Mother, daughter duo race together - 8,000 miles apart

Most people would never want to run a full marathon, but even fewer would think of running one in the desert with a dust storm looming. "Looks like I might have to run the whole 26 miles on a treadmill," 1st Lt. Jessica Lopez joked, two days before the Los Angeles Marathon. "Last time I ran in a

Airpower Summary for March 2

Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Mar. 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force Reaper MQ-9A dropped Guided Bomb

Airpower Summary for March 1

Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Mar. 1, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped a Guided Bomb

Airpower Summary for February 29

Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer and F-15E Strike

USCENTAF to become USAFCENT with redesignation

On January 1, 1983, United States Central Command Air Forces was activated as the air component of the United States Central Command. Twenty-five years later, in a ceremony here March 3, 2008, it will take on a new name, United States Air Forces Central, and an enhanced way of employing forces in

Wing welcomes first re-locatable dormitory

For more than 100 Airmen on Camp Cunningham, standard of living improved dramatically with the opening of the first re-locatable dormitory here Feb. 26. Texan Hall was officially dedicated with a ribbon cutting ceremony and called home for 120 Airmen deployed in support of Operation Enduring

Airmen keep ground, air mission 'Fueled to Fight'

Airpower Summary for February 27

Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs conducted shows

Airpower Summary for February 26

Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs dropped Guided

Entertainers use humor to deliver 'We Support You' message

"If they can put their lives on the line for us, why can't we do it for them," said comic Danta 'Touchee' Jackson during a pre-show interview at a Southwest Asia air base Feb. 26. "It's my honor, my pleasure, to be here." Touchee Jackson, 'Wild' Bill Dykes, and 'The Cowboy Comedian,' closed out a