432nd Wing “Hunters” mark one year “in the fight”

 Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, congratulated Airmen at Creech Air Force Base today as the 432nd Wing marked its first year as the Air Force's only MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Systems wing. "The 432nd Wing has grown exponentially over

Life-changing wheelchair and ramp donation for Ecuadorian girl

Friday afternoon members of Forward Operating Location Manta conducted their final inspection of a wheelchair ramp they designed and funded for 11 year-old Kelly Yuleisy Arcentales. The completion of the wheelchair ramp from Kelly's home to the city sidewalk finalized a three month project to

American servicemembers visit Honduran military academy

A group of U.S. Airmen and Soldiers from here gained insight into the Honduran military training academy and saw firsthand how the institution prepares candidates for service in the Honduran army April 16 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Academy staff and instructors welcomed the servicemembers from Soto

AFSOUTH Airmen complete FIDAE, NEWEN deployment

More than 230 Airmen from across the Air Force returned to their home bases April 13 after supporting FIDAE and NEWEN 2008, the largest combined air, trade show and exercise event in South America. The two-week effort saw Airmen flying in the skies over Santiago, Chile, hosting tours for members of

FOL Curacao leads Earth Day coral reef clean-up

Thirty-two members of Forward Operating Location Curacao, Netherlands Antilles celebrated Earth Day a few days early on Saturday by organizing a community reef clean-up and removed 1,500 pounds of debris from the Piscadera Beach coral reef.      This is part of an ongoing project organized by

Final deployment for 150th ARS

AFSOUTH Airmen visit school for chronically ill children

Airmen participating in the FIDAE air and trade show, the largest event of its kind in South America, took a moment between demonstrations and displays Friday to visit more than 25 Chilean children at the "Fundacion Nuestros Hijos" (English translation: "Foundation Our Children") school for

Air Forces from U.S., Chile take off for NEWEN Exercise

Members of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) and Airmen from around the Air Force are working alongside Chilean partner military members as part of the NEWEN exercise in the skies over Santiago and along the beaches of Quintero, Chile. The NEWEN exercise directly follows Air Force participation

Bones, Eagles roar over South American skies

B-1 Lancer aircraft, affectionately referred to as the "Bone," and F-15E Strike Eagles roared over the skies here March 31 marking the beginning of one of the largest air and trade shows in the world and the greatest display of American aircraft in memory. The full-throttle take off began a two-week

AFSOUTH Airmen visit Chilean orphanage

Air Force participants here at the FIDAE air show, the largest event of its kind in South America, took a moment between demonstrations and displays Thursday to visit more than 30 preschool-aged children at the Koinomadelfia orphanage west of Santiago. A brightly painted playground and basketball