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  • African, U.S. military forces mark opening of Central Accord 2013

    Hundreds of Cameroon military members stood alongside U.S. and other Central Africa partner nation members at the Douala Air Force Base airfield here, during the opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013, February 20, 2012.Central Accord is a 10-day joint aerial supply and medical readiness exercise

  • Resiliency: Everybody's got time for that

    The military lifestyle is exceptionally fast-paced, demanding and hectic; however, through a series of focused actions, combating unforeseen stressors can become second nature. Resiliency strengthening is the catalyst needed to get through hard times.The masterminds behind ensuring the well-being of

  • Scott Airman named 2012 Air Mobility Command Icon

    There were lights, cameras and plenty of action. The stage was set for a rock star...or in this case nine Air Mobility Command rock stars performing for AMC Icon Oct. 25 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. A Scott AFB 1st Lt. Nicole White took home the grand prize of $1,000 and the title of 2012 AMC Icon.

  • Social norms intervention--Redefining the stereotype

    The military has a culture rich with a broad range of practices, traditions and beliefs - dependent on anything from base assignment to age and career field.These social norms, the rules for how people should act in a given group or society, are the subject of an ongoing study into the drinking

  • Breaking it again at 89 with DGMC's assistance

    Yeager... Few last names in modern Air Force history evoke as much lore, legacy, respect and admiration by Airmen everywhere as this local living legend. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager retraced history Sunday, 65 years to the minute, as the first test pilot to break the sound

  • AMC Icon final competition is Oct. 25 at Scott Club

    Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals at the Scott Club Oct. 25 from 6:30-9 p.m., and the event will feature the Air Force Band of Mid-America. "AMC Icon provides Air Force vocalists an opportunity to showcase their talent, and with the Band of Mid-America providing accompaniment, the

  • 'Vortex surfing' could be revolutionary

    Migrating birds, NASCAR drivers and Tour de France bicyclists already get it. And now the Air Force is thinking about flying gas-guzzling cargo aircraft in formation--'dragging' off one another--on long-haul flights across the oceans.Flight tests with C-17s "vortex surfing" at Edwards Air Force

  • 305th Airman to perform at AMC Icon singing competition

    A Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst representative will sing in the upcoming Air Mobility Command Icon singing competition at the Scott Club on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 25.Staff Sgt. Oliver Dagum, 305th Aerial Port Squadron training instructor and Tulsa, Okla., native, won his chance during

  • Fairchild physician presented with Bronze Star

    A Fairchild physician was awarded the Bronze Star Medal at Fairchild Air Force Base recently for her service during Operation Enduring Freedom at Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul from June 2011 to March 2012.When asked about her medal, Capt. (Dr.) Leslee Kane, a Bozeman, Mont., native humbly

  • Renowned author speaks at Resiliency Day on Grand Forks AFB

    The 319th Air Base Wing hosted a unique visitor August 15.Dr. Robert Wicks, a psychologist and author of more than 40 books on mental health, spoke to Airmen during the Wing's Resiliency Day.Col. Tim Bush, 319th ABW commander, noted during introductory remarks that the Air Force has experienced 39