DOD: Bin Laden buried at sea, official says

Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said here May 2.The religious rites were performed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea, the official said, speaking on background, and occurred within 24 hours of the

DOD: President Obama declares 'justice has been done'

"Justice has been done," said President Barack Obama in announcing the death of Osama bin Laden in a U.S. military operation in Pakistan.An American counterintelligence and counterterrorism team killed bin Laden May 1 during a firefight near Islamabad, the president said during a short statement

DOD: U.S. kills bin Laden in intelligence-driven operation

An intelligence-driven U.S. operation in Pakistan killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden May 1, President Barack Obama announced in a nationally televised address from the White House the same day."Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in

Photo essay: Extender illustrated

The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces, it's Air Force fact sheet states. Although the KC-l0's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by

Photo essay: Stratotanker illustrated

The KC-135 Stratotanker helps provide the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of global reach and global power, its Air Force fact sheet

Moses Lake community thanks Fairchild Airmen

Dennis L. Clay, an author who organizes luncheons for Airmen who are stationed at Moses Lake, Wash. for temporary duty, along with 30 other civilians of Moses Lake, invited Airmen to their third community luncheon April 19, which they host once per-month. "After a reception a couple months ago down

Photos: 18th Air Force commander surveys tornado damage at Little Rock

Travis civil engineers inspect, repair 17 generators for use in Japan

Recently, the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection Repair Team located at Travis Air Force Base was tasked to inspect and repair 17 generators, which will be used to offset the power use of Yokota and Misawa Air Bases, Japan.Due to the earthquake and

Joint Base MDL unit named Air Force's best fuels management flight

The 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management was named the Air Force's best fuels management flight for fiscal year 2010.This is the first time the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst LRS unit has received the Air Force's only flight-level award, the American Petroleum Institute Trophy

McConnell civic leader tour takes flight to Scott AFB, Joint Base MDL

Twenty-six Kansas civic leaders witnessed Air Mobility Command's mission first-hand when they recently toured its headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.With the recent onset of tasking for Libya and AMC's continuing participation in today's fight, the