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NEWS

  • New system helps Porters cut load times

    While there is nothing the Airmen at Travis can do to stop an earthquake, tsunami or hurricane, there is one element they are in total control of; the response time of Air Mobility Command aircraft and its assets.The 60th Aerial Port Squadron unveiled a new Deployable Automated Cargo Measurement

  • Sharpshooter training prepares defenders for demanding AF course

    A truckload of insurgents rolls slowly toward the back side of an airbase where an American cargo plane has just landed to unload food and medical teams. They figure this little dirt road will allow them to sneak up undetected, so they can probe for weaknesses and a find way to stop the relief

  • Travis working dog duo makes history

    The 60th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog unit made history Oct. 5 when they took first place overall in the Western States Police K-9 Association end of year trial in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., an unprecedented win by any other military unit.The WSPCA sanctions and hosts multiple trials

  • Scott STEM group names essay contest winners

    The Scott Air Force Base Science Technology Engineering and Math Advisory Group recently announced the winners of their fall 2013 essay contest.Twenty-three southwestern Illinois students wrote essays on "Why is studying science, technology, engineering or math related subjects important for you and

  • Public engagement once again affected

    Air Force community and public outreach was significantly impacted earlier this year as sequestration went into effect, and is now all but non-existent due to the partial government shutdown, with more than 800 events being canceled or withdrawn this year. As a result of sequestration and the

  • Most AF civilians to return to work

    In accordance with a memo Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released Oct. 5, the Air Force will recall most of the nearly 104,000 Air Force civilian Airmen placed on emergency furlough due to government shutdown. However, a significant number will not yet be able to return.In his memo, Hagel stated that

  • EC commander reacquaints to new job at old location

    Maj. Gen. Frederick H. "Rick" Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, toured Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2013, to familiarize himself with the 87th Air Base Wing and see how the wing provides installation support to the entire joint base.The general, who

  • C-17 maintainer awarded Purple Heart

    An Airman from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was awarded the Purple Heart medal during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Sept. 27.Senior Airman Anthony Haupert, 62nd AMXS communications and navigation systems specialist, sustained injuries during a deployment last year to Bagram Air

  • Team Dover helps make NASCAR weekend successful

    While Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Kobalt/Lowe's Chevy, won a record-breaking eighth time at the Monster Mile in the AAA 400 on Sunday, Airmen from Team Dover completed another successful weekend of community relations.Team Dover members manned static display vehicles in the Monster Fun Zone

  • Team Dover, USO connect with NASCAR fans

    Members of Team Dover and the USO volunteered Sept. 27-29 at the Dover International Speedway in Dover Del., to help race fans understand mission of the organizations they represent. Staff Sgt. Justin Bogushefsky, 436th SFS flight sergeant, said it is important to have the ability to tell the public