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  • Brig Gen Rew: Fairchild wing, tenant relationship 'very strong'

    As the Air Force moves into the future of air power, Airmen are witnessing a constant increase in technological capabilities, heightened deployment schedules and a growing number of joint-force operations. This week, a visiting wing commander said Airmen at Fairchild are clearly ready for the

  • Airmen team with state police for night patrols

    Airmen at Fairchild are getting a cop's-eye view of the Spokane DUI scene. A new base program pairs Airmen Against Drunk Driving volunteers with the Washington State Patrol for night patrols with the state's DUI Task Squadron. Senior Airman Cindy Phillips, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief

  • Suicide Awareness: Relationships suffer from depression

    According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 20.9 million American adults suffer from a depressive illness in any given one-year period. That's a little less than 10 percent of the population. Imagine the number of people affected by depression. There are spouses, children, family

  • Air mobility keeps fast pace with war ops surges

    Squadrons across the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing have increased operations to enhance theater-wide support for the current surge of troops throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. One such example is the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, a 379th AEW tenant unit that links air mobility operations

  • McGuire participates in KC-10 weight reduction event

    Members of the Pentagon's Air Staff visited McGuire March 28-29 as part of a KC-10 weight reduction event. Lt. Col. Thomas James, AF/A3/5 AFSO21-CASCO, and Maj. Carlos Gacharna, AF/A3/5 AFSO21, met with 21 members of the 305th Operations Group and 305th Maintenance Group to discuss ways to reduce

  • Musicians rehearse different kind of performance

    More at home in a concert hall, Capt. Chad Steffey crawled on his belly through mud and rain. Thirty-five pounds of combat gear clung to his woodland battle dress uniform as he peered through night-vision goggles. Captain Steffey, commander of the Band of the Air Force Reserve, and nine other band

  • End of an era: 3rd AS flies final C-5 flight

    The 3rd Airlift Squadron flew its final C-5 Galaxy flight March 14. In recognition of this historic flight, two 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department fire trucks provided an arch of water for the massive airlifter to taxi through. The 3rd is not standing down; it is transitioning into a new

  • 818th CRG members attend Army Air Assault School

    Over the last few years, the Air Force has undergone a major transformation. Taking over convoy and other ground operation duties, adding more combat training to basic military training and intensifying the physical training requirements for all Airmen have transformed the Air Force into a leaner,

  • Med Evac flies first non-stop from Afghanistan to Germany

    The first non-stop medical evacuation flight from Bagram Air Base to Landstuhl, Germany lifted off March 21. The lengthy three- to five-day route from Bagram AB through Kuwait to Landstuhl has been reduced to an approximate 10-hour direct flight to provide faster service to wounded servicemembers