JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Ever since Mary Tighe, a 21-year-old from New York, was a child, she dreamed of following in her father's and grandfather's footsteps to become an Air Force pilot. Even though women have been Air Force pilots since the 1970s, Tighe's 5 feet, 1 inch stature could have stood in her way. Tighe, however, never thought of the 5-feet-4-inch height standard as an eliminating factor, merely an obstacle. "  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: The following contracts with a value of over $7 million were awarded last week and will be administered by the Defense Contract Management Agency. The agency currently manages approximately 350,000 contracts with an overall total value of $5.2 trillion. The agency also currently authorizes $678.4 million in contractor payments per business day. ARMY L3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Cincinnati, Ohio  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The skies over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, buzzed with the sounds of HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters as the base hosted a joint force deployment readiness exercise this month. Using a C-5 Super Galaxy and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in a show of total force mobility, the 512th Airlift Wing from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 445th Airlift Wing from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, tr  more