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  • Looking over communities: Airman rallies friends and family to volunteer

    Senior Airman Joshua Rose's view spans 18 miles where he works in the Air Traffic Control Tower at Scott Air Force Base. The communities around the base are nestled in every direction and his job is to track the specks that appear in and out of view in the sky above. His job knowledge is extensive,

  • AIR MOBILITY COMMAND: 23 Years of Global Reach for America

    Today, Air Mobility Command celebrates 23 year of unrivaled Global Reach, with a rich heritage dating back decades.A new era in air power history began when AMC was born at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. June 1, 1992, after the Military Airlift Command and the Strategic Air Command were inactivated. 

  • A day of remembrance

    With a single American flag in hand volunteer Tina Lacey kneels down in front of the headstone belonging to a U.S. Army veteran who had served in Korea and Vietnam and whispers I miss you dad.Lacey along with hundreds of volunteers from a variety of organizations across central Florida gathered May

  • Parade of Wreaths commemorates fallen warriors

    The Joint Base community, alongside the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and New Jersey State Police, observed Memorial Day with the 33rd Annual Parade of Wreaths May 21, 2015, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.More than 300 service members representing all branches attended the ceremony

  • Scott firefighter selected to appear on 'American Ninja Warrior'

    Staff Sgt. Randall Forsythe, a 375th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter, submitted a package to American Ninja Warrior last year.When he didn't hear anything back he thought his opportunity had passed; however, in late April he was notified the show wanted to do a special military episode featuring

  • AMC/CC visits Mobility Airmen at Fairchild

    During his visit to Fairchild May 20 and 21, Gen. Darren McDew said Fairchild's Airmen are uniquely qualified to be at the front end of global mobility.The general took the reins of Air Mobility Command a year ago and has made it a goal to visit with Airmen in person to explain his goals, priorities

  • Son ensures Vietnam Veteran is laid to rest

    Everyone who joins the military understands and accepts that they are fighting for the freedom of the citizens of the United States and that there's a possibility that they might not make it out alive.According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there were 58,220 U.S. military casualties of the

  • Ruck march honors Gold Star Families

    One by one the families of fallen service members stood for applause as the name of their loved one was prominently announced and their picture proudly displayed. It was the opening ceremony to the 5th Annual Gold Star Families Ruck March on May 16.Different shades of camouflaged uniforms from past

  • Leadership Spokane tours Fairchild

    Team Fairchild hosted a group from Leadership Spokane May 15 on a tour that highlighted the military's role in the local community. The group viewed the operations of the U.S. Air Force's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school, 66th Training Squadron water flight, the KC-135