Army soldiers line up to board a C-130 aircraft.

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  • Chief Airey laid to rest at Arlington Cemetery

    Surrounded by family and friends, colleagues and fellow Airmen, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Airey was laid to rest May 28 here. More than 400 people came to Ft. Myer, Va., for his funeral service and then on to Arlington for his grave site ceremony. Located in section 34, Chief

  • New bumps in road: Forces to be reckoned with

    Up, over, over, over and down. Drivers who find speed bumps annoying shouldn't pass through security checkpoint gates here. But, speed mitigation efforts may be viewed as less of a hassle if they are perceived as a measure that may thwart possible terrorist threats. After 506th Air Expeditionary

  • Critical Days of Summer videos aim to save Airmen's lives

    The Air Force chief of staff and the Air Force top safety officer appear in videos to launch the service's annual Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, which began May 22 and ends Sept. 7. Gen. Norton Schwartz appears in a video calling for everyone to be proactive in saving lives during this

  • AF Reserve provides platform for specialized Navy special forces training

    The darkness shrouds everything in sight. You look left; the silhouette of a man stands before you. You look right; another man leans against the inside of the fuselage of a C-130 Hercules. You squint, looking on at the rays of Florida sunshine coming through the aircraft's aft troop doors. Then,

  • Leaders issue Memorial Day message

    The Air Force's top leaders remember those who have been killed, wounded or permanently disabled in a Memorial Day message today . Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz issued the following message: "Never in the field of human conflict was so

  • AF.mil unveils new design

    Air Force officials unveil a new look for the service's official Web site, AF.mil. For frequent visitors to AF.mil some of the changes will be obvious at a glance. The redesigned site features a larger layout, larger photos, new technology and less clutter. It offers users new content types with the

  • Air Force leaders name next top enlisted leader

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley have announced the Airman selected to be the service's next enlisted leader. Chief Master Sergeant James A. Roy will become the 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force during an