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  • Flight engineer reaches 10,000 flight hours

    A flight engineer with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron surpassed 10,000 flight hours during a KC-10 Extender mission March 29. Senior Master Sgt. Robert Fisher, a St. Petersburg, Fla. native and home stationed out of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., ended

  • Charleston community wins Abilene Trophy for base support

    The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston community were selected as this year's recipients of the Abilene Trophy for outstanding civilian community support to Charleston Air Force Base during 2007. The Abilene Trophy, established in 1998 by the Military Relations Committee of the

  • Pope flight engineer solves rare landing gear problem in AOR

    The prospect of getting up to work at 3 a.m. isn't normal for most Airmen, even those in deployed environments where anything less than a 10-hour day is an exception. So imagine being pulled out of bed at that time after a long day of work that included a flight mission just hours earlier. To

  • Officials announce 2007 Air Force Media Contest winners

    A panel of civilian journalists, photographers, broadcasters, teachers and public relations professionals selected the best individuals and units in Air Force print, photo and broadcast journalism for the 52nd annual Air Force Media Contest. The media contest is sponsored annually by the Secretary

  • Aerial porters receive advanced training in Expeditionary Center course

    Airmen in the Air Force air transportation career field, also known as "aerial porters," can advance their training and capabilities here through the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Aerial Port Operations Course. Held approximately 12 times a year at either Fort Dix or an away location such as

  • C-130J deploys to Southwest Asia

    Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here welcomed the newest member of its fleet Feb. 8 as a C-130J Hercules landed in Southwest Asia. "We're not only the first active duty, C-130J deployment, it's also a record-setting event," said Lt. Col. Dan Tulley, the 41st Airlift Squadron commander.

  • AMC commander praises Airmen's attitudes

    While traveling from base to base, the commander of Air Mobility Command said the thing he is most impressed by is not a wing's facilities or even its capabilities, but by the Airmen working every day to make these things a reality. "They're proud, they're professionals and they're doing their jobs

  • Remembering Chosin - Commemorative march honors Chosin Reservoir vets

    (Part one of a three-part series)More than 30 teams marched a 6.2-mile course on Dover Air Force Base to commemorate Veterans of the Korean War Battle of Chosin Reservoir Feb. 2. Teams of four rallied at the Air Mobility Command Museum in their battle dress uniforms, hoisted on 30-pound backpacks,

  • Fight the Base exercise changes face of typical defenders

    Members of the 375th Mission Support Group defended the base against simulated attackers during the fifth Fight the Base exercise recently."Intelligence drops started Friday, which signaled a build up to something occurring on the base," said Master Sgt. Neal Thurston, 375th Security Forces Squadron