heroic sensationalism" didnt tell us why we were invadeing Viet Nam. Patriocy was at an all time high! It was as if , "The Go ...

This was the largest rescue of American lives from behind enemy lines in American history. Heroic Serbia, Our Ally Richard L. Felman (May 29, 1921 -- November 13, 1999) was a distinguished officer in the United States Air Force who flew combat missions during World War II and the Korean War, receiving 27 awards and decorations over the course of his military career. Felman was born in the The Bronx, New York City. He was the son of American-born David and Dora, a Jewish immigrant from Poland. He had one brother, Irwin, born six years earlier. At the age of 21, Felman enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps on July 24, 1942 and became a master navigator. In early 1944 he was assigned to the 415th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force stationed in Lecce, Italy as a Second Lieutenant flying B-24s. His "Liberator" bomber, "Never a Dull Moment", would live up to its name. In July 1944, Felman's B-24 was hit by German ME-109s and 10 of the eleven-man crew bailed out from 18,000 feet over the ...

The Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) Program Grant H. Stokes, Frank Shelly, Herbert E.M. Viggh, Matthew S. Blythe, and Joseph S. Stuart ■ Lincoln Laboratory has been developing electro-optical space-surveillance technology to detect, characterize, and catalog satellites for more than forty years. Recent advances in highly sensitive, large-format charge-coupled devices (CCDs) allow this technology to be applied to detecting and cataloging asteroids, including near-Earth objects (NEOs). When equipped with a new Lincoln Laboratory focal-plane camera and signal processing technology, the 1-m U.S. Air Force ground-based electro-optical deep-space surveillance (GEODSS) telescopes can conduct sensitive large-coverage searches for Earth- crossing and main-belt asteroids. Field measurements indicate that these2 enhanced telescopes can achieve a limiting magnitude of 22 over a 2-deg field of view with less than 100 sec of integration. This sensitivity rivals that of much larger telescopes equipped wi ...

The Wolfley Summer Assault started last night with Danny Church's surprise retirement party (Ro Church). I've never seen Dan speechless, well, for 30 seconds. Today I get to direct a bunch of young hopefuls in a speed development camp with Logan as my demonstrator. Then, I get to head up to Lodi and watch Regan display her God given talents on the softball diamond. Later this evening I get to hang with my awesome niece, Mariah Romero, (heading off to The Santa Fe University of Art and Design) at her graduation party. The Pitman Football Machine gets it's wheels turning on Monday with the start of the "Men Of Summer" workouts. Regan heads down to LA, and all parts of California, for softball. Logan heads out to Boise, Air Force and WSU for evaluations. My nephew Max Wirsig is all set for the Cal Football Camp ( Cindra Wirsig Allen). My nephew Roman Romero, coming off an elbow dislocation, is honing his skills back on the wrestling mat (very excited for his season next year). Spartacus Training Acad ...

Left may 21 @ 11pm after 5 lovely shifts. Gotta a flat in a new tire only 1 hr out. Then fixed it in Virginia after driving all night. Ok not bad! Then crossing into the lovely state of Alabama transmission cable decides to break. Omg stuck in Alabama! Wow the southern peeps are the best. Back on road to San Antonio. Made it to lackland to see little Stanley graduate from Air Force. Yeah! Then hit flooding. Car made it thank god! 25th back on the road again to see Joey in Colorado. Made great time. Saw Gods country😎! On way back to jersey! Lovely tornado rains and winds through Kansas City. You can drive through this- well you can drive through anything. Went through 14 states so far! 3 more big ones then back to nj. Let me tell you all - road trip with hubby must be solid for 72hr trip󾌪. Stan's the man-just saying. Wouldn't change this trip for anything.

So, basically. I've been in the hospital for the past day and a half with an extremely bad head ache and the vision in my right eye is all messed up. After numerous tests, the doctors have concluded that I have nerve damage in my eye which has caused paralysis in my eye. They don't know how this has happened or why. They said that the nerve damage could potentially be from a brain tumor. They also said that they may fly me to Germany to a better hospital. I am in a Turkish hospital where the people here don't speak a word of English. 18, completely on my own half way across the world. Can't talk to my parents. Barely talk to my girlfriend. Can't see out of my right eye. They say it could be permanent. Which would destroy my entire Air Force career not to mention life. I just got here last week, man ***

My daddy was a great man. He was a Vietnam War veteran in Air Force. He was a hard worker , a very strong man who loved his family very much. I have always been a daddy's girl and loved him very much. He loved riding his motorcycles a lot. That was his passion. I am so glad he got to enjoy his life and ride free. He loved God so I know he is up there in heaven now looking over all us. My heart hurts so much that I can't joke with him anymore or hug him or have him there when I need advice. This is a hurt so bad I just can't accept it but I know for his memory I have to. Please keep all my family and his wonderful wife of almost 30 years in your thoughts and prayers. He went home to be with The Lord yesterday morning at 5:30. If anyone wants to know arrangements just inbox me. Thanks.

"A country without a strong Air Force is at the mercy of aggressor." Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (R.A) Remember us in your prayers because we are defenders of the skies of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. PAK Fizaya Zindabad Pakistan Paindabad (Zubair Khalid)

Met a veteran who was there for the beginnins of Air Force special ops durin Vietnam, one of few men who were ever battlefield commissioned... It's a great honor to have spoken with him. Ironically enough he started his career as a Crew Chief !!! HUA

A few times a year growing up, I'd travel with my brothers and parents down to Southern Utah for Memorial Day, a vacation, a family reunion, a wedding or a funeral. It was always a time to visit with other family members and listen to old stories. It was also a time to listen to music. I have many musically talented relatives and the jam sessions would sometimes go late into the night. It was mostly Country or Bluegrass music. The one constant member of the musical cast all these years was my dad's brother Clee. Clee played the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar, the bass guitar, the fiddle, the bass fiddle, the banjo and the mandolin. Next week, I'll once again travel to Southern Utah to say farewell to Clee. He passed away early this morning from a long fight with cancer. Clee was an Air Force veteran. He spent most of the Vietnam War in Thailand tinkering on jet fighters to keep them in the air. He was stationed in Germany and Turkey as well in his 20 years of service. But the most importa ...

An email I received today: Hi Noel, I must say that I couldn't be more impressed than I was with your company, All About Trees. Terri (sp?) set the tone early on, and I felt then I had found the right place for the job. Your very thoughtful offer to cut away all the fallen branches covering my pickup in the driveway, even if we didn't select your quote, was the key reason I called the other companies and said we wouldn't need a quote from them after all. The crew that showed up to remove the tree couldn't have been more professional and efficient. Rarely have I seen teams work that well together. It was a precision that reminded me of my US Air Force days. Shame about losing the tree, but the upside is it led to my finding All About Trees. Exceptionally well done from beginning to end. We'll now know who to call for everything tree-related at our home. Thank you! Mike Massey

You know how when you look over at your box of friends and it semi-randomly shows 9 people, like a weird Brady Bunch? I just realized I have the coolest friends. One's studying abroad in Buenos Aires, one's a primataologist, another's stationed in Anchorage in the Air Force. One is a cook in NYC, one's a successful writer, one is a bad *** on the back of a horse (and works for the arch-nemesis of my employer), one is studying philosophy in Guangzhou, China, another works for the Sierra Club in D.C. and finally, there's my best friend Marty who has more character than anyone I've ever met. He works in insurance and investments. Quite a list: Johanna Mayer, Laura Ginn, Andrew Adams, Nils Barracuda Knutsen, Julie Compton, Nathan Ginn, Master Baker, Randy Downs, Marty Straatmann. Now I'm done with self-promoting through association. It does make me feel pretty good to know people with good hearts doing good things. Except for my brother. He works for *** Cheney and dumps oil in the ocean.

