Air National Guard
Herky Birds Grounded
The Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the Air Force has announced that the majority of their C-130H Hercules have been grounded for maintenance issues: The Air Force has grounded most of its older C-130H Hercules cargo planes and variants due to a problem with their propeller barrels. AMC said 116 C-130Hs, including variants of […]
Congressman has spent only three days on the job this year
The photo is of Lieutenant Colonel Kai Kahele, a pilot in the Hawaii Air National Guard. By day he’s a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines. He also was elected last cycle to the US House of Representatives, having been in state politics just prior. This year, he’s been on the job in D.C. a total of […]
Indiana ANG A-10 gets “Blacksnake” paint job in honor of Revolutionary War hero
As a military history buff and a former Zoomie, I have a great love for the shark teeth motif commonly found on the A-10 Thunderbolt II. I have found a new favorite though. The above pictured “Blacksnake” theme put on this Warthog is, as the article says, “BRRRT-iful.” The Air National Guard unit this particular […]
USAF combat controller who already earned Air Force Cross receives Airman’s Medal for heroics stateside
A US Air Force battlefield airman, who was awarded the service’s second highest award for combat valor, the Air Force Cross, has now earned the service’s highest award for non-combat valor. Military.com reports; For Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, bravery isn’t confined to the battlefield. The airman earned the highest Air Force award for noncombat bravery […]
PTSD turns USAF general into a pedophile
The KoB sends in word that this retired Air Force general officer, who plead guilty to five felony counts of possessing child porn, after being charged with 15 (fifteen!) second degree felonies for possession of child porn and one third degree felony for criminal use of a communication facility, has been sentenced. He spent his […]
Airman who died fighting fire was doing what he loved.
Logan Young Sad news from West Virginia. OWB sends. Hoyer says airman who died fighting fire was doing what he loved; reward money increased in connection with arson probe By Marsha Chwalik MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The reward money leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for an arson fire that killed a member […]
F-16 crash kills pilot, USS Roosevelt searching for overboard sailor
We were remiss in posting this sooner, but a Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 crashed in the Michigan Upper Peninsula Tuesday night. We were hoping for news of the safe recovery of the pilot, but it was announced yesterday that they have found the pilot and he has died. The missing pilot of a Madison-based […]
Airman wins Alaska beauty pageant
She’s an Alaska Air National Guard NCOIC for in-bound cargo, she’s beautiful, and she has huge…reserves of talent. Staff Sergeant McJannet-Bratton, pictured above, won the Miss Alaska Collegiate title recently. Her platform was “Combat boots to high heels” which “underscored her lifelong conviction that women can pursue careers in defense and in science, technology, engineering, […]
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