Shaw Air Force Base
Florence Green, air force waitress who was last known veteran of World War I, dies at 110
LONDON (AP) — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.
Stateside air crews heading to Korea for three-month deployment
Twelve F-16 aircraft and approximately 240 airmen from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., will deploy to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea on Sunday for a scheduled three-month deployment. The airmen were activated as the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.
S.C. general a roving ambassador
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE — The three-star general who’s taken charge of the Third Army and its U.S. ground forces around the Persian Gulf and central Asia has become a roving ambassador, traveling from his new command to more than a dozen nations in those regions.
Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
Florence Green, who served as a waitress at an air base in England, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I
3rd Army leader finds himself on the go
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — The three-star general who’s taken charge of 3rd Army and ground forces around the Persian Gulf and central Asia has become a roving ambassador, traveling from his new command based in South Carolina to more than a dozen nations in those regions.
Report: Air Force retaliated against whistleblowers
Air Force officials retaliated against whistleblowers who reported the mishandling of war remains at the Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, the Office of Special Counsel said Tuesday in a report which adds further blemishes the armed services branch responsible for bringing casualties home from battle.
Probe: Air Force punished Dover whistleblowers
Federal investigators have concluded that Air Force officials at the military mortuary in Dover, Del., illegally punished four civilian workers for blowing the whistle on the mishandling of body parts of dead troops.
Probe: Air Force illegally punished Dover whistleblowers
Air Force officials violated whistleblower laws when they retaliated against four civilian workers who reported the mishandling of war remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del., federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110
In this Feb. 19, 2010 photo released by the British Ministry of Defense, MOD, shows Florence Green, left, on her 109th birthday being presented with a birthday cake by LAC Hannah Shaw on behalf of the RAF at her home in King's Lynn, east England.
Probe: Air Force Punished Mortuary Whistleblowers
Federal investigators said four civilian workers faced retaliation for disclosing the mishandling of remains at the military mortuary in Dover, Del. The whistleblowers had said they suffered retaliation including job termination, indefinite administrative leave and five-day suspensions.