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY! My Sissy Allie Pickering will be home from Korea on Tues after two long years away serving our country in the Air Force. Her next stop is Italy, what an upgrade!!! I cannot wait to squeeze her neck, and then see her face light up when she gets to see and hold her daughter for the first time since my wedding 9-10-11. Then Aunty Allie will get to rub my belly and let baby hear her voice.

Local news with Wayne Thomas brought to you by C & D Furniture and Appliance and by Franklin County United Bank: Franklin County school officials have learned that their Air Force ROTC has been cancelled by the Air Force. The reason is due to not enough students enrolled in the program. So this summer equipment will be removed from FCHS. Students involved in the ROTC program will then be placed in other classes by school officials. The Air Force says there is a chance of a cadet program at the school but the county would have to pick up the tab for that to happen. The school board is expected to discuss the program Monday night during its meeting. A South Carolina company will manage the new Sewanee Inn and Conference Center at the University of the South in Franklin County. Charleston Hotels will operate the 43-room Inn and Conference Center, which is under construction at the site of the former Sewanee Inn. The new facility will overlook the newly restored 9-hole golf course that sits on Monteagle Mount ...

An exhibit featuring artwork that highlights the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II is now open at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The exhibit, titled "Red Tails, Silver Wings," features 35 paintings by Chris Hopkins and can be viewed daily during regu

Hope you all are having a very blessed Friday. Just wanted to let you all know that today you may come into FLY N FLASHY & enjoy the huge moving sale. Today only! We will be down there getting everything packed up & ready to go on line so hope to see you today for the ALL CLOTHING $10 ( LADIES & MENS ) JORDANS AIR FORC 1S & AIR MAXS $45 SUNGLASSES $5 HEELS $12 WEDGES $10

The Kargil war may have officially started on May 26, 1999, when the Indian Army & Air Force decided to launch joint a offensive to throw out the Pakistani intruders. But the intrusion was detected long before that, on May 3, when two local shepherds named Tashi Namgyal & Tresing Morup reported seeing strangers on a ridgeline in the Batalik sector. On May, 4, the 3 rd Punjab Regiment sent out a patrol to verify the report, while Lt. Saurabh Kalia of the 4 th Jat Regiment led a patrol in the Kaksar area. But Lt. Kalia had to return due to heavy snow. On May 14, the 4 th Jat Regiment decided to send another patrol to check the strategically important Bajrang post. A junior officer was to lead the patrol, but like a true Indian Army officer, Lt Kalia volunteered to lead the 5 man patrol, comprising sepoys Arjun Ram, Bhanwar Lal Bagaria, Bhikha Ram Moola Ram and Naresh Singh. But once again, heavy snow prevented them from reaching Bajrang post on that day, and they resumed their patrol the day after. Bu ...

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Few more: 71. While checked into the Betty Ford Clinic in the 1980s, Cash met and befriended Ozzy Osbourne. 72. After his wife June died, Cash had her Wildwood Flower album cover painted on the elevator in his house. 73. Cash suffered from aviataphobia (fear of flying) and ophidophobia (fear of snakes). 74. In the Air Force, Cash wrote short stories under the pen name Johnny Dollar. 75. During his first two years touring, Cash clocked over 100,000 miles of road travel. 76. Cash once stuck a bowie knife into a hotel room’s reproduction of the Mona Lisa that didn’t meet his standards. 77. As a 22-year-old inmate, Merle Haggard saw three of Cash’s shows in San Quentin. He later credited Cash for inspiring him to work on his singing. 78. “The Man Comes Around” came from a dream Cash had about the Queen of England.

A thank you. This is going to seem a little long and a little strange for only making SSgt, but I need to thank some people. Some of you already know, but in 2009, I made a decision that would put my career on hold. I made a poor choice that led to an Article 15 and a loss of a stripe. Today was my promotion ceremony, my chance to move on from that mistake, and a chance to acknowledged the people who helped me be who I am today and the person I plan on being. First, I want to thank my Dad, Ed Rocha. Dad, you are the one who showed me what the Air Force can do for me, and were there when I needed guidance. Next, Del Parrotta and Shannon Parrotta, my military mom and dad. Del, thank you for showing me how to stand up for myself, and that my idea was the best one until someone showed me a better one. Shannanagins, thanks for kids lean cuisine on my first Christmas away from home when you spent all damned day making stuff shells i couldnt eat. Christopher Hughes and Kenric Smith for standing up for me when I ...

I Discover the Truth from The U.S. Air Force For over 30 years I lived with uncertainty and hopelessness about my father. The only report ever provided to me was the original details of the day my father was shot down His plane was on fire, he radioed for help, a parachute was seen and that was the end of the story, at least as far as I knew. I wondered for years about the specifics of my father’s journey. Had he been a prisoner and died feeling abandoned in some prison camp? Did he encounter the enemy and suffer a terrible death? Was he alive somewhere? Yet, during those years, our government had uncovered bits of new information throughout the years culminating in a Detailed Report Investigation dated March 29, 2012. The report contained details surrounding the capture, death and burial of my father. The US Air Force Conveyed to me that they had discontinued sending me reports with updates about my father 20 years earlier because of a fraudulent call stating I no longer wished to receive those ...

Who's Targeted? As I've already demonstrated, the people controlling the United States and other developed countries are not good people. Once you understand how these controlling elite operate, it's easy to see why they are deliberately targeting innocent people. On September 12, 2006, the Associated Press published, Official Touts Nonlethal Weapons for Use, where they announced, "Air Force official says nonlethal weapons should be used on people in crowd-control situations." They continued, "Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens ... the Air Force secretary said Tuesday. ... Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions in the international community over any possible safety concerns, said Secretary Michael Wynne." Wynne stated, "If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation." In the June/July 1987 issue of Peace Magazine, under an article entitled, Zapping the Mov ...

The PHP25 billion Pork Barrel can buy 30 Hamilton Cutters for the Navy and the Coast Guard or 20 TA50 Jet Fighters for the Air Force. If only our patriotic legislators would give up their Pork Barrel we would not be wanting in military hardware.

Ricin Letters: FBI Says String Of Suspicious Correspondences Were Sent On … – Huffington Post SEATTLE — A suspicious letter containing the deadly poison ricin was mailed to President Barack Obama from Spokane, Wash., on the same day similar ricin-tainted letters were mailed to a federal judge and a post office, the FBI said Thursday. A man arrested last week in Spokane has been charged with sending the letter to the Spokane-based judge after that letter and the letter to the post office were intercepted May 14. The Obama letter was intercepted May 22, along with a similar letter sent to Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane, the Seattle FBI office said in a written statement. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said all four envelopes were postmarked May 13 in Spokane and are in the possession of law enforcement. Three contained active ricin toxin, but the letter sent to the Air Force base continues to undergo testing. Each was addressed by hand in red ink. The authorities said they have ...

