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  • 18th Air Force commander visits McGuire

    Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, visited McGuire July 29-31 to learn more about the 305th Air Mobility Wing's contribution to the 18th AF's warfighting role. This was the general's first visit to McGuire as the 18th AF commander. "Kathy and I want to thank the entire 305th

  • Female pioneers of military aviation meet at McChord Air Expo

    In front of a P-51 Mustang static display, one woman shared what it was like to fly the aircraft in the waning days of World War II. Beside her stood another pioneer, the first operational and combat-ready female pilot of the F-22 Raptor, the Air Force's newest and most advanced fighter aircraft.

  • Pope chess champion goes international

    As a boy growing up in the Philippines, Master Sgt. Dan Ranario, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, had his first encounter with the game of chess when his father, an avid chess player, sat him down and taught him the rules of the game. Now, years later, that initial training will prove valuable as Sergeant

  • Pope AES crew part of historic rescue mission

    Sixteen 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Airmen participated in a historic mission recently which brought home three American contractors that were held captive by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia after their drug-surveillance plane went down in February 2003. The 43rd AE team

  • Servicemembers honored at Tuskegee Airmen convention luncheon

    Military members and Tuskegee Airmen were honored at the Tuskegee Airmen National Convention military luncheon July 18. "I want people to understand whose shoulders we are standing on and what those men did for us and our Air Force," said Brig. Gen. Robin Rand, principal director to the Deputy

  • Airmen, families, friends pay tribute to fallen Tuskegee Airmen

    Airmen, family and friends paid tribute to fallen Tuskegee Airmen during a Lonely Eagles Memorial Service ceremony July 18 here. The ceremony was part of the 37th Tuskegee Airmen Convention continuing through July 20. "This ceremony pays tribute, respect and honor to our fallen members who joined

  • AMC-gained units assist in battling California wildfires

    Aircraft from four AMC-gained units -- Air Guard and Air Force Reserve units that would report directly to AMC if they're mobilized for combat -- are continuing to assist efforts to bring more than 100 wildfires in California under control. The units include three Air National Guard wings -- the

  • C-17 crew returns rescued contractors to America

    Three Americans flew to freedom aboard an Air Mobility Command C-17 July 2 after being held more than five years in captivity by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The three military contractors -- Marc Gozalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, all employees of the Los

  • 92nd LRS trains alongside Army Reserve unit

    The 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight and the Minnesota-based Army Reserve 353rd Transportation Company trained hand-in-hand during a eight-day fuel transport exercise June 10-17. An annual requirement for Air Force fuels flights, the 92nd LRS Airmen were tasked with proving