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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the association president, on Senate Armed Services Committee passage of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill: "National Guard leaders across the country are thrilled by Senate Armed Services Committee action yesterday that would halt the Air Force's plan to cut 5,100 airman and 156 aircraft...
ARLINGTON, Va., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is pleased to announce General Norton A. Schwartz, the 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, as the guest speaker for the June session of AFA's 2012 Air Force Breakfast Program. This event will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., at the Key Bridget Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. As Chief, he serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization,...
American Academy of Physician Assistants Honors Veteran PA with 2012 Federal Service PA of the Year Award ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over the course of her 20-year career as a physician assistant, Air Force Lt. Col. Pamela Lucas, PA-C, has improved disaster and humanitarian response worldwide and streamlined the standards for medical care in the Air Force. For her exemplary performance in the federal service sector and for expanding the boundaries...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the history of Fleet Week, the Air Force F-22 Raptor will be blazing through the skies of San Francisco during the 31st annual Fleet Week celebration October 4-7 2012. The FA-22 is one of the fastest jets to ever fly during Fleet Week with top speeds of Mach 1.8 or just over 1,300 mph. With the fighter jets' perfect combination of stealth, speed, agility and precision along with its mind-boggling array of weapons,...
CHICAGO, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As schools close their doors for the summer, it often leaves parents scrambling to find a summer sitter. But for military families with children, this time of year presents additional challenges. Not only may a military family have just one parent at home during a deployment, but one in three military families will also have to move between May 15th and September 30th. One of the biggest problems they face when relocating to a new post...
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 here at 2:42 p.m. EDT today. This was ULA's 4th launch of an aggressive 11 mission schedule for the year and marks the 30th Atlas V mission and the 60th launch for ULA. "ULA is proud to serve alongside our mission partners and...
ARLINGTON, Va., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is pleased to announce Lt. Gen. Judith A. Fedder, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, as the guest speaker for the May session of AFA's 2012 Air Force Breakfast Program. This event will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. In her position, Gen. Fedder is responsible to the Chief of Staff for...
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president: "National Guard leaders across the country are humbled and buoyed by the determination of the nation's governors to stave off the Air Force's ill-advised and disproportionate cuts to the Air National Guard in the fiscal 2013 defense budget request. "Defense Secretary Leon E....
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FedStore Corporation, a leading IT solutions provider, today announced that it was one of nine winners of the highly anticipated and highly competitive Air Force Network Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) Products contract. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract provides the Air Force with a full range of computer networking and data processing equipment to support worldwide net centric operations and missions. The...
ORLANDO, Fla., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $156 million contract to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J aircrews and maintainers. Lockheed Martin will develop 24 new training devices and provide program management and engineering services under the U.S. Air Force's C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System II, referred to as JMATS II. The devices include weapons systems, enhanced...
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Rex Walheim is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He was born Rex Joseph Walheim on October 10, 1962 in Redwood City, California. He graduated from San Carlos High School in 1980 and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. Upon his graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. The following April, he was assigned to work as a missile warning operations crew...
Mark Lee is a former NASA astronaut and USAF Colonel. He was born Mark Charles Lee on August 14, 1952 in Viroqua, Wisconsin. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate from the Class of 1970 at Viroqua High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1974. He then trained at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas and at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in preparation for his assignment at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, where he...
Thomas Jones is a former United States astronaut. He was born Thomas David Jones on January 22, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland and participated in Eagle Scouts as a child. He graduated from Kenwood High School in 1973 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in basic sciences in 1977. After completing as a Distinguished Graduate of the Academy, Jones served as an Air Force officer on active duty for 6 years. He then flew strategic...
Gregory Johnson is a NASA astronaut and a former colonel in the United States Air Force. He was born Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson on May 12, 1962 in South Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Throughout his childhood, he became an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.. He graduated from Park Hills High School in Fairborn, Ohio in 1980 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1984. He was...
Henry Hartsfield is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He was born Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. on November 21, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama where he was raised. He graduated from West End High School and went on to attend Auburn University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1954 and received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Program. He joined the Air Force a year after his graduation and was assigned to the...
