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Nov. 3, 2019
19th AW trains in aircraft radiological recovery

The 19th Airlift Wing held radiological aircraft recovery training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31, 2019, in order to hone their ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility within contested environments and prepare Airmen to compete with peer adversaries in every domain.The
Nov. 2, 2019
Local news reporters embed with 92nd SFS for a day

Team Fairchild invited local news agencies to team up with the 92nd Security Forces Squadron for a Year of the Defender Media Day event at Fairchild Air Force Base, Oct. 29, 2019.
Oct. 31, 2019
Chance encounter at A/TA reveals impact of Berlin ‘candy bomber’

As a special guest speaker and attendee at the 51st annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 23-26, Halvorsen shared his personal memories flying many of the Berlin Airlift’s 278,000 flights into the blockaded city between June 1948 and September 1949, recounting how he -
Oct. 31, 2019
Airmen light up Spark Tank with bright ideas

Airmen participated in a Team Fairchild Energy Innovation Spark Tank event hosted by the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Oct. 29, at the Red Morgan Center. All Airmen were welcome to pitch their innovative energy ideas to a panel that consisted of 92nd CES leadership, energy management and
Oct. 30, 2019
U.S. Transportation Command coordinates theater patient movement, the most critical part of the aeromedical evacuation process

Moving America’s wounded warriors safely and securely begins at the in-theater point of injury, which, in the combat environment, remains most critical in the initial hour or so following the incident, when prompt medical care increases an individual’s survivability.
Oct. 29, 2019
Bedrock: Dover’s innovation foundation

Innovation has been pivotal to our nation’s progress throughout history, and it remains integrally important in today’s competitive world.
Oct. 29, 2019
From practice to play: 19th AMXS Airman saves life

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brett Bibel, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, responded with a sense of urgency to a man showing symptoms of cardiac arrest after his rugby match in Little Rock, Arkansas, October 5, 2019.
Oct. 28, 2019
CRW Airmen enhance mobility readiness during exercise Green Flag

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing based out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Travis Air Force Base, California, coordinated air mobility operations during exercise Green Flag Little Rock, Oct. 19-27.
Oct. 28, 2019
62 AW Airmen transport much-needed food to almost 500,000 Hondurans

Millions of people in every corner of the world lack basic supplies for food, water and education. In an effort to mitigate some of these issues, the Department of Defense created the Denton Cargo Program, which allows the U.S. Air Force to deliver privately donated humanitarian cargo on a
Oct. 28, 2019
Air Force motorcycle mishaps hit historic lows

Recently, the Air Force achieved a significant safety milestone when motorcycle mishaps reached historic lows. In fiscal year 2019, the Air Force saw a 69 percent reduction in motorcycle fatalities and 41.5 percent decrease in lost time injuries over 10 years. Fatalities dropped from 13 in 2010 to a