Air Force Radio News
5 minute radio program featuring Air Force news and information about the Air Force.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2008
VETERANS BENEFITS: Servicemembers separating get info on veterans benefits (Incirlik)
REMEMBERANCE DAY: Ceremony held to honor airmen killed in WW2 (Lajes)
CHAPLAIN CONFERENCE: Chaplains from Kanto Plains region gather to share ideas (Yokota)
MOPS: New organization assists mothers raising chi...
- NOVEMBER 20, 2008
B-52 CREW LAID TO REST: Aircrew laid to rest at Arlington (DMA SA)
ATATURK MEMORIAL: Ceremony honoring Turkish hero (Incirlik)
HOWLER ONLINE: Base magazine available online (Kunsan)
MOCK DEPLOYMENT: Children participate in mock deployment (Aviano)
PROP SHOP: Maintainers keep Wolf Pack fighte...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008
NEW NATIONAL GUARD CC: Gen Craig McKinley became Chief of the National Guard Bureau (DMA SA)
AIR FORCE WEEK LA: AF band performs at Disneyland (Los Angeles)
IG PREPARE AIRMEN FOR WAR: Base inspector general keeps airmen ready to fight (Yokota)
WING SHADOW PROGRAM: Base leadership shadows juni...
- NOVEMBER 18, 2008
LITHUANIA FUELS: Fuels airmen keep equipment running for policing mission in Baltics (Lithuania)
SERE TRAINING: Aircrew airmen learn ground survival techniques (Spangdahlem)
BAND OF SOUTHWEST: ANG band performs for Air Force Week (Los Angeles)
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE: Airman shares Native Am...
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008
AF WEEK LA: AF week kicks off with ceremony in Hollywood (LA)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Airman strives to improve human relations in community (Yokota)
USO THANKSGIVING: USO serves Thanksgiving meal to service members stationed overseas (Osan)
LA AIR EXPO: Displays show LA public what the Air Force ...
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008
17 AF STAND UP: Air Forces Africa Assumption of Command (Ramstein)
WEATHER OPS: Weather forecaster supports air policing mission in Baltics (Lithuania)
WOODPECKERS: AF and biologists help to protect an endangered bird (Eglin)
AIR POLICING OPS: F-15's support air policing mission in Baltics (L...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008
AF SURGEON GENERAL: AF SG visits Ramstein
US EMBASSY ELECTION RALLY: Japanese college students visit embassy (Tokyo)
TSP: Even with current finnancial dificulties, servicemembers are encouraged to keep contributing (Yokota)
EOD SRB: EOD career field gets an increase to its SRB (Langley)
FUEL ...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008
SURGEON GENERAL VISIT: AF Surgeon General visits airmen (Lajes)
SWAT WATER SURVIVAL: SOCPAC members endure water survival (Hawaii)
VETERAN'S DAY: Base holds ceremony (Yokota)
FIRE TRAINING: Fire fighting airmen contribute to base's bilateral relations (Lajes)
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: Base ha...
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008
MED CLINIC SAVING KIDS: US medical clinic treats Afghan children (Afghanistan)
SOCPAC SWAT: Special Operations Command Pacific members train (Hawaii)
USAFE BOWLING: Intramural bowling tournament (Kaiserslautern)
SICK CALL: Med clinic opens doors to Afghans (Afghanistan)
CABLE DAWGS: Comm air...
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008
US IRAQI SF RELATIONS: The partnership between the Iraqi security forces and coalition forces continues to grow stronger (Iraq)
HYBRID REFUELER: New vehicle for refueling planes uses hybrid technology (Shaw)
NEW EARS: Wounded service member recieves treatment (San Antonio)
KIDS VOTE LIKE THE N...
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Yahoo! News Search Results for war
Yahoo! News Search Results for war
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,202 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 4,202 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
- Russian computer game acts out new Georgia war (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Russian computer game simulating a new war between Russia and Georgia, in which NATO-member Poland backs a fresh bid by Tbilisi to take back its rebel regions, is to hit shops soon.
- All-black `Glory' unit from Civil War reactivating (AP via Yahoo! News)
An all-black Civil War infantry unit honored in the Oscar-winning movie "Glory" with Denzel Washington is making a real-life comeback.
- Cambodia won t declare war: PM Hun Sen (norsorpor.com)
PM off to Apec meeting, not worried over PAD rally(BangkokPost.com) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed that Cambodia will not declare war against Thailand even though both countries have yet to settle the border dispute near Preah Vihear temple, which let to gunfights in October.?Cambodi...
- Landmarks preserve story of Lenoir's Civil War role (Knoxville News Sentinel)
LENOIR CITY - Loudon County claimed a place Friday on Tennessee's Civil War Trail with two historic markers in memory of the family that gave the town of Lenoir City its name.
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,202 (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 4,202 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,393 military personnel died as ...
- War wound disables working son in refugee family from Africa (St. Louis Post-...
Case 18 About 18 months ago, Ms. R and her two sons arrived here from Africa, traveling with only the clothes they were wearing. Their country was in the midst of a civil war, and there they lived in a refugee camp for seven years.
- Book review: 'Tried by War' finds parallels in Lincoln's presidency and moder...
