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Minnesotans Honored by Air Force Association
By KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul
Published: Monday, April 08, 2013
Some outstanding Minnesotans were honored by the Air Force Association Friday...

FAA may ease certification standard to be pilot
By Jeff Schogol - Staff writer
Published: Monday, December 10, 2012
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering making it easier for military aviators to transition to commercial airlines by lowering the number of required flight hours required for certification from 1,500 to 750...

5 Pearl Harbor survivors honored at New York ceremony
By The Associated Press
Published: Saturday, December 08, 2012
As a chaplain blessed 71 red roses -- one for every anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor -- five survivors looked on in a chilly airplane hangar Friday......

WWII veteran reflects on service on Pearl Harbor Day
By Don Dare
Published: Friday, December 07, 2012
Retired pilot Jack Westbrook reflect on service to his nation on Pearl Harbor Day. Westbrook is an AFA "icon� who was designated AFA "Member of the Year" in 1987......

ER's Novak wins statewide award
By Star staff reporter
Published: Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Eagle River's Suellyn Wright Novak, a longtime advocate for veterans issues who currently serves as executive director of the Alaska Veterans Museum, was awarded the Governor’s Veterans Advocacy Award during a ceremony on Veterans Day. Novak has been an AFA member since 1972 and is active in her local chapter......

GES students enjoyed Veteran's Day presentation
By Kylene Smith, Roanoke Times
Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Greenfield Elementary students in Kindergarten, First, and Fourth grades enjoyed the Veteran's Day presentation given by retired Air Force Brigadier General Scott Van Cleef on November 12......

Morin talks space superiority at AFA conference
By AeroTechNews
Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie Morin addressed more than 320 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members at AFA's Global Warfare Symposium in Los Angeles, Calif......

'Careless' budget cut threatens critical debris tracking system, Air Force space chief says
By Jared Serbu
Published: Monday, November 12, 2012
With Defense budgets on their way down, the Air Force's top officer for space says his service has to find more cost-effective ways......

AFA, AUSA and Navy League Officials Urge Congress to Act on Looming Fiscal Crisis
By John C. Marcario, Associate Editor
Published: Friday, November 09, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Congress must end the threat of drastic across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as sequestration, with a balanced solution that acknowledges......

Spy Sat Costs Are 'Unsustainable,' Warns Space Commander; BTW, Don't Cut Space, Cyber
By Otto Kreisher
Published: Friday, November 09, 2012
Washington: The head of Air Force Space Command worries that tightening defense budgets and looming force structure cuts could reduce his critical space and cyber capabilities......

Every Airman has the potential to be an innovator
By Master Sgt. Brian Potvin, Air Force Command
Published: Friday, October 26, 2012
I was one of the lucky few who attended the Air Force Association’s 2012 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. recently. Something that U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said......

Leaders lobby for MacDill to house tankers
By Howard Altman, The Tampa Tribune
Published: Thursday, May 31, 2012
TAMPA -- A battle to bring as many as 36 refueling jets to MacDill Air Force Base has resulted in the rarest of accomplishments: a show of regional unity....

Federal 100: Linda A. Mills
By John S. Monroe, Federal Computer Week
Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Linda A. Mills Corporate Vice President and President Information Systems Sector Northrop Grumman The work: Championing efforts to encourage young people to enter the fields of cybersecurity, science, technology, engineering and mathematics......

Peninsula Students Take 3rd in National CyberPatriots Competition
By Meredith Skrzypczak, Palos Verdes Patch.com
Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The high school team traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to compete......

AFSPC commander discusses cyber-security way-ahead at conference
By Amaani Lyle, Air Force Space Command
Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Absent vigilant and strategic defense, U.S. forces' dependence on the cyber domain could quickly become its greatest vulnerability......

Has the 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' already happened?
By Philip Ewing, dodbuzz.com
Published: Monday, March 26, 2012
The Russians are picking our pockets, the Chinese are stealing our most vital secrets, and there's nothing we can do about it......

Defense industry leaders say continued defense cuts could be devastating
By Gene Rector - The Warner Robins Patriot
Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Defense budget cuts and the prospect of even more reductions are having a telling impact on the nations aerospace and defense industry......

5 A-10 squadrons to be cut
By Jeff Schogol - Staff writer, AirForceTimes.com
Published: Monday, January 30, 2012
The A-10 Thunderbolt II provides the type of close-air support that ground-pounders love and the Taliban dread. Although the A-10s are workhorses in the war on terrorism...