A recent U.S. Air Force assessment concludes, “by 2030 machine capabilities will have increased to the point that humans have become the weakest component in a wide array of systems and processes.” Though the most obvious example of such a system is drones, other, perhaps more worrying machinery, co...

DS, If I may take a few minutes to share some of my thoughts. I am a former Naval Officer with prior enlisted experience. During AOCS in Pensacola we had Marine Corp DI's and 20+ years later it's still hard to measure the positive impact and influence he has had in my life. Anyhow, my oldest son leaves soon for Basic Training. Obviously, I tried to influence him towards the Navy and after a couple of initial meetings with Navy recruiter I thought that's where he would end up. He asked me to attend a meeting with him and the recruiter of which I was anxious to oblige. When we arrived at the recruiting office it was locked and dark. Nobody home. After a quick call to the recruiter my son was told that he was in Pittsburgh and that they must have gotten their signals crossed concerning the meeting date and time? "I suggested that instead of wasting our time, let's see what the Army has to say." On our way to the Army office we passed the Air Force recruiting office manned by a long-haired soft body. I asked ...

PGR members we have a short notice mission this Sunday, June 2, in Penn Yan, NY. Arthur "Pete" Chambers, 87, died this week. Pete was a corporal in the Army during WWII and spent some time as a POW. The calling hours for Pete will be from noon until 2 pm, with a service following at the funeral home, Townsend Wood, on East Elm St, Penn Yan. We will then escort the veteran to Dresden, NY, some five miles away where he will receive a full military service. Pete was a great man and father of a large family, one of whom was a career person in the Air Force. Weather looks wet, so cages may be the call of the day. Please make this mission if at all possible to pay respects to this veteran and his family. Thank you for all you do!

FROM THE INBOX... -Tori My husband is also a recruiter, I forgot to mention that! Lol. I am an EMT, so my certification would be an advantage because they wouldn't have to send me through my schooling to be a medic. I've narrowed it down to two branches to possibly join, the Air Force or the Army, again. I would like the Air Force for a "change of scenery" aka a different branch morale Lol. If anything, I would probably go Reserves regardless of the branch because of the kids. I just needed some advice from anyone with any experience at all, could you repost this for me?

Copied from an email I received today and want as many as can to see: (Has some pics, but not sure they are going to show up) Every Friday at the Pentagon ... It really breaks your heart to know that we didn't know this goes on every Friday... well at least I didn't know. Instead, I guess the media feels it's more important to report on Hollywood stars as heroes. I hope this article gives you a sense of pride for what our men and women are doing for us, every day, as they serve in the armed forces here and abroad. Mornings at the Pentagon By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY McClatchy Newspapers Over the last 12 months, 1,042 soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel have given their lives in the terrible duty that is war. Thousands more have come home on stretchers, horribly wounded and facing months or years in military hospitals. This week, I'm turning my space over to a good friend and former roommate, Army Lt. Col.. Robert Bateman, who recently completed a yearlong tour of duty and is now back at the Penta ...

Mr. William Reagor “Billy” Gunter, age 84, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2013, at Heritage Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Bedford County, he was the son of the late Ewald Kahl Gunter and Jo Reagor Gunter. After attending MTSC (Middle Tennessee State College), he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. Following his years of work at Gunter Lumber Company, he was employed by the United States Postal Services for 32 years. He was a lifelong member and former Deacon/Elder of First Christian Church. He served as Secretary, Vice President, and President of the Shelbyville Lions Club. He loved all sports and was a dedicated fan of the Shelbyville Central High School ball teams. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Rhoda Russell Gunter of Shelbyville; a son, William Jed (Missy) Gunter of Chandler, Arizona; a daughter, Mary Jo (Jeff) Graham of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Ellen Graham (Joe) Osborne of Colorado Springs, CO, Mary Lee graham, of Murfrees ...

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. In 2031 mankind's survival instinct is put to the test when a civil war in China spirals into a global conflict. Nations are torn apart. Millions are killed. And for many, like Air Force pilot Alec Killian, survival will mean shedding some of their fles...

My hubby Jim Zippo has been nominated for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, and we are both excited! In case you aren't familiar with Jim's work, here's a bit more background on Jim…(if you are familiar, scroll on, but please consider voting for him to receive this fantastic honor!) :) Jim started in radio in the Air Force in ’72, got his First Class FCC ticket after attending the Don Martin School of Broadcasting along with buddy Rick Lippincot who later became PD at WLS in Chicago. Jim got his first job on the air as CHR morning drive DJ in San Bernardino, California at KFXM in 1974. He then jumped across the street to mornings KMEN, and leapfrogged to his first mornings/PD job in Washington D.C. at WEAM in ’76. In ’77 he moved to Detroit as CHR morning DJ at WDRQ, and his competition across town was Howard Stern, whom he beat soundly in the ARBs. In 1978 friend Jhani Kaye (who was also at KFXM) was leaving KINT in El Paso for a job in Chicago at WCFL, and asked Jim if he would be the morning DJ ...

Interesting article today in the Commercial Appeal. Buried on page 7B and written by Jane Roberts. I don't have an on-line account so can't give a link. "Veteran teachers say policy violates rights: Injunction seeks tenure as yardstick." I will share some highlights. A 10-year teacher went for an interview at American Way Middle School. As she was leaving, she "struck up a conversation with a Air Force career-changer on his way in, ready to meet principals. Under the new hiring rules in SCS, he has as much right to teacher openings as any displaced teacher with tenure. Of the 600 teacher openings for next year that have been filled so far, 26 percent - 156 jobs - have gone to people like him." "Lawyers representing the Memphis Education Association say the Shelby County school board is violating Henley's (the teacher's) constitutional rights and state laws that protect teachers' rights in mergers such as the one MCS and SCS are undergoing this year. Rick Colbert is a Nashville attorney representing ...

Headed to Cleveland on a Patriot Guard Rider Mission to Honor an Air Force veteran...Mr. Emmit McKnight. Any Thoughts and Prayers for the family involved would be appreciated. See y'all back here this afternoon.

Who has a Bucket List? I never really made one, I've had the opportunity to travel all over the country, I parsail in the Bahammas, met some famous people, I still want to meet Johnny Bench, I toured NYC, Spent New Years in NYC, I've had rides on a B25 Bomber, Cargo Plane with the Air Force and the Golden Knights Army Parachute Team and watched them jump out of a plane. Now this year, I have the opportunity to Parachute (Tandem) at Media Day the day b4 the Dayton Air Show. I'm honored to be asked, I was speechless and then my heart started racing, I told my husband and my mother and so now it is official, I will jump out of a plane in a few weeks!! Yes I am nutts but this is a chance in a lifetime that I may never get to do! So like the song says "Live Like You Where Dying". I'm going to enjoy this life God gave me and I know I will have another 40 years of doing amazing cool things!! This will be video taped and photograph so of course I will post after. Oh by the way, I love all my FB friends and fami . ...

