Barksdale airman: ‘Tim Tebow, be my date?’
February 9th, 2012 | Air Force Offbeat Video | Posted by Brian Everstine
An airman from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is the newest service member to go viral asking a celebrity out.
Senior Airman Jamie Walden already has more than 14,000 views on a Youtube video asking Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to be her date for the 2012 Military Ball in Shreveport, La. Who knows, following the success of Marine Sgt. Scott Moore asking out Mila Kunis and Cpl. Kelsey De Santis asking out Justin Timberlake, maybe the QB sensation will do it.
Tags: Barksdale, Jamie Walden, Tim Tebow
Pentagon: No imminent Syria attack
February 8th, 2012 | Flightlines | Posted by Jeff Schogol
The Pentagon is pushing back on a media report that it is looking into its options for a military strike in Syria if called upon by the president.
For months, Syria has been racked with violence as forces loyal to the government clash with anti-regime protesters.
President Obama has called upon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, but he has also stressed the importance of resolving the issue through diplomacy instead of military intervention.
But on Tuesday, CNN reported that the U.S. military has begun a review of what capabilities it could bring to bear on Syria should the president order military action.
“One of the senior U.S. officials called the effort a ‘scoping exercise’ to see what capabilities are available given other U.S. military commitments in the region,” CNN reported.
However, a Pentagon spokesman sent an email to reporters Wednesday making clear that no U.S. military intervention in Syria is imminent.
“Our military plans for a variety of contingencies,” Marine Corps Maj. Chris Perrine said in an email. “That’s what we do. Our focus remains on diplomacy, which we believe is still possible.”
Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson sings on The Voice
February 7th, 2012 | Air Force Air Force swag Flightlines Video | Posted by Blair Tomlinson
Cee Lo Green nabbed Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson for his team on NBC’s The Voice on Monday. After her performance of Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker,” Cee Lo said “I love a girl with guts and confidence.”
Johnson was discovered on YouTube covering Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” with her band Sidewinder. The video now has over 2 million hits.
Sidewinder is part of the 571st Air Force Band, 131st Bomb Wing, Air National Guard.
Tags: Adele, Air Force Band, air national guard, Angie Johnson, Cee Lo Green, Heartbreaker, Pat Benatar, Rolling in the Deep, Sidewinder, The Voice
Satire video: ‘DHCP is getting hacked!’
February 3rd, 2012 | Air Force Offbeat Video | Posted by Brian Everstine
I’m assuming this is completely accurate for comm squadrons.
‘Mechanical failure’ causes UAV to crash in Afghanistan
February 1st, 2012 | Flightlines | Posted by Jeff Schogol
An unmanned surveillance drone crashed in Kandahar province earlier this week, according to NATO’s joint command in Afghanistan.
The command did not identify what type of drone was involved in the crash, which took place on Jan. 30. There were no reports of enemy activity in the area at the time.
“Initial reporting indicated the crash was a result of mechanical failure,” the command said in a statement. “The UAV was recovered without incident and the crash is still being investigated.”
Last year, a CIA stealth drone crashed in Iran largely intact. The U.S. government claimed the pilots lost control of the drone as it was flying over western Afghanistan.
African-Americans in aviation to be profiled during Black history month
February 1st, 2012 | Flightlines | Posted by Markeshia Ricks
Black history month starts today and the Air Force wants you to know some of the African-American men and women who helped make aviation and the Air Force what it is today.
The Air Force will profile a different African-American man or woman each day in aviation or Air Force history during the month of February, according to a press release.
The series, which the service is using to help mark Black history month, will start with Bessie Coleman, who at the beginning of the 20th century was forced to leave the U.S. to fulfill her aviation dreams, but would eventually become the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license.
The series also will highlight men like Eugene Jacques Bullard, the first African-American military combat pilot, and William Powell, a licensed pilot, navigator and aeronautical engineer.
The Tuskegee Airmen and other men and women who were early pioneers in the Air Force also will be featured over the next 29 days, according to the press release.
Tags: Bessie Coleman, black history month, Eugene Jacques Bullard, Tuskegee Airmen, William Powell
Jon Stewart’s push-up loss is wounded warrors’ gain [NSFW language]
January 26th, 2012 | Flightlines | Posted by Joe Gould
Petraeus biographer and West Point grad Paula Broadwell challenged Jon Stewart and her husband, Scott, to a push-up competition.
The terms of the contest were the loser would pay the difference in the number of push-ups to the charity Team Red, White and Blue. It’s an organization that incorporates athletics with support for wounded veterans.
It would be hard to spoil it, since you can tell from Ms. Broadwell’s jacked arms (and her bio–she’s a triathlete) that this is not going to end well for the desk-bound Mr. Stewart. Just watch.
Tags: Daily Show, Jon Stewart
Aviano airman’s freestyle heart-monitor rap
January 25th, 2012 | Air Force | Posted by Jill Laster
Stars & Stripes posted a nice story Wednesday on Staff Sgt. Charles McDaniel, who created a freestyle rap to the beat of a heart monitor to help relax his pregnant wife.
The video, posted above, has done well on YouTube, with over 100,000 hits as of Wednesday afternoon. Stripes’ Geoff Ziezulewicz reports that McDaniel has also done interviews with his hometown radio station and other stations have offered to buy the video’s rights.
More good news: He has a new son, Kingston, whom McDaniel said is doing well.
Tags: Aviano Air Base, Charles McDaniel
Video of the F-35′s first night flight, with awesome soundtrack
January 25th, 2012 | Air Force Video | Posted by Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin recently posted this video of the F-35A’s first night flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Born this way: LGBT service members in Bagram, Afghanistan post ‘It Gets Better” video
January 23rd, 2012 | Flightlines | Posted by militaryonline
Just over a year since Congress passed DADT repeal legislation, the OutServe chapter Bagram, Afghanistan has posted its “It Gets Better” video. OutServe is an organization that serves LGBT military personnel and the video is part of a campaign to combat suicide among LGBT teens who are being bullied about their sexuality.