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  • All colors fade to mud

    Marines and Airmen are crawling and carrying one another through down pouring rain - with their tan and green uniforms all covered up by mud,  the service members look like the joint fighting force they are.During a three week Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course Airmen were taught self-defense

  • Sergeant earns award for dedicated Red Cross volunteerism

    Senior Master Sgt. Michael Henderlong was recognized as the winner of the American Red Cross Exceptional Volunteer Service Award, which he received June 4 in St. Louis. Henderlong has been involved with the Red Cross since 1999, and his efforts to contribute have earned him the peer nominated

  • When tour guides become tourists

    A group of volunteers, used to teaching the air mobility mission, were recently given the opportunity to learn about advancements in Team Dover's largest aircraft.A group of 16 volunteers from the Air Mobility Command Museum toured a static C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter with 9th Airlift Squadron crew

  • Son following in his father's footsteps

    Some reasons people join the military are to serve their country, make a difference, earn educational benefits, and because it's a family tradition.For Senior Airman Christopher Balderas that family tradition began with his father's nine-year service in the Army as a Military Policeman.His father,

  • Cadets get a feel for operational Air Force at Scott

    United States Air Force Academy and ROTC cadets got a taste of what it's going to be like in the operational Air Force June 2-17 at Scott.The Air Force Operations Program is for cadets to get exposure to a real-world Air Force base environment while letting them see how base components work together

  • 17th Airlift Squadron; A look back: 17 AS crew gets top honors at Air Tattoo

    Editor's Note: As the 437th Airlift Wing gears up to inactivate the 17th Airlift Squadron, we hope you enjoy the walk down memory lane with us as we reprint stories that highlight the achievements of the Air Force's first operational C-17 squadron. This week's article was first printed in the August

  • Forging new international partnerships

    Contingency training with coalition partners is nothing new to Little Rock Air Force Base Airmen. However, the GREEN FLAG 15-07 exercise that recently took place fostered international partnerships like no other.More than 50 Airmen from across Little Rock AFB participated in the exercise. The

  • Fairchild, McConnell tankers fuel NORAD exercise

    A Tanker Task Force assembled from the 92nd and 22nd Air Refueling Wings from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and McConnell AFB, Kansas, respectively, joined approximately 300 military personnel and 15 aircraft in exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 May 26 through June 1.This North American Aerospace

  • Team Dover bonds with the Monster Mile

    From the flight deck of a C-17A Globemaster III to pit road at Dover International Speedway, the interactions between Team Dover Airmen and NASCAR professionals May 27 to 31, 2015, led to new experiences for both.Twice a year, NASCAR races into Dover, and twice a year, Team Dover shows up in force.

  • Retired fire chief inducted into military firefighter hall of fame

    After serving 44 years in the Air Force, and retired for the past 12 years, Duane Morgan has been nominated and selected to become part of the Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation Hall of Fame for 2015.Every year at the Department of Defense Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, up