Air Force to phase out older aircraft?
By Federal News Radio
Published: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
On the heels of a newly announced defense strategy-- but before a clear budget picture has emerged -- the Air Force has sent signals it's bracing for major cuts......

Air Force Will Lose Hundreds of Planes in New Pentagon Plan
By By Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman
Published: Wednesday, January 04, 2012
The Air Force is preparing to trim hundreds of aircraft from its aging fleet in order to meet an Obama administration austerity order. The move will strike many Air Force supporters as ironic...

CyberChamps: EG High School student techies compete in national cybersecurity competition
By By Raina LeGarreta - Lifestyle & Arts Editor
Published: Friday, December 23, 2011
Tech-savvy students at Elk Grove High School joined the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot National High School Cyber Defense competition on Dec. 17....

Priorities emerge as budget woes intensify
By By Jill Laster - Staff writer, AirForceTimes.com
Published: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Partnerships with foreign nations and a few key programs will be critical in the coming years as the Air Force faces an increasingly tight budget, one of the service’s top generals said Tuesday...

Air Force on a mission to save money
By The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech
Published: Friday, June 24, 2011
The U.S. Air Force is going after the nation's biggest enemy -- not by building the shiniest weapons that money can buy, but by cutting expenses......

Giants' Brian Wilson makes largest individual donation to Air Force
By By Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Published: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
On Memorial Day, Wilson decided to honor Michael Wilson in a more tangible fashion -- by funding the largest scholarship ever given to the Air Force Association...

MLB Pitcher Brian Wilson observed Memorial Day and Father's Day at once Monday
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Published: Monday, May 30, 2011
Wilson announced the establishment of the Michael Wilson Scholarship to honor his late father and the elder Wilson's commitment to the U.S. Air Force......

Our own stars recognized!
By WTVD-TV/DT Raleigh-Durham, NC
Published: Monday, February 07, 2011
Our Own Lew and Joyce Feuersteins......

Hiroshima Is History: When Is It Time to Move On?
By Andrea Stone, aolnews.com
Published: Friday, August 06, 2010
They say history repeats itself. I'm not so sure, but controversies over the past do keep coming back...

Members of World War II unit honored by association in Fort Lauderdale
By Randy Abraham, Special Correspondent
Published: Saturday, July 31, 2010
Four Broward women who served as noncombat pilots in World War II were recently honored by the Gold Coast Chapter of the Air Force Association at a Fort Lauderdale hotel....

Chief Programmer: Joint Efforts Not Panacea For Budgetary Savings
By Marcus Weisgerber
Published: Friday, July 23, 2010
As the Pentagon's budget begins to flatten, multiservice joint programs could translate into savings in some areas, but are not the be-all...

UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security receives Air Force award
By Christi Fish, utsa.edu
Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010
The UTSA Institute for Cyber Security-Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (ICS-CIAS) was selected to receive the Air Force Association 2010 Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award for its role in developing Cyber Patriot , the world's largest high school cyber security competition. Established in 1948 to recognize the most outstanding contributions in aerospace education, the Vandenberg award is one of the Air Force Association highest honors......

Officials announce 2010 AFA outstanding Air Force civilians
By Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs Office
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2010 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian of the Year awards June 29...

Contractor helps groom future cybersecurity specialists
By Aliya Sternstein
Published: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
A major Defense Department contractor on Wednesday announced it is sponsoring a nationwide competition with the Air Force Association that is aimed at educating high school students to become information security professionals....

Northrop Grumman Furthers Commitment to Cybersecurity Education - Beginning With High School Students
By WSJ.com
Published: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
RESTON, Va., May 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation /quotes/comstock/13*!noc/quotes/nls/noc (NOC 65.75, +0.86, +1.33%) will be the "Presenting Sponsor" of the Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot III, the national high school cyber defense competition designed to excite, educate, and motivate the next generation of cyber defenders...

Elementary students explore Maxwell on Aerospace Adventure Day
By Gene H. Hughes,908th Airlift Wing
Published: Friday, May 07, 2010
About 200 fourth- and fifth-grade students from Flowers Elementary and the Bear Exploration Center took part in Aerospace Adventures Day April 29...

A-bomb exhibit without Japan's atrocities not balanced: U.S. veteran
By The Mainichi Daily News
Published: Thursday, May 06, 2010
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The head of a U.S. veterans group says exhibitions focusing on the damage wrought by the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki alone without touching on Japan's wartime atrocities are unbalanced and undesirable...

