http://www.yourstreet.com/news/air-force YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us By CHRIS VAUGHN In less than six weeks, Kyle Stewart will leave behind the comforts of home in far north Fort Worth for the hardships of a drill sergeant. Stewart, a 2009 graduate of Keller Central High School, enlisted in the Army to fix helicopters, a decision he... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744623/army-has-best-recruitment-year-ever-in-dallas-fort-worth Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:50:08 -0700 NICEVILLE — The lunch crowd was a little taller Monday at Edge Elementary School. The taller folk were 301 parents and 89 Air Force men who came in to eat lunch with students during the school’s annual “Macho Monday.” Just before 10:30 a.m.,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742977/edge-elementary-draws-a-crowd-for-macho-monday-lunch Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:35:08 -0700 GIL LeBRETON It was so cold ... It was so cold, they said, that the football felt like a hockey puck. It was so cold that even the local Air Force was grounded. It was so cold in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, that that human teapot, TCU head coach Gary... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744596/pollsters,-weather-unkind-to-frogs Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:30:08 -0700 By STEFAN STEVENSON TCU went to Air Force and held one of the nation’s top rushing teams to well below their average in a 20-17 Mountain West Conference-opening win. As with previous games this season, the final score didn’t actually indicate how much TCU... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744597/tcu-rsquo-s-win-over-air-force-doesn-rsquo-t-impress-ap-voters Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:30:08 -0700 Air Force Airman Nigel M. Contaste graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747088/local-youths-proudly-serve-in-our-armed-forces Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:14:08 -0700 SMETHPORT, Pa. -- A county sheriff says he did nothing wrong when he pushed and argued with an 86-year-old Air Force veteran who recently pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in the incident http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737158/sheriff-who-pushed-86-year-old-vet-defends-himself Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:12:08 -0700 As of yesterday, the McGuire Airforce Base, Fort Dix and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering station no longer exist: Fort Dix is being merged with the neighboring McGuire Air Force Base and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station to make the military's first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733909/name-that-base Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:30:08 -0700 The Pentagon is expected to release a draft request this week for bids on a $35 billion contract to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers. (NOC) http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728219/pentagon-to-release-draft-request-for-tankers Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:19:08 -0700 The Pentagon is expected to release a draft request this week for bids on a $35 billion contract to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers. (NOC) (BA) http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727488/pentagon-to-release-draft-request-for-tankers Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:02:08 -0700 WASHINGTON – A long-awaited ruling in an international trade dispute could become the latest flash point in the competition for a $35 billion contract to start replacing the aging fleet of Air Force aerial refueling tankers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728179/bid-requests-to-go-out,-while-tanker-flap-stews Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:05:08 -0700 Plans could combine the Flying Tacos with the Air Force 58th Special Operations Wing. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731073/plans-to-combine-flying-tacos-with-special-ops-wing Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:34:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 19, 2009 11:15 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Jon Davis intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, to lead Air Force to a 37-13 victory over New Mexico... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728418/air-force-defeats-new-mexico-37-13 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:15:08 -0700 Matt Wilson >> Drummer Matt Wilson is one of the most inventive players on the scene today. His playful approach to music is refreshing in today's world of the all-too-serious jazz musician. Catch him lead his group through 8 and 10 p.m. sets tonight at Blues Alley .... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724635/this-week-in-jazz Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:35:08 -0700 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn's offense is off to a promising start after struggling last season. Tailback Ben Tate and Onterio McCalebb are the Southeastern Conference's top two rushers and rank among the nation's top eight after Saturday night's 49-24 win over... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718547/auburn-s-offense-showing-signs-of-big-turnaround Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:38:08 -0700 James Dee Hurst What happened in the case of James Hurst, who was hit while getting out of his vehicle on Van Maren in May of 2004 or 2005? – Anonymous, Citrus Heights A 22-year-old man was charged with one count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the May... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721941/crimes-q-a Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Air Force Airman Vincent D. Scott graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713869/scott-graduates-from-training Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:09:08 -0700 Defense officials in Washington reported that an Air Force officer from Metro Atlanta was killed Tuesday when an IED exploded near his vehicle near Baghdad. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6714286/metro-area-airman-killed-in-iraq Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:08:08 -0700 A veteran Air Force pilot who spent more than six years as a prison of war in Vietnam encouraged students Thursday to set a life mission for themselves. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710539/pow-inspires-charter-school-cadets Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:57:08 -0700 An Air Force officer from Monroe was killed in Iraq on Tuesday when a homemade bomb went off near his vehicle, the U.S. Department of Defense said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713321/iraq-bomb-kills-monroe-airman Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:29:08 -0700 BILOXI — She left Washington, D.C., and her position as Air Force director of security forces and on Wednesday Maj. Gen Mary Kay Hertog assumed command of the Second Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6706617/change-of-command Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:56:08 -0700