The B-52 Stratofortess takes off and lands in Royal Air Force Fairford, September 19, 2017. The airmen are deployed to RAF Fairford for a 3 week deployment supporting Bomber Assurance and Deterrence operations. U.S. Strategic Command bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating the U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions across the globe. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility and flexibility of our forces to address today’s complex, dynamic and volatile global security environment. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman James Merriman)
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C.— It’s a dark night on the flightline. Vehicles dart back and forth bringing tools and maintainers from one aircraft to another or back to their respective shops. On one of the lines ends, a transient C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., sits bathed in orange light from the giant sodium vapor lamps that surround the line. Behind it, three maintainers are setting up to begin their nights work.
Former Senior Airman Jennifer Stone separated from the Air Force after being shot in a drive-by shooting while on leave. The bullet tore into her arm, ripping through her chest and devastating major organs.
Retired Col. Rogers Porter, in 1946, took a flight in a surplus Army Stearman, which ignited a passion for flying. A local flying school let him fly for the price of gas, giving him an opportunity to earn his private pilot license. Once he had his license, he applied for the Aviation Cadet program.
