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  • MacDill Airman killed in IED Attack

    Department of Defense officials announced today the death of a MacDill Airman assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. First Lt Joseph Helton, 24, of Monroe, Georgia, died Sept. 8 near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle

  • Charleston squadron bolsters squadron safety with VPP

    The 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron here took a new stride in keeping safety a top priority Sept. 3. Lt. Col. Stevan Kaighen, 437th LRS commander, announced the squadron-level implementation of the Voluntary Protection Program, an occupational safety initiative, during his squadron commander's

  • Airman provides critical aid under fire

    Airmen have their training put to the test every day, whether it's by exercise training or real life occurrences. Even when faced with danger, no matter the situation, Airmen will apply their abilities to accomplish their mission. On Aug. 12, Airman 1st Class Destiney Dowdy, a medic with Provincial

  • Trainer-mentors key to Airmen readiness for JRTC training

    When you hear the name "trainer-mentor," it may sound like an occupation where odd words of wisdom are dispensed during martial-arts training. "But not so, grasshopper...," as one of the Airmen serving in the role might say while working at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Trainer-mentors, or

  • Tops in Blue performs at Scott AFB

    The Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, Tops in Blue, performed at Scott AFB on Aug. 31 as part of their 2009 world tour -- "To Dream."According to the group's Web site, Tops in Blue "serves as an expeditionary entertainment unit to provide quality entertainment from within Air Force

  • Two AMC Airmen selected to enter Catholic seminary

    With a minimum commitment of seven years -- attending college courses in philosophy and theology, assisting at a parish, working as an ordained deacon -- the decision to work toward becoming an ordained priest is monumental. Just two months after Pope Benedict XVI declared a worldwide "Year for

  • JRTC offers unique training for AE Airmen

    They can be alerted at any hour to arrive on base for hours of mission planning and preflight briefings. They must maintain flying currency requirements and pass routine check-rides. They're away from their families several weeks each year flying missions all over the world. They aren't pilots,

  • AMC in action: Flying hospital staff gives wounded fighting chance

    At any given moment, a call can come in here requiring an entire aeromedical evacuation staff to stop what they are doing and begin preparing to care for the wounded and sick headed their way. With game faces on, the staff starts pulling supplies, alerting additional crewmembers, getting updates