A Look at How The U.S. Air Force Was Born: The Air Force gained its independence on Sept. 18, 1947. Then the crises started popping up, one after the other. The situation sounded like something dreamed up by a novelist, not reality. A service finally gains its independence. Then, almost immediately, it confronts an urgent requirement to handle multiple foreign crises, carry out racial desegregation of the force, mount a massive airlift in Europe, fend off dangerous roles and missions challenges, survive major budget battles, take its bomber and fighter forces into the jet age, and then fight a prolonged war in Asia. All of this and more happened to the Air Force. It would be difficult to imagine a more unsettling and precarious situation for USAF than that which existed during its first five years. Emerging from the triumph of World War II and born as a separate armed service on Sept. 18, 1947, the Air Force had to build new organizational structures, develop and deploy atomic forces, create an independen ...

morning folks,well in theory it's my last day of the week today in work as tomorrow i am doing a all day bbq for charity,easy stuff eh,but we do this once a month and we raise quite a few bob,so come the time it's for my chosen charity it will be very established so should get even more,anyhow i hope it's been a peaceful night and that you all have a very good and safe thursday wherever you are,to the lads and lasses of our Navy,Army,Air Force and Marines who are deployed around the world and many who are in combat zones especially afghanistan have a safe day warriors..know that we are with you in thought and as always stay low and alert and keep them eyes focused on one another,if any of the scum cross your paths,shoot first ask questions later,we give you our thanks for all you give and do for our freedom,take good care one and all and see you later..xx del

Adrianne and Adam are both victims injured in the Boston Marathon bombings. On April 15, 2013, the couple joined thousands of others near the finish line to watch the marathon. Both suffered shrapnel wounds and Adrianne lost her left leg and foot just below the knee. Adrianne is a dance instructor for Arthur Murray and Adam is a captain in the Air Force. The Boston West Coast Swing community is hosting a benefit dance and silent action to raise funds to help with the couples medical bills and recovery.

Today's News: 29.05.2013 & 30.05.2013 = India, Japan to speed up civil nuclear deal talks ; PM leaves Tokyo on visit to Thailand The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh has convened an all-party meeting on the Naxal issue in Raipur today. GoM approves bill to set up independent regulatory authority for coal sector to address contentious issues like pricing, supply & quality Defence Minister AK Antony asks Air Force, HAL & DRDO to make indigenous Light combat aircraft Tejas, operational by next year Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the UNP, today made public its proposed constitution based on British style Westminster system for the Cabinet and abolition of Executive Presidency. The National Human Rights Commission -NHRC has issued a notice to the Manipur Government following the allegations that the Integrated Child Development Scheme, ICDS is not being implemented in the State properly. Ajmer will come on Air Map of India .Today the Rajasthan Government handed over 431 Acre land to Airport Aut ...

37 years ago today...married a guy who would change my life!!! He has been such a wonderful Christian husband who loves the Lord first and his family second. Couldn't have ask for a greater dad to Justin and Jena Beth! He has been a 'rock' to my family and we all lean on him way to much at times!!! Went down memory lane a little bit ago and looked at the wedding book!! Oh my, those checked gingham dresses and those hats...Patti Beth Roberts Anderson, Carol Stinnett, Christy Culver Youngblood, Denni Fisher Baker! Who would have thought it girls??? It was in style then!! (I won't embarrass us and put up pics)!! I have about 'let it go' that he moved me back to Grove OK and didn't stay in the Air Force so I could see the world (I am getting to see it now!!!) guess God had another plan!!! I would marry him all over again!!! I cherish every day!!! :)

This is NOT a debate. Helpful answers that are specific to the question ONLY. Thanks. A wise mama asks: I need some advice from military mamas. My husband is in the Air Force (currently in tech school graduating July 8.) Our son just went in for his 2 month well baby today (14lb 14oz all booby milk!) and they wanted to give him the 2mo immunizations (Pediarix, Hib, Prevnar, Rotarix). I asked them if I could talk to my husband first and get back to them. I really don't think I want to vaccinate him, especially not this early. I just talked to my husband and he was unsure whether or not we HAD to get him vaccinated. Does anyone know if he has to get the immunizations because we are military?

A Post Memorial Day Thought... So…As a Mason you were/are in the Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marine Crops. You are a Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Jew, or Mohammedan (I know, just making a point). You are a Republican, Democrat, Green Party, or Independent. You are a Grand Master – past or present – or you are a MM. You think that Masonry originated at the beginning of time, originated with the Knights Templar’s, with the stone masons, or as a quasi-political movement that took over some other system. You are fat, thin, muscular, flabby, or just right. You wear denim or corduroy. You wear European, English, or American suits. You are a plumber, a city manager, an electrician, a postal worker, a mayor, a bartender, a governor, a supervisor, an attorney, a law enforcement officer, an accountant, a school teacher, a logger, a President, a disabled Vet, or any one of a number of other occupations. You think you know very little about the world, you think you know a great deal about the world, ...

This from a military retiree pal of mine: Agent Orange gave a lot of guys conditions that the VA gave compensation for. It was just a few in the beginning. When I was in veterans affairs, it was about four conditions. And the vet had to prove that he had been subjected to Agent Orange. The Air Force gave us maps of where and when they had sprayed. But there was no way to prove that he had been there on those dates. He may have been in Sydney on R&R! The system failed so they went to "presumptive." If you had a condition caused by Agent Orange and you had been in Vietnam, it was presumed that you contacted the condition there. Thousands claimed compensation. In 2011, General Shinseki, the VA boss, expanded the "presumptive" list to include just about every condition known to humankind, including Prostate Cancer. Yes, it you were there and your considered Vietnam a real pain in the butt, you can now claim compensation. Sen. McCain is outraged. And the huge VA claims backlog that you read about ...

Command changes at Vandenberg By NORA K. WALLACE NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER As she passed the command of Vandenberg Air Force Base's 30th Space Wing and prepared to leave the Central Coast for a post in Florida, Col. Nina Armagno had a parting request of her troops on Tuesday. Four squadrons of blue uniformed Air Force personnel stood at attention before her during a ceremonial change of command ceremony attended by about 300 people. Asking for the men and women to stand at attention, the first female commander of the wing called them by their nicknames, "Hawks." Shouting out from a podium filled with family members and dignitaries, Col. Armagno - who has been slated for promotion to brigadier general - yelled out: "Rise up!" The troops responded as one: "Hawks!" She repeated the prompt twice more, with her voice growing louder and stronger by the final command. That, coupled with the ceremonial handing over of the unit guidon flagstaff, signaled Col. Armagno's farewell to the classified base, as she heads t ...

UFO: Unidentified Flying Object An Unidentified Flying Object, or UFO, in its most general definition, is any apparent anomaly in the sky (or near or on the ground, but observed hovering, landing, or departing into the sky) that is not readily identifiable as any known object or phenomenon by visual observation and/or use of associated instrumentation such as radar. These anomalies were referred to popularly as "flying saucers" or "flying discs" during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The term "UFO" (or "UFOB") was officially created in 1953 by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to replace the more popular terms because of the variety of shapes described other than "discs" or "saucers". It was stated that a "UFOB" was "any airborne object which by performance, aerodynamic characteristics, or unusual features, does not conform to any presently known aircraft or missile type, or which cannot be positively identified as a familiar object." As originally defined, the term was restricted to those fraction of cases which ...

