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  • Westover airlifts 26 tons of aid to Nicaragua

    A training mission doubled as a humanitarian relief effort for Reserve Airmen from the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, as 13 Airmen delivered 26 tons of cargo to Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport, Nicaragua, June 10. This Denton Amendment mission delivered one

  • AF Academy cadets see operational mission firsthand

    Operation Air Force, a program sending groups of cadets to bases around the world, brought 15 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets to Fairchild in June.For three weeks, cadets are given the opportunity to experience firsthand everything an operational Air Force base has to offer."The value of Operation Air

  • 727th AMS ensures D-Day success

    Military units from across the U.S. participated heavily in events held throughout France June 6 to 8, 2014, to remember and honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day. As the only Air Mobility Command presence in the U.K., the 727th Air Mobility Squadron played a vital role for service members and

  • Saber Strike 2014 confirms U.S. commitment to Baltic States

    On the wall of the town hall building in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius there is mounted a bronze plaque with a quote from President George W. Bush circa 2002. The statement reads: "Anyone who would choose Lithuania as an enemy has also made an enemy of the United States of America." Now,

  • Gen. McDew challenges mobility Airmen to dominate the mission

    Gen. Darren W. McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, challenged mobility Airmen to dominate the mission during a recent visit here, after taking command of AMC in May."You are Air Force leaders with unrivaled mobility expertise, but Air Force leaders first. You should be inspired by a rich

  • McConnell NCO wins Father of the Year

    Not only is Tech. Sgt. Terrance Williams the NCO in-charge of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing base honor guard, but he's also the American Diabetes Association "Father of The Year."The ADA recognizes men who excel at balancing fatherhood with a demanding career. The honorees also help sell tickets and

  • Travis opens Fisher House II

    Six months after ceremonial shovels first dug into the ground marking the start of new construction, more than 200 invited guests witnessed the handing over of ceremonial keys during a ribbon-cutting and housewarming to officially open a second, larger Fisher House here May 30. The new facility

  • Squadron members become closer while volunteering

    Would you ever expect that painting railings would build morale within your squadron? The 375th Operations Support Squadron recently took this approach. Once a month members from the 375th OSS volunteer in the community while building morale.Senior Airman Lindsay Tow, Airmen 1st Class Sarah Haynes