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  • Grand Forks unveils new firefighting HQ

    Fifty-three years after Grand Forks' original fire station was built, the base unveiled its new state-of-the-art fire emergency services headquarters building here Sept. 7.Ten-thousand square feet larger than the original station, which was last renovated more than a decade ago, the new facility

  • FTI restaurant opens at Travis AFB

    Fairways, the newest restaurant to participate in the Food Transformation Initiative at Travis AFB, held its grand opening Sept. 1 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course here.The event marked the beginning of the availability of campus-style dining at the 60th Force Support Squadron food options around the

  • Travis senior airman competes for AMC's top athlete honor

    Senior Airman Michael Gunter, 60th Mission Support Group knowledge operator and native of Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded Travis Athlete of the Year on Aug. 24 at the 60th Air Mobility Wing conference room during a wing leadership meeting.Gunter's award package has been forwarded to Air Mobility

  • Joint Base MDL survives historic hurricane

    Hurricane Irene has moved out of the area, but not without leaving its mark.Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst experienced damaging winds and excessive rain, which caused flooding.When the storm began to move out of the area, damage assessment teams spread out across the base on Aug. 28."We currently

  • Fairchild Airmen rescue hiker, son from mountain top

    Airmen from the 336th Training Group saved a 50-year-old man from a mountaintop near Wenatchee, Wash., on Aug.  20.Patrick Ward had been hiking with his son, who contacted local authorities when his father began suffering from acute mountain sickness."When you go up in altitude, your body doesn't

  • Review of Rodeo 2011 scores results in several awards changes

    A programming error in the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 scoring system resulted in a change to several major awards, one of them being the Best Air Mobility Wing. Air Mobility Command officials found the programming error Aug. 18 during a thorough scrub of all the results prior to posting the detailed

  • Reserve pilot spearheads Air Force's efforts to go green

    Lt. Col. Stan Davis from the 317th Airlift Squadron was recognized Aug. 25 for his work introducing new approach and descent procedures here at Joint Base Charleston.The historic agreement between the Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration establishes procedures for pilots called

  • Retired CMSAF reacquaints with Joint Base MDL

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Sam E. Parish, the eighth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Aug. 17 through 19.Parish visited with various Air Force units, met with Airmen and attended the senior noncommissioned officer induction ceremony.The distinguished

  • Travis hospital rates high in inspection

    A Health Services Inspection conducted by the Headquarters Air Force Inspection Agency, Directorate of Medical Operations has left the medical staff at David Grant Medical Center in high spirits. In addition to successfully passing a no-notice inspection, the 60th Medical Group also received full

  • Joint Base Charleston holds ATLLA conference

    More than 140 people attended an Air Transportation Test Loading Activity, or ATTLA, Conference held Aug. 11 and 12 on Joint Base Charleston. ATTLA is the Department of Defense agency responsible for approving airlift cargo before it can be transported by aircraft. Loadmasters, aerial porters and