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NEWS

  • Development of tracking system at Grand Forks sets benchmark

    - Members of the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron are now scanning and tracking supply items as they are delivered using the Standard Asset Tracking System, or SATS.SATS is a paperless initiative designed to improve the efficiency of warehousing and asset movement by using barcodes and radio

  • Cutting edge medical technology comes to MacDill

    The base hospital on Bayshore Boulevard soon will offer some of the most technologically advanced patient-care equipment in the country. The film-less Picture Archiving Communication System, manufactured by AGFA, is going to revolutionize day-to-day operations, said Kevin Reed,

  • Charleston AFB plays role in D-Day remembrance

    Members of the 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing here will commemorate the Normandy invasion Saturday, airdropping about 90 Soldiers at a drop zone in Normandy, France.These Soldiers will parachute in just as they did in 1944, only this time, they will not be met by enemy fire.This event,

  • McGuire AFB receives new weapon system trainer

    With the upcoming stand-down of the C-141 Starlifter and retirement of its training systems here, McGuire AFB begins a new phase in its aviation history with the C-17A Globemaster Aircrew Training System.The training system arrived at the C-17 simulator facility here May 19 and will be available to

  • Battlelab improves inflight patient care

    After extensive research and two concept demonstrations, the Air Mobility Battlelab here resolved a significant aircraft cabin lighting deficiency in aeromedical evacuation aircraft."This new system will radically improve KC-135 cargo compartment lighting and greatly facilitate treatment of patients

  • 'Heart Link' helps spouses understand Air Force life

    While Air Force enlisted members attend Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB, Texas, to learn about Air Force history, customs and courtesies and many other aspects of Air Force life, many Air Force spouses get thrown into the mix completely unprepared.To remedy this, the Air Force created

  • Enlisted aviator career field puts 'chevrons' in the sky

    Between 1912 and 1942, nearly 3,000 enlisted men of the Signal Corps, Air Service and the Army Air Forces became enlisted pilots. In fact, enlisted men piloted many of the aircraft flown in the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.Although the Flight Officer Act in 1942 ended the enlisted pilot

  • Cyclist plans 2,200-mile road trip for charity

    When trying to think of something to give his grandparents as they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in August, Senior Airman Dexter Sargent IV thought of something they've done all their lives and that he knew was close to their hearts -- helping other people.His grandmother, Pat Clark, is

  • Dover 'Night Riders' deactivated April 1

    Shortly after midnight April 1, Lt. Col. Don Gresham, 436th Operations Group chief of special capabilities, brought Dover's C-5 Special Operations Low Level II mission to an end.A crowd of more than 150 people looked on as Colonel Gresham handed the 436th OGS guidon to Col. Jeffrey Brake, Assistant

  • Spangdahlem reaches final phase of Rhein-Main transition

    - Lt. Gen. William Welser III, 18th Air Force commander, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and a team of mobility leaders visited here Saturday to gain a first-hand look at the base's progress in the Rhein-Main transition. The team's visit followed a trip to Ramstein AB and provided 52nd Fighter Wing