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NEWS

  • Running the Gambit

    The countdown has begun, and as of July 18, Pope Airmen have 61 days to prepare for what they expect to be one of the greatest accomplishments of their lives. Master Sgt. Roy King, 43rd Force Support Squadron, helped to establish a running group to focus on training for the 2008 Air Force Marathon.

  • Airdrops break records in Afghanistan

    When your unit is surrounded by an enemy hitting you with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, and mortar rounds are screaming in and you're running low on food, ammo and everything else, you can't exactly send someone to Wal-Mart for supplies.That's when you pray for an airdrop.

  • Dover C-5s support Afghanistan troop surge

    C-5 aircrews from here spent June 15 to July 15 overseas delivering 4 million pounds of cargo to support the troops surge in Afghanistan.Two C-5M Super Galaxies and two C-5B Galaxies airlifted 103 helicopters to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Soldiers from the Fort Hood,

  • Four Little Rock aircrews take part in largest ever JFEX formation

    Four Little Rock Air Force Base aircrews took part in the largest formation ever assembled for a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise June 22 and 23 at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, N.C.The herculean formation of 18 Air Force cargo airplanes featuring 10 C-130s and eight C-17s from various Air Force

  • DGMC celebrates opening of state-of-the-art hemodialysis center

    The largest medical facility on the West Coast has seen major improvements in 2010 which have brought state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to the base.During the past few months, David Grant USAF Medical Center was amid a flurry of changes, upgrades and renovations.One of the most visible

  • 375th AMW welcomes new commander

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. Michael Hornitschek, during a change of command ceremony Friday.During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander, accepted the guidon from Col. Gary Goldstone as he relinquished command and passed it on to Colonel

  • 375th Medical Group honored for work with county H1N1 pandemic team

    The 375th Medical Group, as part of the St. Clair County H1N1 Pandemic Emergency Response Team, was recently awarded the 2010 Illinois Department of Public Health Director's Recognition Award for exemplary service provided in response to the H1N1 Pandemic.  The team received the award during the

  • S.C. legislation aids JB CHS Airmen and families

    For families moving to Joint Base Charleston this summer, life just got a whole lot easier with the passing of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children in South Carolina on June 11. "This is a really big win for our kids," said Elsa Summers, Community Readiness

  • Deployed wing honors fallen Scott EOD Airman with building dedication

    In a ceremony attended by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy, former Air Force Reserve and Scott Air Force Base explosives ordnance technician, Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell, Jr., was honored with a building dedication at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia.Airmen from the 380th Air

  • McConnell participates in multi-lateral exercise

    Team McConnell Airmen recently returned after concluding participation in a multi-lateral exercise in the northwestern United States June 25. The exercise, a 10-day joint operation that included Army participation, tested not only McConnell's non-stop Special Operations Air Refueling capabilities