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  • AMC musicians among those honoring President Reagan

    Four members of the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America here will perform during the private sunset interment ceremony to honor former President Ronald Reagan at his presidential library and museum in Simi Valley, Calif., June 11.President Reagan, 93, died June 5 after a long battle with Alzheimer's

  • Charleston AFB plays role in D-Day remembrance

    Members of the 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing here will commemorate the Normandy invasion Saturday, airdropping about 90 Soldiers at a drop zone in Normandy, France.These Soldiers will parachute in just as they did in 1944, only this time, they will not be met by enemy fire.This event,

  • Airmen, Soldiers support Baghdad airlift mission

    Airmen and Soldiers are combining forces to get passengers and cargo through Baghdad International Airport.Airmen from the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port flight, and Soldiers from the 368th Cargo Transfer Company, 4th Platoon and 386th Movement Control Team work as one

  • KC-135 helps rescue downed helo crew

    On April 20, a KC-135 crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing took off on what was supposed to be a routine air refueling mission over Iraq. Yet before even reaching their air refueling track, the crew heard a call they had to answer."Mayday, mayday!"An Army CH-47 Chinook carrying five people

  • National magazine honors Pope AFB flight nurse

    A flight nurse from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here will be spotlighted in the May issue of Nursing Spectrum for winning the magazine's southeastern U.S. Nurse of the Year award.Major Jacqueline Hayes-Hethington and other nominees were evaluated on practice, courage and compassion and

  • Fairchild team tackles 35-mile 'Ridge to River' relay

    Six members of a Fairchild relay team -- dubbed 'Your Worst Nightmare Dream Team' -- took their physical and mental challenge to the next level during the "Ridge to River" relay in Wenatchee, Wash., April 18.The Ridge to River relay was conceived in 1980 as a fund-raising event. Since then it has

  • Command's top Airmen share professional, personal achievements

    During a banquet here April 15, Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, announced AMC's four nominees for the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year competition for 2004.The nominees and their respective category are: Airman

  • AMC announces senior officer retirements, assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials announced the following senior officer retirements and assignments:Senior officer retirements:Col. David E. Womack, commander, 92d Medical Group, Fairchild AFB Wash., will retire in August.Col. Charles W. Mackett, commander, 6th Medical Group, MacDill AFB, Fla., will

  • McConnell security forces named best in Air Force

    The 22nd Security Forces Squadron here is No. 1 in the Air Force for the second year in a row. According to officials, no other squadron in security forces history has taken first in the Air Force two years in a row for medium category squadron.Maj. David Young, 22nd SFS commander, attributes their

  • Enlisted aviator career field puts 'chevrons' in the sky

    Between 1912 and 1942, nearly 3,000 enlisted men of the Signal Corps, Air Service and the Army Air Forces became enlisted pilots. In fact, enlisted men piloted many of the aircraft flown in the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.Although the Flight Officer Act in 1942 ended the enlisted pilot