Tornado blows through Shaw

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Damaged trees sit in front of a housing unit here following a tornado with winds at about 103 mph that touched down Sept. 7. The tornado damaged homes, power lines, trees and vehicles here. Multiple tornados stemming from Hurricane Frances touched down throughout the state. No one on base was injured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amber McCarthy)

Tornado blows through Shaw

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- A tornado with winds at about 103 mph damaged homes, power lines, trees and vehicles here Sept. 7. Multiple tornados stemming from Hurricane Frances touched down throughout the state. No one on base was injured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amber McCarthy)

Japanese World War II fighter joins museum collection

DAYTON, Ohio -- The U.S. Air Force Museum's Japanese Zero is on display under the wing of the B-18A in the museum's Air Power Gallery. The gallery chronicles the history of the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. (Courtesy photo)

Gaston blows through Charleston

CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) -- Tropical Storm Gaston hit here Aug. 29 causing minor damage and power outages. The outages began at 9 a.m. and all power was restored by 7 p.m. No aircraft were on the base when the storm hit. Most were supporting airlift missions worldwide, but 20 aircraft moved to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., one to New Orleans and one to Navy North Island, Calif. Sixteen buildings, most of them in base housing, received minor damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rich Kaminski)

Hurricane Charley

OVER FLORIDA -- Between penetrations of Hurricane Charley's eye in a C-130H aircraft, Lt. Col. Roy Deatherage discusses weather issues with 2nd Lt. Eileen Govan. Colonel Deatherage is a weather instructor, and Lieutenant Govan is a flight meteorologist. Both Airmen are assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, better known as the "Hurricane Hunters." The squadron is based at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and provides surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Central Pacific for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)

Family donates historic revolver to museum

LOS ANGELES (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Paul Posti Sr.'s .38-claliber Smith and Wesson revolver and leather bomber jacket will soon be on display at the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cortchie Welch)