Civil War historian James M. McPherson's new book examines Abraham Lincoln's trials as Commander in Chief, as the only president whose entire tenure was circumscribed by war. The question of what constitutes both a constitutionally licit and effective wartime presidency has taken on a special urg...
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,202 (Las Vegas Sun)
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 (5:30 p.m.) As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 4,202 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,201 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at least 4,201 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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Military Top Stories Center
Military Top Stories Center
- Marines Plead Not Guilty to Murder
- Iraqi Troops Donate to Wildfire Victims
- Pentagon Bans Thumb Drives
The Defense Department has banned the use of external computer flash drives in the Pentagon because of a virus threat that officials detected on defense networks. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman would provide no details on the virus, but he described it as a "global virus."
- Islamists Say They'll Take on Pirates
- 'Glory' Unit From Civil War Reactivates
- US Details Role for New Afghan Forces
- Troops Target Treacherous Militants
A strike by coalition troops against a bomb-making cell in eastern Afghanistan killed 10 militants, according to the U.S. military. The troops were targeting several key figures in a network run by Jalaluddin Haqqani, a militant leader believed to operate out of Pakistan.
- Dunwoody First Female 4-Star General
Ann E. Dunwoody, after 33 years in the Army, ascended Friday to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general. At an emotional ceremony, Dunwoody looked back on her years in uniform, and said it was a credit to the Army that she made history in a male-dominated mi...
- Atheists Want New DoD Rules on Prayer
A coalition of atheists and agnostics wants the new White House to protect young military members from what they see as rampant religious discrimination in the services. "When they say 'there are no atheists in foxholes' it's slanderous," said Wayne Adkins, a former Army first lieutenant who serv...
- General Bucks Silence on Mental Health
It takes a brave soldier to do what Army Maj. Gen. David Blackledge did in Iraq. It takes as much bravery to do what he did when he got home. Blackledge got psychiatric counseling to deal with wartime trauma, and now he is defying the military's culture of silence.
Yahoo! News Search Results for military
Yahoo! News Search Results for military
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 556 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 556 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,202 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 4,202 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
- AP lifts ban on military photos (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Associated Press on Friday lifted its suspension on the use of photos provided by the U.S. military after the Pentagon assured the news cooperative that it would avoid distributing altered images to the news media.
- First military execution since 1961 scheduled next month (CNN)
A U.S. soldier convicted of rape and murder two decades ago will be executed December 10 in the nation's first military execution since 1961, the Army said Thursday.
- Military has date for first execution since 1961 (Washington Post)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years.
- Afghan security needs more than military (UPI)
BRUSSELS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- NATO's Military Committee said Thursday that peace in Afghanistan cannot be achieved with only a military solution.
- Military 'only solution' to piracy, says tanker firm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A more aggressive military approach is the only answer to an escalation of piracy off Somalia, the world's biggest oil tanker company said Friday.
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,202 (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 4,202 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,393 military personnel died as ...
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 556 (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 556 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a....
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 556 (The State)
As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 556 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Of those, the m...
Yahoo! News Search Results for militia
Yahoo! News Search Results for militia
- DR Congo rebels say Hutu militia heading to evacuated zone (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Rebels charged Friday that a Hutu militia they say is allied to government forces is heading to an area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that the rebels evacuated earlier this week.
- Rebels fighting pro-government militia in DR Congo (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fighting broke out on Thursday between Laurent Nkunda's rebel force and pro-government militia in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources reported.
- DR Congo militia say UN troops siding with rebel leader (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mai-Mai militia accused UN peacekeepers of fighting alongside Laurent Nkunda's rebels as fresh clashes erupted Thursday in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo.
- DR Congo rebels pull back, UN troops exchange fire with militia (AFP via Yaho...
Congolese rebels withdrew Wednesday from two key battlefronts but threatened to return if government forces occupied the zones, as UN troops and a pro-army militia exchanged fire.
- Eastern Congo militia leader surrenders to U.N. (Tiscali)
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The leader of a Congolese pro-government militia surrendered to U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday, following a two-day operation by the army to track him down, U.N. and army officials said.
- Congo militia fires at peacekeepers (CNN)
United Nations troops exchanged fire Wednesday with militia fighters who attacked them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesman for the U.N. mission there said.
- Rebels fighting pro-government militia in DR Congo (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
KIWANJA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) - Fighting broke out Thursday between Laurent Nkunda's rebel force and pro-government militia in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources reported.
- Rebels Fighting Pro-Government Militia In Congo (Nasdaq)
KIWANJA, Congo (AFP)--Fighting broke out Thursday between Laurent Nkunda's rebel force and pro-government militia in eastern Congo, several sources reported.
- UN troops open fire on DR Congo militia: spokesman (AFP via Yahoo! News)
UN troops opened fire Wednesday on the pro-government Mai-Mai militia who attacked them in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman for the UN mission in DR Congo told AFP.
- Israel in new bid to strip Arab ex-MP of nationality (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit launched proceedings on Friday to revoke the citizenship of Arab former MP Azmi Bishara, who fled Israel last year amid claims he had spied for Lebanon's Hezbollah militia, a ministry spokesman said.
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