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  • Air Force Week in Photos for June 25, 2010, highlights photos from around the Air Force. In this photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Bell, Master Sgt. Kent Falstad takes part in a land navigation exercise June 13, 2010, at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Wisconsin. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Corey Parrish)

    Air Force Week in Photos

    This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.View the slideshow.

  • Academy's wave energy research faces major test in 2011

    If a U.S. Air Force Academy scientist's idea is proven correct, his research could tap into energy from ocean waves that could supply a large chunk of the world's electricity needs. A typical North Atlantic deep ocean wave is about 126 meters long and 3.5 meters tall, which could yield 100 kW per meter in the direction of the wave crest, according
  • Maj. Mark Breidenbaugh speaks to a group of congressional staffers June 8, 2010, in Washington. Major Breidenbaugh and a small team of reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing spoke to the group about the unit's aerial spray mission and the wing's recent operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Major Breidenbaugh is an entomologist assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

    Reservists talk to Congress about aerial spray mission

    Six reservists fresh from the fight to save the Gulf of Mexico coast from one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history briefed congressional members and staffers here June 7 and 8.As part of the military's only fixed-wing aerial spray team, the Airmen flew specially configured C-130 Hercules aircraft 100 feet above the water and sprayed an oil
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    Air Force Energy Forum on the horizon

    With a focus on the service's most pressing operational energy issues, Air Force officials will kick off the Air Force Energy Forum III here May 27.Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton, the Air Force's senior energy official, will deliver the keynote address during the two-day forum, highlighting the theme "A New Culture: Energy as an
  • "Today's Air Force" is a long-format, weekly news show featuring in-depth stories about the Air Force's people, programs, technology, exercises, operations and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

    'Today's Air Force' features a look around the service

    In this edition of "Today's Air Force," security forces Airmen go through a shocking experience during electric taser training. Plus, find out how one man keeps Air Force planes safe with a little help from his feathered friends. And, you'll meet an Airman who's in a class of his own, as he trains with Marines in Japan. The 30-minute, weekly news
  • Air Force Week in Photos for May 14, 2010, highlights photos from around the Air Force. In this photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell, an over-the-shoulder view of a pilot flying a T-6 Texan during ShawFest 2010 May 7, 2010, over Shaw Air Force Base, S. C. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

    Air Force Week in Photos

    This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.View slideshow.
  • Master Sgt. Archie Archambault looks for oil while flying in a C-130 Hercules over the Gulf of Mexico May 7, 2010. Sergeant Archambault is a flight engineer from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

    Photo essay: C-130 aircrew helps fight oil spill

    An aircrew prepares the release of oil dispersant while flying their specially equipped aerial spraying C-130 Hercules aircraft here May 7. The unit is from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio.View the slideshow.
  • A team of Airmen refill a chemical dispersing C-130 Hercules May 4, 2010, at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing are in Mississippi to assist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The team of aerial spray aircraft maintainers are from the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

    Youngstown Airmen take part in oil spill cleanup

    Two C-130 Hercules aircraft and crews from here are spraying oil-dispersing agents as part of an effort to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More than 40 reservists from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing are operating out of Stennis International Airport, Miss. They began operations at Stennis on May 1.In their
  • A C-130 Hercules from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, drops an oil-dispersing chemical into the Gulf of Mexico May 5, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response effort. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

    Air Force officials support oil containment efforts

    At the request of U.S. Northern Command officials, and to assist the U.S. Coast Guard's efforts to contain the oil spill in the western Gulf of Mexico, Air Forces Northern officials are providing units to help disperse the spill and mitigate its impact as it makes its way toward the shoreline.Under the command of the Joint Forces Air Component
  • A Coast Guard crew offloads rolls of inflatable boom from a C-17 Globemaster III May 5, 2010 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Active duty and Air Force Reserve members from Travis AFB partnered with Coast Guard members May 2, 2010 to get equipment to the Gulf of Mexico to assist with oil clean up efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. J.G. Michael Oubre)

    Travis Airmen help deliver Coast Guard equipment to assist cleanup efforts in Gulf

    Airmen from Travis Air Force Base partnered with Coast Guard members May 2, to get equipment to the Gulf of Mexico to assist with oil slick cleanup efforts.Though they normally truck equipment into disaster-stricken locations, the Coast Guard's Pacific Strike Team in California contacted officials from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB to

