Fairchild Security Forces assist Army to safeguard Camp Bucca

After more than six months in Iraq, Fairchild defenders are back from a deployment to Camp Bucca which allowed them to help their Army counterparts and be a part of history. Camp Bucca is the largest internment facility in the theater of operation. Named after Ronald Bucca, a soldier and a New York

Contingency skills training

C-17 Globemaster surpasses millionth flying hour

The C-17 Globemaster III recently surpassed its millionth hour of flight with a Total Force crew that evacuated injured U.S. troops March 20 from Iraq and transported them to Germany for medical treatment. A jolly band of Brits from the Royal Air Force also joined the blue-suit crew on the

Herc operations

A life of service

A woman’s work is never done, and for those currently serving in today’s Air Force, the opportunity to undertake additional responsibility has never been greater. Although the legacy of answering the nation’s call is not a new enterprise, the present atmosphere of equality and recognition is. During

Air chiefs meet in Jordan

Air chiefs from thirteen nations gathered here Mar. 25-27 for the fifth Middle East Air Symposium to discuss issues and challenges facing the region. The focus of the talks was the unconventional roles of air forces in the changing security environment. King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of

Humanitarian relief remains constant priority

In a turbulent world, with natural disasters striking at random and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan surging with the tide of terrorist violence, one thing has remained constant – United States Air Force humanitarian relief operations. These operations, planned out of the Combined Air Operations

Military OneSource aids servicemembers, dependents

With deployments, permanent change of stations, tax season and everyday family and relationship issues, Airmen and their families have more than their share of things to be stressed about. But no matter what the issue, Military OneSource is available to help. Military OneSource provides information

Maintainers multi-task to keep C-17s safe

In a dusty tent in the middle of maintenance town, computers are humming and a lone radio squawks the status of an incoming C-17 Globemaster III. The only sign that anybody works here is a row of desert camouflage blouses hung neatly near the door. A few of them belong to crew chiefs. The rest were

Medics use Smart Ops 21 to decrease patient notification time by half

For the past year, the 436th Medical Group here has applied a continual improvement process many people often associate with maintenance personnel and programs. LEAN, Six Sigma and Continual Process Improvement are all programs the Air Force has introduced into the maintenance career fields over the