I really like the new Vampire Weekend, but am more convinced than ever that Ezra Koenig is just a code name for Captain Paul Simon, a brave Air Force pilot from an Alternate Universe where moments before he was fated to meet Art Garfunkle, he bumped into a recruitment officer. He was chosen to surf between the worlds, lost in time and space. Now stranded in ours, making music to save enough money and repair his ship for one last slide home. Also, a SLIDERS marathon was on last night.

President Barack H. Obama cancelled the Thunderbird flyover over the Air Force Academy graduation today. In their absence, the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs and the Texas Flying Legends Museum of Houston plan to offer nine World War II-era planes to fly above the Air Force's newest second lieutenants. Included will be: two B-25J Mitchell bombers, two P-51D Mustang fighters, a P47D Thunderbolt fighter, a FG1D Corsair fighter, a P-40K Warhawk fighter, a FM2 Wildcat fighter and a TBM-3E Avenger bomber. Drury family is a huge fan of our WWII museum and we encourage you to make a contribution. TCA friends: Dr. Coulter is a big part of this museum.

Bit of read up on our next event Hanley Town Hall Stoke on Trent HANLEY "At the date of federation (1910) Hanley, the largest of the six towns, was a county borough. Like Stoke, it grew up with the pottery industry. It has a group of notable public buildings, including a fine Town Hall in Albion Street, formerly the centre of Hanley's own extensive municipal activities and now the headquarters of the Education and Police departments of the federated city. In front of it stands the Hanley War Memorial, a fine piece of modern sculpture consisting of a bronze figure of Britannia by Harold Brownsword (a London sculptor who is a native of Hanley), holding aloft a sword sheathed with honour and bearing on the shield emblems of the Navy, Army, Air Force and Red Cross. In the Town Hall are tablets inscribed with the names of the fallen. The Victoria Hall at the rear of the Town Hall is used for concerts and contains a very fine organ. In Pall Mall, only a few steps away, are the Hanley public library, museum and ...

Perhaps the classic case of whistleblowing that has been discussed and analysed by scores of business school students is that of the B.F. Goodrich tyre company. Kermit Vandivier, one of the central characters in the plot, turned journalist once it was all over and provided a real insight into just how apparently honest people in apparently honest corporations find themselves breaking the law on the company’s behalf. The substance of Vandivier’s account, as he told it in a publication in 1972, is as follows. In 1967 the US Air Force awarded Goodrich a contract to design and supply 202 brake assemblies for a new aeroplane. Goodrich saw the order as its opportunity to enter a profitable new market, and put great pressure on its line managers to produce a reliable, low-cost, light-weight brake. Criticism was not encouraged in the design department and consequently was rarely expressed. The pressure was put on for speedy proving of the brake system to meet the deadline for flight tests in June 1978. Under ...

5-28-13 WARNING: Rant I’ve been reflecting a bit, and I feel a bit of thanks are deserved. First, the twenty-third MEU, you *** They were *** to me because I was Army, but they watched my *** And their doctors came up with Malaria pills, when the Army couldn’t come through. And I still don’t know who won the World Series in 1924. SEAL Team 5. I drove them around to various missions. Thanks for taking care of me. And Dusty, you still scare the *** out of me. I don’t know the units that supported us in the air, but I know it was an Army and Air Force joint venture. The EOD *** who waited until we were walking by, to blow enemy ordnance, just to watch us hit the deck. The 3rd Infantry who eventually came in to support us. Papa Smurf. Our first sergeant. He refused to change his combat patch to the 3rd Infantry, because he already wore one from the Seventh Cavalry, which he earned in Vietnam. He took care of all of us. To all seven guys I went in with. And Mongo, I’m sorry ...

I know I am a day late on this but I wanrt to THANK YOU to all the men and women who gave us the freedom to live as a free country!! They don't work a everyday job like most of us. They don't get a day off! In the past and futrue there jobs are 24/7 day and night to protect us! They are putting there life on the line for people like us! The have a heart to do this for us!! Yes they do, where they step up to the line and say I will serivce to! They don't know what will happen but they are gonna put there lives at the line for us, there friends and family. For family and people they don't know! I have to say te people who live and who are vets and or have serviced for us or ARE right now servicing us are the best kinda of people in the world. No one told them to do! No one made them to do. All they did is go in to the Air Force, Marines, Army, and the other branches! This are the people who made us free who are giving is the freedom of living and a lot more that we don't look at. thank them for being the st ...

Don't freak out momma, but I'm considering becoming an officer for the military. One friend told me Air Force because they treat you better. The other said Army because of more career options. Need advice. I have a bachelors in Sociology and am not afraid of combat. Need recommendations.

Stop by this week and say hello to Medley,Harriet's cute granddaughter, and Susan,one of our trusted assistants and professional junker,who will be helping out this week!!! Thomas and I will be going to Delaware to see our youngest,Casey,off on his next Air Force adventure in Afghanistan! These girls know their junk and will give the same great deals! So let's show them some love!!!

Eleven years ago today i boarded an American lines flight from Cleveland to San Antonio Texas for Air Force basic training. It was one of the longest and happiest days of my life. I finally had some direction in my life but, nervous as *** at the same time. My brothers know what im talking about. As soon as i got off that bus at Lackland AFB in front of my new home for the next three months all i could think is what did i get myself into. There some things in life you never forget. I will never forget that feeling of *** am i doing. Eleven years later im still glad i made that flight.

Conservative Action Alerts is up in arms because the Air Force published a document last summer with the directive that leaders of all levels (including chaplains) may not “promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion.” An Air Force Officer is at the center of their "outrage". The officer in question had placed a Bible on his desk. He was told to remove it. Apparently, this is an act of war against Christianity. The officer is not a Chaplain. The Bible is not standard military issued equipment for this officers duties. It was not supposed to be on his desk. But, according to CAA, this is the American military oppressing Christian troops and denying them "free speech". The military says there is a clear difference between evangelical expression of faith and proselytizing, especially when it makes other service members uncomfortable. Isn't that why there are two different words and two distinct definitions for those words? Another e ...

From the inbox: Kayla Cheyenne Febres Hi! My name is Kayla and I've been dating mt boyfriend for a year and a half. My boyfriend has just left exactly 2 weeks ago for basic training in the Air Force and is doing training in Texas. I am graduating in a month and I know he will be missing that which is very hard. I haven't received a call nor a letter since he's been gone, other than his arrival call. I was told that he gets calls on Sunday but so far, that hasn't happened. I have no other friends or family that have been through the airforce or experienced saying goodbye to their loved one like I have so as of right now I feel more alone than ever. I write him everyday and keep my phone on loud constantly thinking that I will get a call but end up without one everynight. He also lives in my neighborhood so I have to pass his house everyday on the way home from school, work, the store.. Everything. I'm really close with his family and hangout with his mom sti because I know that would make him happy. But st ...