  • Guard members assist with oil spill

    National Guard Citizen Airmen and Soldiers are on the ground in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida supporting civilian authorities tackling the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico."We're dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster," President Barack Obama said during a Gulf Coast visit May 2."The oil that is still leaking
  • This C-130 Hercules and crew from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing prepares to leave Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Ohio, April 29, 2010, for a staging area in the Gulf Coast region in anticipation of supporting emergency oil spill cleanup efforts. (Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

    Air Force C-130s, Navy equipment dispatched to support oil slick response

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has authorized two Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft to support the response to a massive oil slick that threatens wetlands and beaches along the Gulf Coast, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell confirmed April 30.In addition, Navy officials have dispatched 66,000 feet of inflatable oil boom with anchoring
  • A C-130 Hercules drops "fire retardant" from a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System near Tucson, Ariz., May 8 to finalize MAFFS certification by the U.S. Forestry Service. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard aircrews flew training missions from sun up to sundown in the annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Alex Koenig)

    Airmen train for firefighting mission

    Airmen from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are training with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, at the South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center here April 26 to 30.Air National Guard and Reserve aircrews fly MAFFS-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft that can dispense fire retardant ahead of an encroaching fire to

  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Movement Corridor study presses on

    Wildlife biologists and conservation agents from here along with researchers from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are continuing a wildlife research effort in Anchorage, Alaska.In 2005 researchers initiated a joint installation study to document brown bear populations, habitat, food selection and movement patterns on military land in the
  • DieselZilla, a robot built by students in the American River College clean diesel program, helps plant a tree for Earth Day April 22, 2010, at the former Mather Air Force Base, in Sacramento, Calif.

    Air Force, community reps plant trees across America

    In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, Air Force Real Property Agency officials enlisted the participation of people in 40 communities to plant a tree at one of 40 former and active Air Force bases, from Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii to the former Loring AFB in Maine, as well as the Pentagon. "The trees symbolize the Air
  • Thirteen-year-old Deante Dowdell, son of Maj. Richelle Dowdell, shovels soils onto a Valley Forge American elm as part of "40 Trees in 40 Communities" April 22, 2010, at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Ash)

    Pentagon officials join Air Force bases for '40 trees in 40 communities' tree planting

    In honor of Earth's Day's 40th anniversary, Pentagon officials kicked off "40 Trees in 40 Communities," joining 39 current and former Air Force bases across the nation in tree planting ceremonies symbolizing the service's commitment to environmental protection. Among event spectators was Air Force Undersecretary Erin Conaton and delivering remarks
  • The biggest and newest of three wind turbines at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming faces the wind coming across the high plains and push against the clouds that later dropped a few inches of snow on the base and surrounding city of Cheyenne on April 6, 2010. The larger wind turbine was completed and online early in 2009 and is rated at 2 mega watts of electrical energy that goes directly into the base power grid. The other two produces a combined output of 1.3MW. From most points on the base the wind turbines can be seen. At its base the blades make a low whoosh sound. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

    Air Force family celebrates 'Facility Energy' initiatives this Earth Day

    Air Force men and women join millions of people across the country and around the globe this year in celebrating 40 years of Earth Day. Celebrated annually on April 22, Earth Day promotes awareness and appreciation for the environment. The slogan, "make every day Earth Day" is exemplified in the Air Force civil engineer's plan for transformation
  • Air Force celebrates Earth Day 2010. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Earth Day: Taking action for a greener tomorrow

    Members of the Air Force family, in uniform and out, will join millions of people across the nation and around the world in observing the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, said the service's assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics."We are dedicated to the responsibility of finding solutions which support and

  • Department hailed as leader in 'green' movement

    In a prelude to this week's Earth Day events, a major independent research group April 21 called the Defense Department a leader in energy conservation."The department is doing more than sounding an alarm; it has enacted energy goals and is inventing, testing and deploying new technologies and alternative fuels to meet those goals," said Phyllis
  • Air Force celebrates Earth Day 2010. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force observes Earth Day 2010

    Air Force representatives will plant a Valley Forge American Elm tree April 22 in the Pentagon courtyard as part of the Air Force's observances of Earth Day.Debra Tune, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, will officiate and make brief remarks at the ceremony. This is one of 40 similar
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