Two Air National Guard civil engineers came, saw, and conquered power problems at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Nederland, Tex. When SMSgt. Michelle Milliard and SSgt. Al Martinez of the 147th Civil Engineer Flight, Ellington Field, Tex., surveyed the airport, with trees and debris covering the field, they were told the most critical problems were an out-of-commission generator and downed power lines. Martinez had the generator fixed in five minutes. The airmen hooked up other, loaner generators, restoring airfield lighting, a range navigation system, the instrument landing system, and power to the fuel farm.
The World War I Centennial Commission officially raised the flag at the new National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., with a unique salute to the early days of air power. During the April 16 ceremony, two F-22s from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley, Va., performed…