Air Force

Air Force Airman Kyle J. Krajewski graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Krajewski completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Krajewski is the son of Margaret and David Krajewski of Wellington Way, Baldwin.

Having determined that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons against his opponents in the country's bloody two-year civil war, the Obama administration is now reportedly preparing to send lethal military aid to rebel forces battling the regime. Mr. Obama said earlier this year that any use of chemical weapons by the Syrian military would cross a "red line" that invited a U.S. response. Now that American intelligence has confirmed Syria has crossed that line, the U.S. response must be measured but leave no doubt that the use of such weapons will not be tolerated.

Navy's rivalry game Saturday against Air Force is sold out. The game, set for noon at Navy Marine-Corps Memorial Stadium, will be televised nationally on CBS. Tickets still remain for the following Navy home games: Southern Miss (Oct. 8), East Carolina (Oct. 22) and Troy (Nov. 5). To purchase tickets, call 1-800-US4-NAVY or go to NavySports.com .

Franklin W. Littleton Jr., a retired career Air Force officer and a businessman who was a big-band and Dixieland music aficionado, died April 20 of complications from dementia at Nichols Eldercare, an Edgewood assisted-living facility. The Bel Air resident was 91. The son of a contractor and a homemaker, Franklin Walter Littleton Jr. was born in Baltimore and raised on Clearspring Road in Forest Park. He was a 1939 graduate of Polytechnic Institute and studied law at the University of Baltimore at night while working at Montgomery Ward and the Glenn L. Martin Co. in Middle River.

Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4) When: Monday, 5 p.m. Where: Shreveport, La. TV: ESPN2 About Georgia Tech (4-4 ACC): As usual, the Yellow Jackets had no trouble using their triple-option offense to pile up gaudy rushing statistics. Georgia Tech led the nation with 327 rushing yards per game. But the Yellow Jackets struggled to stop opposing offenses, especially down the stretch. Four of Georgia Tech's final five opponents — Duke was the lone exception — scored at least 27 points.

Air Force quarterback Tim Jefferson threw for 83 yards and rushed for 62 more and a pair of touchdowns as the Falcons defeated Navy, 14-6, in a nonconference showdown at Falcon Stadium to take a big step toward capturing the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for 2010. Jared Tew carried the ball 17 times for 111 yards in the win for Air Force (4-1), who upended the Midshipmen for the first time in eight years. Navy (2-2) saw a less than impressive day from quarterback Ricky Dobbs, who connected on just six of his 18 pass attempts for 103 yards and two interceptions.

WASHINGTON - As several lawmakers accused military officials of a failure of leadership, the Senate took action yesterday to force the Pentagon to accept an outside review of the sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy. By voice vote, the Senate approved a measure requiring Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to name by May 1 an independent panel to review the Air Force's response to dozens of allegations of rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct at the academy within the past decade.

The Air Force Academy lacrosse team is making two trips East this season to get the experience of better competition as it tries to upgrade its program.It was clear here yesterday as Navy walloped Air Force, 19-3, in the opener for both teams that the Falcons are going to have to log a lot of air miles before they're ready for the country's best teams. Navy generally is one of those.Three Navy players had three goals apiece to share scoring honors -- Jamie Slough, Matt Long and Andrew Ross.

Retired Air Force Col. Frank P. Dunnington Jr. died Tuesday of heart disease at his home on Indian Head Road in Ruxton.Colonel Dunnington, who was 83, retired in 1965 as head of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations for District 12, which handled counterintelligence work in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. He joined the Office of Special Investigations during the Korean War. His career started in 1939 in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps.During World War II, he was the inspector general for Army Air Forces units in England and then for the 82nd Airborne Division during its campaigns in Europe.

The following county residents have graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.During their six weeks of training, they studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs, and received special training in human relations. They also earned credits toward an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force.* Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class George W. Hudson, the son ofLana L. Walker of Glen Burnie and grandson of James C. Messick of Bridgeport, Del.* Airman Jeffrey M. Thew, the son of Ruth K. Butlerof Severn and Richard E. Thew of Baltimore.

Having vowed that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would cross a U.S. "red line" and provoke a strong American response "with enormous consequences," President Barack Obama now finds himself under increasing pressure to act, following reports by U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies that the regime of President Bashar Assad used deadly sarin gas against opponents last year. The problem for Mr. Obama is that the military options for enforcing his promise range from bad to very bad - while the risks of doing nothing may be even worse.

PROCTOR: Marine Corps Pvt. Daniel T. Proctor, son of Lorriane C. and Clayton H. Proctor of Joppa, earned the title of U.S. Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. For 13 weeks, Proctor stayed committed during some of the world's most demanding entry-level military training in order to be transformed from civilian to marine instilled with pride, discipline and the core values of honor, courage...

Paul Umansky, an opera lover, occasional actor and, for more than two decades, the public voice of Sinai Hospital, died March 27 at the Gilchrest Center. He was 81, and died following a three-year bout with multiple myeloma. "He was a great guy," said longtime friend Saul Lindenbaum, a psychologist who worked with Mr. Umansky at Sinai. "He was very loyal, whether it was to his job or his family or his friends. He was serious, he was loyal, he worked hard. "But he was also funny; he had a great sense of humor," he said.

Sophomore Wes Berg scored six goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as No. 2 Denver beat visiting Air Force, 11-10, in men's lacrosse on Tuesday. Air Force's Erik Smith tied the game at 10 with 17 seconds left in regulation before Berg found the net 1:04 into the overtime period. The six-goal performance marked Berg's fifth hat trick of the season and eighth of his career. Senior Eric Law tallied four points on one goal and three assists, while senior Colin Scott recorded a pair of goals for Denver (6-2, 2-0 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference)

Tewaaraton Award finalist Mike Sawyer will be a game-time decision for No. 15 Loyola's road game at Georgetown Wednesday night, coach Charley Toomey confirmed Tuesday morning. The senior attackman did not play in the team's 13-7 victory over Air Force last Saturday and attempted just three shots (scoring once) in a 9-8 loss to then-unranked Duke on March 8 after suffering an unspecified injury in an 8-6 win against Bellarmine on March 2. Toomey described Sawyer, who has registered 13 goals and two assists in six games, as “day-to-day.” “Because he had an injury and was unable to play, we just felt like staying in class and staying back here was probably the right thing to do rather than take him out of class just to travel,” Toomey said of the decision of traveling to Denver without Sawyer last weekend.

Air Force Airman Kyle J. Krajewski graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Krajewski completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Krajewski is the son of Margaret and David Krajewski of Wellington Way, Baldwin.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has selected a veteran special forces pilot and commander to be the Air Force's new top officer. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, who is the four-star commander of the U.S. Transportation Command and former deputy commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, has been nominated to become the new Air Force chief of staff, its highest position. Gates abruptly removed the current chief of staff and Air Force secretary last week. Schwartz, a veteran C-130 pilot, has logged years of service on the Joint Staff and with special operations commands in Europe and the Pacific.

A little more than a month into the season, Navy had lost to all three Football Bowl Subdivision opponents it had played, and the closest result in any of those beatings was 12-0 at home to San Jose State. Then came a road game against Air Force, which had won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for two straight years and appeared on the way to another when it carried an eight-point lead late into the fourth quarter. So when Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo recently reflected on the state of the team, he paused at some length to come up with an appropriate narrative of how the Midshipmen qualified for a ninth bowl appearance in 10 years.