3/14/2013 - FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Before World War II, the U.S. military showed little interest in using aircraft and flight nurses to evacuate wounded soldiers to rear areas. The global war, however, forced the U.S. Army Air Forces to revolutionize military medical care through the development of air evacuation (later known as aeromedical evacuation) and flight … [Read more...]
Betty ‘Tack’ Blake: Only Surviving Member of 1st WASP Class
3/10/2013 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Last year, a young female pilot recently showed her 91-year-old guest the F-16 Fighting Falcon she flies at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. She thanked Betty "Tack" Blake several times as she talked about her job, so Blake finally asked the young captain why she was thanking her. "Because you started it," the captain said. "If you … [Read more...]
First AF Woman 4-Star Comes Full Circle
3/11/2013 - FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Young Janet Libby was definitely someone going places at Beavercreek High School near Dayton, Ohio. She was in the National Honor Society, on both the German and Ski clubs and a soccer athlete as well. But even those friends and well-wishers who would have signed her senior yearbook with words like "you'll go far," and "you'll be a … [Read more...]
Statement by the the President on H.R. 4310
January 3, 2012 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 4310, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013." I have approved this annual defense authorization legislation, as I have in previous years, because it authorizes essential support for service members and their families, renews vital national security programs, and helps ensure … [Read more...]
Hero T-shirt Club Offers Apparel for Men Who Crave Symbols of the Brave
LOS ANGELES, California -- January 3, 2013 -- “Pride, Honor, Respect and Camaraderie” are at the heart of a new entrepreneurial business recently launched online at herotshirtclub.com. Designed to raise awareness for the individuals who put their lives on the line to protect United States freedom here and abroad, the Hero T-shirt Club offers high quality, … [Read more...]