America's Quiet Air Force
By Albert Piannal to Times-Dispatch Guest Columnist
Published: Sunday, May 02, 2010
Americans support our military. Every night we see reports of troops killed in battle, attacked by IEDs, or harmed by an unseen enemy...

Volunteers honored by Air Force Association
By Janene Scully - SantaMariaTimes.com
Published: Saturday, April 17, 2010
A master sergeant who volunteered hundreds of hours and a Vandenberg Air Force Base unit that helped raised thousands of dollars for charity were recognized Thursday by the Air Force Association...

Air Force Association helps tell AF story
By Cassandra A. Fortin, Focus - NorthwestMilitary.com
Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
In April 1945, Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold saw a need for an independent civilian organization to argue the case for military preparedness and the importance of airpower...

EADS must prove commitment for tanker extension
By WeWhoServed.com Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
EADS must prove that it is serious about bidding on the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X competition before the Pentagon grants the European defense giant a “modest extension� to the May 10 deadline for responding to the request for proposals....

US Air Force prefers extending old fighters' life
By Reuters
Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday that it hopes to extend the life of its existing fighter planes as needed rather than to buy new older-model fighters that would siphon funding away from Lockheed Martin Corp's (LMT.N) next-generation F-35 fighter....

U.S. Air Force eyes "more modest" new weapons
By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters
Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
U.S. Air Force eyes "more modest" new weapons...

UPDATE 2-US needs to know if EADS serious about tanker bid
By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters
Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz said on Tuesday the Pentagon needs to know if Europe's EADS (EAD.PA) is serious about bidding to build 179 aerial refueling tankers before granting an extension to the May 10 deadline for bids....

Student Cybersecurity Competition Boosts STEM Interest
By Rita Boland, SIGNAL Connections
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010
The largest simultaneous high school cyberdefense competition ever held wrapped up late last month, crowning a champion and sending kids to college who otherwise would not have attended....

General Discusses Air Mobility Objectives
By Ross Lampert, The Sierra Vista Herald
Published: Monday, January 25, 2010
The Air Force auxiliary provides these flights to teachers who become Aerospace Education Members....

Teachers Discover Joy of Flying
By Federal News Radio 1500 AM
Published: Sunday, January 03, 2010
As the year wraps up, we're taking a look at some of the interesting interviews that helped make our coverage what it has been helpful to you, we hope....

Obama Presses Review of Nuclear Strategy
By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe
Published: Monday, December 28, 2009
Pentagon is rethinking the unthinkable: Making major changes to Cold War arsenal...

Official: Fighters should be used for spying
By John Reed, Air Force Times
Published: Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Air Force’s intelligence chief wants to use the stealthy, sensor-laden F-22 Raptor to collect information because spying isn’t about specific platforms....

Iranian-Backed Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones
By Christarzan, Early Today
Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009
Iraqi militants who are Iranian government slaves are intercepting sensitive video feeds from US predator drones using $26 off-the-shelf software, and the same technique leaves feeds from most military aircraft vulnerable to snooping, according to published reports....

AFOTEC Commander wins Space Trophy
By Kirtland Air Force Base
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Maj. Gen. Stephen Sargeant, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander, is the recipient of the 2009 Gen. Thomas D. White U.S. Air Force Space Trophy....

ROTC teens win in war against cyberterrorism
By Deseret News
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009
Stern-faced and imposing in an Air Force Junior ROTC uniform, 17-year-old Jorge Lerma stares down his adversary......

ROTC teens win in war against cyberterrorism
By Salt Lake City Headline News
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009
Stern-faced and imposing in an Air Force Junior ROTC uniform, 17-year-old Jorge Lerma stares down his adversary......

War jet graces Holiday Park once again
By Ken Kaye, South Florida - MiamiHerald.com
Published: Monday, November 09, 2009
For decades, the vintage fighter jet had been a familiar sight at Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale -- until Hurricane Wilma all but destroyed it in 2005....

US Cyber Challenge Training Hackers to Fight Criminals and Spies
By Meredith Hegg, VOANews.com
Published: Friday, August 14, 2009
Computer security engineer Alan Paller recalls how the Soviet Union's 1957 launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, spurred the U.S. government to accelerate its lagging space technology program...

