Foam party at Eglin
May 15th, 2012 | Air Force Offbeat Photos | Posted by Brian Everstine
A reddit user uploaded this photo of a hangar at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., that had a rather unfortunate mishap. Reportedly, a spark set off the hangar’s fire suppression system, covering the A-10, F-15 and F-16 in foam. You can only imagine the fun the maintenance crew had cleaning up the mess.
Close air support in Do Ab
May 2nd, 2012 | Afghanistan Air Force Video | Posted by Brian Everstine
The Washington National Guard uploaded this video of Tech. Sgt. Tavis Delaney calling in close air support from an F-16 during a long battle near Do Ab, Nuristan province, in May of last year.
From our story on the battle:
… hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked with heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. Radio intercepts indicated they had been waiting days to lure, trap and kill the force of American and Afghan troops — and they had the advantage of numbers, position and firepower.
But when the attack ended 13 hours later, not a single American or Afghan troop was killed. None was injured. About 270 Taliban lay dead.
Delaney, a TACP with the guard’s 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, is set to receive the Silver Star this weekend.
Tags: Delaney, Silver Star, TACP
Navy getting its name on Andrews landmark
April 18th, 2012 | Air Force Offbeat Photos | Posted by Brian Everstine
David Brown, the managing editor over at Defense News, snapped this picture of the landmark water tower outside Joint Base Andrews, Md. The water tower has been an icon over the beltway with the Air Force logo standing on its own, until now as a result of joint basing.
Tags: Andrews, Joint basing
Schwartz wades into budget battle, blasts Rep. Ryan’s budget criticism
April 9th, 2012 | Air Force Politics | Posted by Brian Everstine
Air Force photo
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, speaking to a group of think tankers at the Atlantic Council on Monday in Washington, responded to criticism of the Pentagon’s support for the president’s budget proposal with some strong words.
Budget Committee Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., now famously criticized the military’s support of the budget to Capitol Hill, saying that he could not believe the generals could support the president’s proposal. Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., also said that there is a debate within the Pentagon about the budget.
Ryan has since said he misspoke in his criticism.
When asked about the criticism, Schwartz said that the Pentagon acted in response to the Budget Control Act to craft a tight budget, and although he wishes “it could be Christmas every day,” the military found cuts that it could sustain.
“The adults did this,” Schwartz said. “I’m not sure to whom (they) are talking about, but I can tell you with certainty it isn’t the Joint Chiefs.”
Air Force nu metal band Max Impact is back
March 1st, 2012 | Air Force Offbeat Video | Posted by Brian Everstine
The Air Force’s very own nu metal band Max Impact is back with a new video, released yesterday. This time they are highlighting special tactics airmen. Rock on \m/
Tags: Max Impact, Music video, Special Tactics
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
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.
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.
Connie back in action
January 16th, 2012 | Air Force History Video | Posted by Brian Everstine
Youtube user “PastYears” just uploaded this video of a Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star Super Constellation taking off for the first time in, according to the cameraman, 15 years. Pretty nice look at history. The Air Force retired the last EC-121 in 1978.
Who needs a sleigh?
December 9th, 2011 | Air Force Offbeat | Posted by Brian Everstine
Col. Santa Claus, er, Terry Scott, deputy commander of the 3rd Operations Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, waves at visiting children from the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor on Dec. 8. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf/Air Force)