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  • McConnell safety personnel help Airmen, families 'beat the summer heat'

    "It's a sunny 98 degrees this summer Sunday," can be heard over the radio, but "Airman Snuffy" still forgets his canteen and sunscreen as he races for the base pool. Had Airman Snuffy remembered his sunscreen and canteen, he wouldn't have had to suffer through major sunburns, dehydration and a

  • Formation airdrop provides needed supplies, saves lives

    Soldiers in an austere province in Afghanistan received much needed provisions thanks to the joint efforts of the Alaska and New York Air National Guard units during their first formation airdrop. Members of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron dropped approximately 20,000 pounds of cargo to

  • C-5M 'proves capability' with completion of Arctic mission

    So what makes a C-5M Super Galaxy super? The answer might possibly be the completion of missions like the first direct Arctic overflight from the United States to Afghanistan.That mission, completed June 5 to 6 from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, was a "proof of

  • C-17 Globemaster III marks 18th anniversary at Charleston

    June 14, 2011, marked the 18th anniversary of the first C-17 Globemaster III being delivered to Charleston Air Force Base and the U.S. Air Force. 'The Spirit of Charleston,' tail number 89-1192, landed at CAFB at approximately 10:45 a.m. June 14, 1993, and was piloted by Gen. Merril McPeak, the

  • MacDill's 6th CS tech control team honored with DOD award

    Communication is the forte of the 6th Communications Squadron, and the U.S. Department of Defense judges had no problem understanding the message of performance exhibited by the MacDill Team.The 6th CS's tech control facility team was recently named tops in the 4-Gig Transmission Facilities category

  • Scott Airman earns Bronze Star

    On May 23 Staff Sgt. Nathanael Lindsay was presented a Bronze Star Medal during the 375th Air Mobility Wing commander's call for his actions as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader while deployed with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq in support of

  • Special duty view: Ceremonial guardsmen at Dover AFB

    In order to fill its unique mission requirements, the Air Force employs servicemembers in specialized positions to perform a specific duty. These special duties allow Airmen to step outside their conventional role and experience a completely new side of the Air Force. One such position is the

  • Community garden sprouts at Dover AFB

    Children from Dover Air Force Base, Del., planted a community garden June 1 as part of a program to help families experience the responsibility of sustaining vegetables.The program, "Kids Blossom Through Gardening," is run by the Health and Wellness Center and the Dover AFB Booster Club. The HAWC

  • Fallen tanker pilot to be honored in building dedication

    Airmen from the 911th Air Refueling Squadron will honor a fallen tanker pilot June 26 here by dedicating a new auditorium in his name. The event comes exactly 43 years to the day that the late Maj. Robert Francis Woods was declared missing in action after his plane crashed over Vietnam, and four

  • Parade of Wreaths ceremony honors, remembers fallen servicemembers

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and the New Jersey State Police commemorated Memorial Day with the 28th annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony here Wednesday at Pudgy Circle.Maj. Gen. William D. Razz Waff, 99th Regional Support Command commander, and Lt. Col. Thomas