Bill Would Boost Careers In Policing Cybersphere
By Kevin Robillard, CQ Staff
Published: Sunday, August 02, 2009
Some high school-age students attend summer camp to learn how to survive in the woods. Soon enough, some will be going to learn how to become cybercops...

GES students enjoyed Veteran’s Day presentation
By Kylene Smith, Roanoke Times
Published: November 21, 2012
Greenfield Elementary students in Kindergarten, First, and Fourth grades enjoyed the Veteran’s Day presentation given by retired Air Force Brigadier General Scott Van Cleef on November 12...

Morin talks space superiority at AFA conference
By AeroTechNews
Published: November 21, 2012
Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie Morin addressed more than 320 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members at AFA’s Global Warfare Symposium in Los Angeles, Calif....

County Schools Expand Online Presence
By Gwen Sadler, Chesterfield Observer
Published: July 29, 2009
Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) has launched a redesigned Web site and established a presence on Facebook and Twitter. CCPS is the only school system in Central Virginia with an active Twitter account, and one of only four Virginia school systems that can "Tweet."...

Bennett Receives Air Force Association's Distinguished American Award
UtahPolicy.com
Published: July 26, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Nation's Capital Chapter of the Air Force Association presented Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah) with the Distinguished American Award at its annual dinner this week...

33rd Rescue Squadron wins 2009 Verne Orr Award
AirForceDad.com
Published: July 22, 2009
The 33rd Rescue Squadron here was named the 2009 Verne Orr Award winner recently...

Air Force Association chapter: Education is the foundation of organization’s mission
By Jeff Mullin, Senior Writer - Enid News & Eagle - Enid, OK
Published: July 18, 2009
Dan Ohnesorge, director of Enid Woodring Regional Airport, once followed in his father’s footsteps — sort of...

AFA traces roots to famous aviators
By Jeff Mullin, Senior Writer - Enid News & Eagle - Enid, OK
Published: July 18, 2009
Writer Air Force Association traces its roots to some of the forefathers of the modern Air Force. By the end of World War I...

Volunteers earn well-deserved recognition
Thumbs Up - Enid News & Eagle - Enid, OK
Published: July 18, 2009
Since 1946, a non-profit organization has advocated for American air power and a strong national defense. The Air Force Association, established Feb...

Educator wins national award
Austin named National Aerospace Teacher of the Year
By Jason Wermers - local news - TheItem.com
Published: July 14, 2009
A Pocalla Springs Elementary School instructor has received national recognition for the way he teaches science....

Top general warns against ending F-22 fighter
By Jim Wolf -- Washington (Reuters)
A top Air Force general, swerving from the Pentagon leadership, said ending production of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-22 Raptor fighter jet, as proposed by President Barack Obama, would put current U.S. military strategy at high risk...

With Obama Weapons Cuts Come Risks to U.S
by Rowan Scarborough -- HumanEvents.com
Published: May 20, 2009
President Obama's first defense budget increases risks in future wars by scaling back weapon systems designed to dominate the battlefield and protect the homeland, say military experts...

Air Force Association recognizes math and science excellence
By Sabrina Carl, News-Sun - Sebring,FL,USA
Published: May 12, 2009
... and teachers were recently recognized by The Florida Highlands 173 Chapter of the Air Force Association and The School Board of Highlands County...

NASA Advisory Council members share a connection with community
By The Enid News and Eagle
Published: May 2, 2009
Through his travels and participation in the aerospace industry, Enid native Owen K. Garriott has had the opportunity to visit with many other officials, and he reports he often finds many in the field have ties to Enid.

Achievers: Retired fighter pilot gains honorary presidency of youth group
By The Daily Courier
Published: Apr 26, 2009
Thomas Rowney, 73, distinguished himself during a 22-year career with the U.S. Air Force, and recalls it fondly.

AMC, AFA host AMC Industry Days at Scott AFB
By Headquarters AMC Public Affairs
Published: Apr 21, 2009
The Air Force Association and Air Mobility Command are hosting AMC Industry Days 2009 at Scott AFB June 30 - July 1. The objective of the event is to discuss AMC's current and long-range research, development, test and evaluation needs in a symposium-like atmosphere.

Air Force Association | KXNet.com North Dakota News
By KXMCTV Minot
Published: Apr 18, 2009
Because we live next to a military base, we know that the impact of Minot Air Force Base is huge, both to our local economy and in the nation's defense.

Air Force Assoc. honors those who serve
By KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul
Published: Apr 18, 2009
Minnesotans who serve and those still training to serve our country were honored Saturday night.

