Tag Archives: USAF

Photo: 1,024 2nd Lieutenants of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2013 toss their hats in the air after their graduation ceremony at the Academy's Falcon Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 29, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mike Kaplan/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Hip Hip Hooah

Posted on June 11, 2013 by bniegel

1,024 newly commissioned Air Force 2nd lieutenants toss their hats in the air after their graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 29, 2013.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 2nd Lieutenants, Academy's Falcon Field, Academy's Falcon Field in Colorado Springs, Air Force, airmen, ceremony, Colorado Springs, covers, graduation, graduation ceremony, hats, U.S Air Force, U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2013, USAF, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Photo: Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy (pictured) and Tom Marshburn (out of frame) completed a spacewalk. (Photo credit: NASA)

Armed with Science Saturday: The View from Above

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

NASA astronaut Kevin Ford tells Jessica Tozer what life is like on the other side of the Earth’s atmosphere and how is career with the U.S. Air Force helped get him into outer space.
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Posted in Armed Forces Day, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Advanced Research Projects Agency, Air Force, Akihiko Hoshide, Armed with Science, Baikonur Cosmodrome, DARPA, Eglin Air Force Base, Evgeny Tarelkin, Expedition 33, Expedition 34, Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy, F-15s, F-16s, From formation to the Space Station, International Space Station, ISS, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Jessica L. Tozer, Kazakhstan, Kevin Ford, NASA, Oleg Novitskiy, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Soyuz, space, space matters, space shuttle Discovery, space station, Sputnik 1, Sunita Williams, The View From Above, USAF | Leave a comment

Photo: Airmen, assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing, conduct air refueling operations with a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., May 9, 2013, over southern Idaho. (Defense Department photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Above the Clouds

Posted on May 21, 2013 by bniegel

Air Force airmen assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing conduct air refueling operations with a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, May 9, 2013, over southern Idaho.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 151st Air Refueling Wing, Air Force, air refueling, airmen, C-17, C-17 Globemaster III, Globemaster III, Joint Base Lewis McCord, military, Refueling, U.S Air Force, USAF, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Armed with Science: The Unmanned Way of Warfare

Posted on May 19, 2013 by glenn.selby

Check out the latest Armed with Science story that explains why the U.S. Air Force thinks unmanned aerial vehicles will remain a fixture in the future warfighting force.
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Posted in Armed With Science Saturday, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged A Range-Balanced Force, Air Force, airframe, airpower, An Alternate Force Structure Adapted to New Defense Priorities, Armed with Science, blended-wing-body bombers, BWB-B, changing strategic environments, engine technology, expanding environments, Jessica L. Tozer, Joint Operational Access Concept, Lt. Col Peter Garretson, material, optionally manned technology, Peter Singer, remotely piloted aircraft, RPA, structures, technological development, technology, the age of AI, The future of the force, UAV, United States, unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned Way Of Warfare, USAF, Wired for War | Leave a comment

Worth A Thousand Words: Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 18, 2013 by bniegel

Service chiefs gather for a wreath laying ceremony on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknowns in honor of Armed Forces Day.
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Posted in Armed Forces Day, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged airmen, Arlington National Cemetery, Armed Forces Day, Army, Marine, Marines, Navy, Service Chiefs, soldier, soldiers, Tomb of the Unknowns, U.S Air Force, U.S. Armu, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, USA, USAF, USMC, USN, Worth a Thousand Words, wreath laying | Leave a comment