Tag: air guard
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Real Selanne shows up for Ducks
6/26/2012 – WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials announced a change to transportation and travel allowances for Airmen tasked with 365-day extended deployments, commonly referred to as an indeterminate TDY.Effective July 1, the Air Force will no longer refer to a 365-day extended deployment as an ITDY since there are definitive TDY tour lengths, officials explained. The policy change…
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DUCKS STRIKE FIRST
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., June 25, 2012 – The Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing here received word this morning that it is tasked to provide support to the ongoing Colorado wildland fires. The request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to the Defense Department requested four C-130 air tankers capable…
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Well is dry for NFL receivers
The 21st Space Wing will host a Pikes Peak area Retiree Appreciation Day and information fair on Saturday, July 28th from 8am to 2pm in The Club on Peterson AFB. This year’s theme is “Volunteers in our Community – Saying Thanks.” The opening ceremony is scheduled for 8 a.m., and a free continental breakfast, appetizers…
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Clippers halfway to historic win
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Airmen and an Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules from Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing left here today and will be one of three Air Force Reserve C-130 wings participating in events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France.The 302nd Airlift Wing along with the 440th Airlift…
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Mavericks rout Nuggets
A colonel from Peterson Air Force Base who’s moving on to a new assignment has been replaced by her spouse. Officials said this week that Col. Jennie Johnson has turned over the 302nd Operations Support Squadron to her husband, Lt. Col. Christopher Lay. Col. Kurt D. Jones, who presided over the July 14 change-of-command ceremony,…
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Eaks earns berth in Senior Open after 2-hole playoff
The Air Force could put some missile warning and space surveillance programs on banker’s hours if mandatory budget cuts take hold March 1. Missile warning programs have been on 24-hour alert from the early days of the Cold War, using a combination of satellites and ground-based radars to spot incoming threats. Air Force Space Command…
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Linebacker might not play
Mourners paid respects Wednesday to an Air Force Academy graduate who died last week when his plane went missing during a training mission. Nearly 1,000 showed up to honor Maj. Lucas “Gaza” Gruenther at a memorial service held at Aviano Air Base in Italy, according to an Air Force news release. Gruenther, a pilot with…
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Cook continues to recover with Sky Sox
When retired Air Force Col. William Roche returned to Assigny, France, on vacation in 1998, local residents fêted him with wine, cheese and gifts. To the residents of Assigny, Roche — a B-17 waist gunner who crash-landed in the town after being shot down in February 1945 — was a hero and celebrity. A couple…
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Cowgirls show off during barrel racing
Kiersten and Kerri Schmidt were desperate to see each other. It was the summer of 2011, and they had just reported for six weeks of basic training at the Air Force Academy. Until that point, only summer camp had separated the twins from Verona, Ky., for an extended period. The academy would change that. Sibling…