Suzann Chapman

An Air Force plan aims to generate a new breed of upwardly mobile navigators.

Long before the actual land invasion, Iraqi forces were taking a ferocious beating from the air.

C-130s for Promotions The Senate on June 12 approved promotions for 127 active duty Air Force captains and majors. There were 741 nominees who were still on the list, some from early January. And approval for the 127 came only...

Roche Tapped To Head Army President Bush on May 7 announced that he intended to nominate James G. Roche, the Secretary of the Air Force, to become the Secretary of the Army. Former Army Secretary Thomas E. White submitted his...

Seven Airmen Die in Afghan Ops Seven airmen participating in Operation Enduring Freedom lost their lives in actions in Afghanistan. Officials said attacks on coalition forces increased following the start of the war in Iraq. On March 23, six airmen...

American Forces Commence Operations in Iraq March 20, 2003—President Bush told the nation at 10:16 p.m. on March 19 (5:16 a.m., March 20, Persian Gulf time) that US and coalition forces had gone into action against selected military targets in...

Airpower Aids OEF Forces USAF and coalition aircraft were called in several times in the past weeks to pound enemy forces in response to repeated attacks on coalition troops as they patrol areas in eastern and southern Afghanistan for Operation...

ACC Begins F/A-22 Operations Air Combat Command’s Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev., received its first F/A-22 Raptor Jan. 14. (See photo this page.) The center will have 17 of the new stealth fighters by 2009. Over the next year,...

Iraq Mounts Attacks on Patrols Iraq continued to fire on US and coalition aircraft patrolling the UN no-fly zones over northern and southern Iraq. On Dec. 1, US aircraft patrolling in the Operation Southern Watch zone responded with precision guided...

USAF Changes F/A-22 Leaders Senior Air Force officials on Nov. 18 announced changes of both top managers for the F/A-22 fighter program. They cited increased program schedule demands and a need to align acquisition with “operational acumen” as the primary...

Congress Passes Iraq Resolution Lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to grant President Bush the authority to use force against Iraq, as he deems necessary, and destroy Iraq’s nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. The vote in the...

DOD Announces Shift in Tactics On Sept. 16, senior DOD leaders confirmed that coalition aircraft were striking higher-value targets in response to repeated Iraqi attacks on those aircraft as they patrol the no-fly zones over Iraq. Defense Secretary Donald H....

10 Killed in MC-130H Crash A USAF MC-130H Combat Talon cargo aircraft crashed into a mountainside Aug. 7 about 15 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 10 military personnel on board were killed, according to US Southern Command....

Eberhart To Head NORTHCOM The Senate on June 27 confirmed Air Force Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart to be the first leader of the Pentagon’s new homeland defense unified combatant command, US Northern Command. Eberhart, who is currently commander in chief...

Three Killed in MC-130 Crash Two airmen and one soldier were killed when an Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II crashed upon takeoff in southeast Afghanistan June 12. The airmen were TSgt. Sean M. Corlew, 37, of Thousands Oaks, Calif.,...