Eject or die: Optimism helps see Vietnam vet survive 2,355 days as POW

When 2nd Lt. John "Spike" Nasmyth climbed into his F-4 Phantom to fly a combat mission over Vietnam, he never forsaw that he'd be blown out of the sky Sept. 4, 1966, by a surface-to-air missile.The last words he heard before his jet was transformed into a lump of crumpled, metal wreckage were from

US, Romania partner in F-15C, MiG flight training

The sound of F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft engines roaring down the runway seems like a normal thing for the Airmen of the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, Oregon, to hear.However, seeing Romanian MiG-21 fighter aircraft following behind their F-15Cs may be a new experience

Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

The Hungarian air force hosted U.S. and Swedish air force personnel between June 21 and 30, 2015, at Kecskemét air base, Hungary, to learn air-to-air refueling for the first time.Following a recent tasking to perform close air support for global operations, the Hungarian air force made this new

Polish, US continue bilateral training

ONE: Zelda's tower

The room began to shake.Pens and pencils clattered along instrument panels as a dull roar drowned out all other sounds. Inside the room, a dark-haired woman stood motionless, watching the ground below from her lofty tower.Her eyes followed as a B-52 Stratofortress sped past her window, its long

Civil engineer Airmen support TSP in Romania

A-10s take interoperability to Polish skies

U.S. takes partnerships to new heights

U.S. Air Force and Army counterparts joined together with service members from nine allied countries to participate in International Jump Week July 6 to 10, 2015 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.The five-day event was hosted by the 435th Contingency Response Group and it gave multiple nations the

123rd EFS enhances interoperability in Romania

Optometry helps keep focus on the mission

Successfully completing the mission is not only dependent on knowledge, but also on an Airman's ability to physically carry out the tasks required. The 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry clinic aims to eliminate blurred lines, and ensure each patient's eye health.The optometry clinic's aims