About to start my new month long life at Maxwell AFB for Air Force field training. I won't have my phone or anything the whole time I'm down there so if anybody wants to write me letters (which would be much appreciated!) here's my address: Cadet Engberg, Brandon C FTU 2 501 Lemay place N Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 I'll try to write back when I can. Please don't send stuff like candy and food

Memorial Day 2013 Speech in Princeton MN by Rep. Sondra Erickson (as prepared for delivery) Fellow members of American Legion and Legion Auxiliary Woodcock Herbst Post 216, Members of VFW Post 806, veterans and friends: I am humbled and deeply honored to be here to address you on Memorial Day 2013. Memorial Day is a day unlike any other. Since 1868 we have come together in our communities, towns and villages, to place flowers and flags on the graves of those who have given their last full measure of devotion to our country. We have come here to remember and honor those who have done their duty, as God allowed them to see that duty. My recollection of the valor and courage of those we remember today takes me back to the 1940’s as my uncles returned from World War II, stopping at our home to assure us that they were safe, proudly wearing their uniforms: Army, Navy and Air Force. Then in the early 70’s the return of my second brother who had served two tours of duty in Vietnam … a flight na ...

I want to share with you the memory of a young US Air Force airman named Robert Leopold Wolff...my husbands uncle. He took off from an airstrip near Cambridge England during WWII. He did not return. He paid the ultimate price. From what I have learned he was a vivacious personality and very, very bright. This young man never lived to fulfill a career or have children. I think of other servicemen/women who grieve the loss of an arm or leg ... no longer there. In some cases the physical loss is even greater. These precious people have given so much in service to our nation. We have learned that our founding fathers brilliantly sculpted a system and idealism that has allowed citizens to enjoy more freedom than any nation has ever known on earth. For this I am thankful. However, it was not the writers of the Declaration of Independence that gave us our freedom. It was the Continental Army who fought for these freedoms taking them from theory to cultural reality. Our military men and women deserve to b ...

Ah, it’s time for another sale and this one is a great one! We have been billing this one as the small house with a BIG HEART and a VINTAGE DELIGHT and it truly is. The address is 627 S 108th E Ave which is just north of the 11th & Garnett intersection and directly behind the Moose Lodge. Easy to find with easy access from 1-44 and I-244. This sale is amazing; so many little goodies with that old smell that you just want to either run from or embrace. My client’s family came in through Ellis Island from Germany so you can expect a lot of German influence items including books, dolls, porcelain, and more. The gentleman was a pilot that trained the US Air Force as well as the French so there is a ton of aviation memorabilia. Here are the highlights, and although it will be quite thorough, it will most likely miss something that is wonderful and clever that you will want and need, :)! There are quilts and amazing vintage linens, kitchen primitives, Pink Depression Glass including a set of Cherry Blossom ...

Since it's Memorial Day, there were several members of the Army, National Guard, Air Force, and Navy that held an enormous flag out on the field. My parents are veterans so I felt proud of them. Buzz Aldrin threw the first pitch of the game! ~MM~

I hope my nephew, Josiah, does not think I forgot his birthday, which was Sunday. Since he is currently deployed, on the other side of the world, with the US Air Force, I wanted to post his birthday wishes on Memorial Day. Now Memorial Day has sped on by, without my having time to "get 'er done." Josiah joined our family when he was about 8 or 9 years old, and his mom married my brother. He and Christopher quickly became friends, and ever since then they have been racing to see who can grow the tallest. We have made lots of memories together, like picking blueberries and going to the beach in Michigan, family events in Indiana, and even a trip to South Dakota. Because both of our families homeschool, we have been able to afford the time to do some extra special things together, even though we live far apart. Several years ago, I purchased 5 copies of the book "Do Hard Things," by Alex and Brett Harris, and presented the books to 5 teenagers. I wanted them to actually read the book, so I promised that if t ...

On this day I reflest on all that has served this great nation and have sacrificed more than I feel I could possible give. I give thanks too all my blood brothers who in the past sacrificed for our nation. The Viet Nam brother who never got the respect owed to him ( Gregg Wears United States Marine Corp Southeast Viet Nam) The Army Brother (Frederick Winton 1st 83 field artillery Baumholder Germany) the Navy brother (Jacob Wears served on the USS Davidson and USS Stien) and the USAF brother (Tracey Winton 21 years of millitary service Aviano Italy, Castle AFB) and my best buddy, my son (Kyle Winton) presently serving in the Air Force. United States Navy 15 yrs (Zack Wears that is you) USAF Borther-in law (Richard Hood 25+ years military service) USAF (Chris Winton) and if I forgot you I apologize, however You are the great MEN that help to serve this Great Nation. Too All of you THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!! And may God Bless each and every one of you.

For Memorial Day, I want to honor and remember those in my family (or at least those older than me) who have put on the uniform...Air Force: uncles A.T. and Darwin Brown; Navy: uncles Billy Brown and Aubrey Sharp; Coast Guard: uncle John Sharp; Army: uncles James and Esau Brown, my brother-in-law Willy Wages, my dad Billy Sharp, and my brother Billy Sharp (who died while serving in the 101st Airborne). The children of the next generation are continuing the legacy of service as I know one has served in the Navy and his little brother was just commissioned as an officer in the Marines. God bless all who serve and God speed to those who now and in the future serve our country. We love you and are proud of all of you.

The last Memorial Day story for this year, from me, at least. There is a tradition that a newly commissioned second lieutenant gives a dollar to the first enlisted man or woman who renders a salute to the new officer. When silver dollars were fairly easy to come by it was to be a bright and shiny silver dollar presented to that individual. I was commissioned on 5 February 1965 and my gold bars were pinned on by my girlfriend and mom. It was a proud moment for my family. The NCO rendered that first salute to me was an Air Force technical sergeant named Stanley Greene. Stanley Greene was just about the coolest individual I knew at that time. I think he made master sergeant not too long after that, incidentally. He wore the Combat Infantry Badge and had been all over Europe toting an M1 Garand rifle during World War II. A lot of his contemporaries got out as soon as hostilities ended and they could be discharged, and Stanley might have spent a little time as a civilian in that postwar era, but after ...

My dad did 28 years army,Vietnam vet,my little sister was in the Air Force , I served in the Army, My grandpa in Korea, my great Grandpa in World War Two.we have served all the way back to the Revolution.God bless all that have served for this great nation.

Our family veterans: My father, John Kenneth Asper (US Army WW2, My mother, Willa Deene Toler Asper (Women's Army air Corp WW2) & uncle, Eugene Toler (Army WW2 Bronze star) and brother, Roger Asper graduating from West Point Military Academy. I found only one picture of me in the Air Force, but it was classified (obscene).

Honoring my husband William Miller,Sr and my brothers Jack Karnes and Robert Karnes serving respectively Army, Navy and Air Force. Proud to be wife and sister to those who served and thanking all who haved served and who are serving now! Go to utube and listen to Ray Stevens saying Thank you!

Just want to say "Thanks" to all our brave men in uniform who serve to keep us safe here at home. Our family has had those who served and several who are now serving: Uncle Addis Taylor was career Air Force who served faithfully and retired in the 1960s; Cousin T. L Gordon who also served in the Air Force and retired after serving in Viet Nam; cousins Jason Gordon, now stationed with the Navy in San Diego, and Michael Smith with the Army, now serving in South Korea. Wow! is this family proud of all of them. We are the "land of the free, the home of the brave" because of these men, and many more just like them.

