September 28, 2012 Story by Sgt. John Jackson Sergeant Rasheem Thomas never thought his first night working on Camp Bastion would turn into a gun battle with 15 insurgents. When Thomas was told he was transferring from 1st Platoon to 2nd Platoon, the landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, thought nothing of it. Instead of … [Read more...]
Space Shuttle Endeavour Flies Home One Last Time
Laura Mowry Edwards Air Force Base Public Affairs 9/27/2012 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- It was a bittersweet day when Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived one last time Sept. 20, piggy-backed on NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. When the SCA departed the following morning to deliver Space Shuttle Endeavour to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
Worst Loss of U.S. Airpower in a Single Incident Since the Vietnam War
Courtesy of DefenseMediaNetwork.com On Sept. 14, 2012, around 10 PM, a Taliban insurgent force of sappers attacked the NATO ISAF base, Camp Bastion, in Afghanistan. The attack resulted in the worst loss of US airpower in a single incident since the Vietnam War. Two Marines, including VMA-211’s commanding officer, were killed in the attack, and nine other personnel were … [Read more...]
Marines Charged for Urinating On and Filming Deceased Taliban Fighters
September 26, 2012 Charges against two Marines were referred to trial by courts-martial Sept. 21 for their alleged involvement in urinating on deceased Taliban fighters and for posing for unofficial photographs with human casualties in Afghanistan. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development command, referred the charges. The … [Read more...]
AF’s Top Scientist Unveils Cyber Vision 2025
Tech. Sgt. Chyenne A. Adams Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs 9/26/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force's top scientist presented the service's science, technology, engineering and mathematics developments here Sept. 18 at the Air Force Association's 2012 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition. Dr. Mark T. Maybury, the Air Force's 33rd chief … [Read more...]