33rd Fighter Wing gains F-35 training mission
Posted on: Thu Aug 10th, 2006 | af.mil

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- The mission of training new Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers is moving to the 33rd Fighter Wing, Air Force officials announced.

British Police Disrupt Plot to Blow Up Airplanes in Mid-flight
Posted on: Thu Aug 10th, 2006 | voanews.com

British officials say they have disrupted a major terrorist plot to blow up passenger aircraft in flight, prompting authorities to dramatically step up airport security.

KC-135s take on aeromedical evacuation role
Posted on: Thu Aug 10th, 2006 | af.mil

FAIRCHILD AFB, Wash. (AFPN) -- While the KC-135 Stratotanker was originally designed to extend the length of other aircrafts' flight times, aircrews at Fairchild are also using the airplane for a completely different mission: to extend medical care to critically injured patients.