It's been a very long weekend!!! But I don't want it to end with out thanking the veteran s who are dear to my heart! First my husband Michael who served 28 years in the Air Force. I love you and have always been proud of you! Then there's that son in law of mine Justin Postlewait yea proud of you too!! My Dad, Richard Carson who served in Korea , Mike s Dad, Robert Milner who also served in Korea and countless friends over the years.two words THANK YOU!

I'm thinking of my Dad today. He was a French Canadian who spent his entire career as an Army Air Corp soldier (now known as Air Force). He was only 5'5" tall and weighed 130 lbs, but he was the biggest and bravest man I've ever known. He fought in both World Wars - came into New Hampshire to enlist when he was underage for the first world war, and never went back. He finally became a U.S. citizen the year I was born. I didn't know him well or long, because the gassing he experienced in WW I led to Bell's Palsy which led to a massive stroke when I was 7, and after that, he couldn't really talk, walk, do anything. He died, appropriately I guess, in Dublin's VA Hospital when I was 17. He was a hero, a wonderful dad and I miss him so very much. To all of the veterans and active duty military, God bless you and bring you home safely. You are all heroes.

Thank you to all of the soliders past, present and future that risk their lives and protect us so that we may live our lives freely. Especially to my brother Greg Harris who has not only served but made an incredible career and life as an US Air Force member. He took an opportunity to give a bored kid a way to gain discipline and has worked it into a way to make an incredible career with his new Master Sergeant designation and opened the path for so many other young black men. He has traveled the world and taken his family with him. I know brother that you worry about the home front, but you look forward and know that we are behind you and proud to be. Thank you for protecting us in the ultimate way!! I Love You and more than that I respect you. The ultimate grinder!!

As an Air Force wife for 23 years I was fortunate to know many families that became my family. They all lived by service before self. I wouldn't trade those years for anything! I'm proud if my husband and all of my Air Force family.

My dad was an Air Force Veteran who fought in the Vietnam War. He was a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force as an MP. He lost his life to lung cancer over 25 years ago. I miss him more than ever. He never got to know my children and I just wanted him to know that I miss him and am proud of him for serving his country. I love you Dad!

Secure The Building One reason the Armed Services have trouble operating jointly is that they have very different meanings for the same terms; The Joint Chiefs once told the Navy to "secure a building," to which they responded by turning off the lights and locking the doors. The Joint Chiefs then instructed Army personnel to "secure the building," and they occupied the building so no one could enter. Upon receiving the exact same order, the Marines assaulted the building, captured it, and set up defences with suppressive fire and amphibious assault vehicals, established reconnaissance and communications channels, and prepared for close hand-to-hand combat if the situation arose. But the Air Force, on the other hand, acted most swiftly on the command, and took out a three-year lease with an option to buy.

Wow. 94 year old WWII vet on TV news bring interviewed; pretty typical stuff for a Memorial Day newscast, and this guy is Texan to the bone; signed up for Air Force two days before Pearl Harbor then as it turns out, he had a tendency to get airsick, so he wound up signing up for a job he was hoping would keep him off the front lines - demolition expert - little did he know it would put him in FRONT of the front lines - saw all kinds of action and survived the Battle of the Bulge, finally managed to get home in one piece. Here's what he said, at the end of the interview, that put a lump in my throat: Reporter: "So, do you consider yourself a hero?" Old Soldier: "No, sir, I don't. The heroes are still there."

Thank you who gave for my freedom,thanks to my husband who served Air Force,D.J.Army,my brother Mike,Army ,Amanda ,Marines,Chris,Scott, Navy,all who lost their lives in all wars,Keep God Bless America forever,He wants freedom for all ,not just our country.Jesus died for all.

Since it's Memorial Day, here are some fun shots from back in my Air Force days. I was 20 when these were taken. Amazingly, I haven't changed a bit since then. I'm proud to have served and to have been discharged honorably after 4 great years. I learned a lot about life, love, work ethic and humanity, but mostly I learned about myself. I really wish our society gave as much weight to honorable military service as they do to college degrees. It's certainly an education, albeit of a different sort. But that doesn't count as heavily on job applications, does it? Maybe someday.

Bumgardner Military History (Photos not likely to show up in the body of this note) Vernal H Bumgardner, Sr. - My Great Grandfather US WWII Draft Registration Card, 1942 Vernal H Bumgardner Jr. Service # 39145271 - My Great Uncle Enlistment Date: 12-14-1943 Served in the Army Air Force WWII as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber, 15th Air Force – 2nd bomb group (heavy) Stationed at Amendola Air Base Foggia Italy. He Flew 27 missions from 10-20-44 till 4-16-45. Info on web site www.2ndbombgroup.org/ The book, "The Second Was First" recounts the history of all of the 96th Sqdn. of the 2nd Bomb Group’s missions. Vernal Bumgardner, tail gunner, back row 3rd from the left. Family Oral History: “Great Great Uncle Vernal told me before he died that the Tuskegee Air Men were his escorts in Italy and they were so good he hardly ever had to fire his tail gun.” ~Tyson Bumgardner Lori Bumgardner has a number of pictures of the 15th Air Force and their B-17 crews courtesy of Joh ...

In 1991 I joined the Air Force right out of High School. The first gulf ware literally started as I was on the the plane headed for basic training. While I was in I obtained my Bachelors degree in Engineering and enjoyed every minute of my 8 years of service. I have to say though, the best part of my time while active was the people I met and worked with. You know people in your neighborhood, from your schools, from the local bank or bar and I am sure they are all great people. However, to this day, I can honestly say I have never met a better group of people then I did when I was active duty Air Force. Not just good people because they served their country but because they were genuinly good human beings and I would trust each and every one of them with my life. It was a pleasurse serving with all of you guys. Thank you Sean Gall, Sean Braden, Leonard Burkhardt, Cory Pfohl, David Pirc. Carol Pirc, Tony Skinner, Tracy Poythress, Jay Cooney, Rj Marks, Also, there are several friends I never worked with in ...

To my Brother's & Sister's still serving, retired, ones that paid the ultimate sacrifice " Thank You"... Not a day goes by without me thinking of you ! Thomas D. Smith, Rick Sanchez, "Scruff". George McLain, Deirdre Parker The names go on and on, the thoughts and memories will live on forever !! Jason Regester my biological Brother soon to be retiring from the Air Force !! Just because I didn't name you, doesn't mean your not on my mind. Also thank you too the wives and mothers who managed everything on the homefront, that's certainly a battle as well, with loved ones far from home Jerri Sprague Sanchez, Stacy Smith, Danielle Smades

Would like to thank my deceased husband Larry Junior Thomas (Army tour Vietnam an Air Force Reserves formally of Plymouth In) Larry's best Friend Danny Burkhead of Kentucky (Army killed in line of duty in Vietnam sitting next to Larry an which Larry made sure he made it back home to be laid to rest) Robert Paul Kepler (Army)of Waterford Mich. an formally of Mishawaka Indiana an Harry Kepler(Air Force) of Los Vegas Nv Robert LeRoy (Bob Larry's brother) Thomas (Army tour of Vietnam shot down in helicopter) formally of Plymouth In an now of west part of Indiana) an Allen Max Foote (Navy son inlaw ) formally of Indiana an now Tx Robert Foote (Navy) formally of In now Wis Tyler Foote formally of Culver In now where the Navy has him) (Robert an Tyler are Allen's sons) an Earl Dean formally of Plymouth Bourbon Indiana area now So Bend In (good friend of Larry's an mine National Guard)with other family members who are now gone Francis Edward Kepler (Army Roberts dad) Frank.Kepler (Air Force career 3 tours V ...