General named for top Global Strike Command position
By John Andrew Prime, ShreveportTimes.com | The Times
Published: Apr 16, 2009
Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, now a high official in the Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., has been named to head the new Global Strike Command that will be in operation at Barksdale Air Force Base by the end of the year.

Gates Takes His Case for Military Budget on the Road
By Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times
Published: Apr 16, 2009
CARLISLE, Pa. — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took his campaign for the Pentagon’s budget to one of the nation’s premier military institutions on Thursday as he pressed his argument for shifting billions of dollars from future Army weapons programs to the more immediate needs of the country’s two wars.

THE MILITARY: Air trained, ground tested
By Megan McCloskey, Las Vegas Sun
Published: Apr 16, 2009
With his Humvee on fire after being ambushed by insurgents, injured Airman 1st Class Antonio Antunez pushed the squad’s translator out a door, escaped through the turret and then, under fire and the only one with a weapon, led his team to safety.

Beavan Named Air Force Association Teacher of Year
Southern Maryland Headline News
Published: April 15, 2009
Ms. Bonnie Beavan, a Spring Ridge Middle School mathematics teacher, was recently named Teacher of the Year by the Thomas W. Anthony Chapter of the Maryland State Air Force Association (AFA).

Air Force Officials Agree on Obama Cutback
By Christopher Drew, The New York Times
Published: Apr 13, 2009
Top Air Force officials said Monday that they supported the Obama administration’s decision to buy only four more of the advanced F-22 fighter jets, making it less likely that Congress will insist on extending its production.

Continued mission theme of AFA meeting
By Brian Livingston, The Meridian Star
Published: April 9, 2009
One of the main reasons for supporters of the Air Force Association to come together this week at Northwood County Club was to honor airmen of the 186th Air Refueling Wing.

Gates’s Cuts to an Array of Weapons Bring a Fight
By Elisabeth Bumiller and Chritopher Drew, The New York Times
Published: April 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and advocates for the armed services pushed back on Tuesday against Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s plans to pare billions of dollars from a variety of Pentagon weapons systems, but others said that the cuts were prudent and that fights over them would be limited to several leading programs.

Pentagon budget for 2010 trimmed
Source: Reuters
Published: 1:03PM Tuesday April 07, 2009
The United States would trim missile-defence spending, cancel multibillion-dollar weapons programs but buy more arms for fighting insurgents in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, under a 2010 budget plan.

U.S. Rep Harper Meets with AFA Chapter in Eastern Mississippi
from staff reports, The Meridian Star
Published: April 04, 2009 11:16 pm
Congressman Harper assisted in honoring the Outstanding Airman of the Year, along with other groups from the 186th Wing.

Weakening Federal Support for Programs Could Sink Jobs
By Kevin Robinson-Avila, New Mexico Business Weekly
Apr 3, 2009 14:12 | Updated Apr 3, 2009 14:12
Wavering federal support for some big-ticket military programs could mean the loss of hundreds of jobs and funding for businesses.

Southwest Asia power shift
By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press.com
Apr 2, 2009 17:59 | Updated Apr 3, 2009 12:15
At AFA’s Orlando Symposium, top officers sketched out a future of heavy Air Force operations.

Experts Predict Major Cutbacks on Acquisition
By Bruce Rolfsen , Air Force Times
Mar 19, 2009 17:59 | Updated Mar 25, 2009 16:15
Debates on how many fighters and bombers the Air Force needs could be moot as President Barack Obama’s administration and Congress focus on the nation’s financial woes and look to defense acquisition programs as a place to save money.

Analysis: US deployment of F-22 may give Iran nuclear diplomacy more time
By Thomas Crimmins, The Jerusalem Post
Mar 18, 2009 17:59 | Updated Mar 18, 2009 20:52
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its most recent report on Iran's nuclear activities, indicating that the Islamic Republic may have produced enough low-enriched uranium for its first nuclear weapon (if further enriched), on February 19.

WINEP Says F-22 Deployment Could Facilitate War With Iran
Published: Mar 13, 2009
A report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said that if talks fail to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program, forward deployment of the F-22 could neutralize the threat.

Air Force tankers may be example of high cost of doing nothing
Federal News Radio
Published: March 13, 2009
In a battle between Boeing and a team of Northrop Grumman, there are potentially billions of dollars at stake in replacing an aging fleet of Air Force tankers.