SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) August 19, 2015 -- As the sun sets and stars begin to glow in the night sky, a group of engineers arrive at their construction site. Generator powered lights cause the darkness surrounding the unfinished structure to slowly recede. The engineers each grab a red hard hat and huddle around the project manager’s office to begin preparations for the … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (AFNS) August 19, 2015 -- As the sun began to set over the National Capitol Region, several hundred people gathered at the Air Force Memorial with the District of Columbia-city landscape as the backdrop to witness a wreath-laying event, followed by a concert performed by the United States Air Force Band Aug. 14. The wreath-laying ceremony and concert were held to … [Read more...]

August 18, 2015 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.) Many words are used to describe the United States; some call it the land of plenty, freedom or equality, but at least one Airman regards it as the land of opportunity. Airman 1st Class … [Read more...]

August 17, 2015 - ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. (AFNS) -- “If you've met Chief Binnicker, you've met an icon -- a hero, a legend," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Cody. Cody said these words as he delivered the eulogy for former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James C. Binnicker at the Fort Meyer post chapel in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 14. As … [Read more...]

August 17, 2015 - CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- From August 2014 to August 2015, the 432nd Wing has directly supported Operation Inherent Resolve, a U.S. Central Command and partner nation's campaign to conduct targeted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. "OIR has highlighted … [Read more...]