WARNER ROBINS -- Military members probably have a deeper appreciation for Memorial Day than most, but it's what J.R. Bedford has done since he left the Air Force that has given him a better understanding of the annual observance. In 2007, ...

Although three of my uncles served in World War II, today I salute my cousin who is the only member of my family still living that served in that war: Lt. Col. Vincent Masters who obtained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1945 and earned his Medical Degree from Stanford University Medical School in 1953. He is married to the former Judy Jay Alves and they live in Athens, Ga. Lt. Col. Masters became the lead pilot of a B-17 Squadron after graduating from advanced training at Luke Field in Arizona. He and his crew were selected to become the lead crew to prepare the new B-17 Flying Fortress for WW II combat. The aircraft designers and U.S. Air Force felt the B-17 could defend itself and therefore didn’t send fighter aircraft to support many of their early missions. One of his early trips in a B-17 was flying a bombing mission over Regensburg and Schweinfurt Germany to inflict damage on the ball-bearing and Messerschmittt production facilities in those cities. This meant flying over the Alps, Italy, and . ...

I have many family members and friends, who have served in the military. As far as I know, no family have lost their life while fighting a war( which is really lucky). I would like to mention by name my immediate family, who’ve served: Uncle, Kenneth Duncan, US Army Uncle Bert Duncan, US Army, WWII POW Uncle Noel Duncan, US Navy Uncle Don Duncan, US Marines (ret) Aunt Fay Duncan Parrish, US Military Father-in-law , Frank W Preston, US Navy (ret), a Pearl Harbor survivor Husband, Don Preston, US Air Force (ret) Son, Shaun Preston, US Navy Brother, Roger Duncan, US Navy (ret) Brother-in-law, Robert Eugene Kissinger, US Army (ret) Nephew, Jeff Bordwell, US Navy There are, also, cousins and other in-laws plus many, many dear friends, who have served. Thank you for all who served and gave so much to keep us safe. below: Kenneth, Bert, Noel, Don and Fay

Today is day to remember those military personnel we have lost in the past and present, who fought so bravely for what they believed in and to those in the present who are still serving or have served (retired). Our family sends out a great big THANK YOU. Even those two words seem so inadequate today. I especially would like to say that even though my dad and Michael's biological dad have passed, they too fought for our freedoms. My dad was in the Marine Corps and Michael's was in the Air Force. Also thank you to my husband Michael (Army, Army National Guard), my brother Michael (Army), my brothers father in law Joe Musick (Army), my uncle Sonny Haskins (Navy), our friends Clifton Cox (Navy),Daniel Hampton (Army), Jason Arnold (Army), Justin B (Army), James Sheppard (Army), Ron DeLoach (Army), and Manny Leander (Army). Let's also not forgot all the military canines who serve or have given their lives to protect others. Sending special thanks to all the spouses and children of all military members who ...

This is a thank you to all the veterans in my family for their service. My dad who has pass " John Smith, Seabees, my brothers John and Dan Smith and myself, Army, my Grandson Miles Smith, Air Force. Also my husband Andrew who was in the Navy during the Cold War on USS Putman. Thanks!

Remember those that have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Regardless of branch (Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard), regular, reserve, National Guard, special ops, civilian.use this day to give thanks and remember all that has been given so we can do whatever we choose to do...remember those gone, so we can go on.

The incinerated partial remains of at least 274 American troops were dumped in a Virginia landfill, according to government records, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Air Force officials said that the dumping was hidden from families who had given authorization for the r …

Happy Memorial Day everyone, take a moment put of your day to remember any family and friends,and Service members in general for their Service to our Country. God bless our Veterans for keeping and making our country what it is today!! Without you we would not have our freedom. Veterans In my Family...Dad Earl H. Heffelfinger, Uncle James A Ray, both (ARMY...Korean conflict),Brother James Heffelfinger (Marines) peace time, Niece Kimberly A Heffelfinger- Shalk (Air Force) peacetime, Cousin Jacqueline B Clark (Army) peace time,Cousin Jerry L Ray (Army) peacetime, Cousin Ray Puckett(air force) peacetime,Douglas W Branham (Army) Vietnam. I love you all and thank you for your years of Service to our beloved country.

Happy Memorial Day to all of our Past, Present and Future Veterans! May GOD Bless you and keep you! Please post your family member, branch they served for and their titles that have served in our armed forces!!! Let's recognize these amazing men and women that have served our country!!! My Grandfather: Malcolm " Sam " Rayburn Master Sergeant US Army My Uncle: Robert Randolph: Captain US Army My Cousins: Rick Kilpatrick: Sergeant US Army Terry Kilpatrick: Captain US Air Force ~ Nisa ~

Thinking of my cousin today. ALTUS, ROBERT WAYNE Name: Robert Wayne Altus Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force Unit: 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Da Nang AB, South Vietnam Date of Birth: 07 August 1946 Home City of Record: Sheridan OR Date of Loss: 23 November 1971 Country of Loss: Laos Loss Coordinates: 153500N 1065300E (YC058250) Status (in 1973): Missing in Action Category: 3 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4E Other Personnel in Incident: William Phelps, missing Refno: 1779 Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 March 1990 with the assistance of one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK. REMARKS: SYNOPSIS: The Phantom, used by Air Force, Marine and Navy air wings, served a multitude of functions including fighter-bomber and interceptor, photo and electronic surveillance. The two man aircraft was extremely fast (Mach 2), and had a long range (900 - 2300 miles, depending on store ...

George Albert Schirf and Frank Donald Welker. George served in the Pennsylvania National Guard, Frank in the Army Air Corps. George served in Administration and the Mess, Frank was a mechanic. Years after World War II, I called them Grandpap Schirf and Grandpap Welker. They were the motivation for me to enlist and serve in the Air Force and to be the man I am today. When it eventually is my time to be called to report to Saint Peter, I know that they will be there waiting for me. George Albert Schirf Frank Donald Welker Resting at Peace in the Kingdom of God

As a pacifist, I do not believe in war or any type of violence for that matter... Yet, on Memorial Day, I cannot help but be proud of all those in my family who have served their country with courage and honor: Papa MacVane (World War 2, Navy, USS Pampanito), Great-Grandpa Walter Grant (World War 2, Infantry, Fought on D-Day at Normandy), Papa Hutchins (Vietnam, Air Force), and Uncle Jamie Grant (Iraq + Afghanistan, Infantry, Engineering Division). While we may not agree with the war or even violence itself, we have no right to disrespect those who have fought for their country, believing it was right and some even believing it was wrong. Not everyone chooses to fight; some are drafted. Something that was forgotten during Vietnam was that the soldiers had no say in where they went or what they did. They were given orders from their country; boldly, they followed them. When they came back, they were spat on and cursed at, and even called murderers. While I cannot agree with war, I do love and support the b ...