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  • U.S., African riggers and air crews exchange ideas

    U.S. Army 5th Quartermaster Detachment parachute riggers and U.S. Air Force 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors conducted several seminars with African partner riggers and air crew members, enhancing each other's capabilities during the first week of Central Accord 13, at Douala

  • Team Fairchild enhances resiliency eight hours at a time

    An Air Mobility Command priority-training course is making its way into the lives of Fairchild Airmen.This eight hour-resiliency class, designed to build self-confidence, personal strength, spiritual growth and an overall appreciation for life, is open to civilian and military personnel on

  • African, U.S. military forces mark opening of Central Accord 2013

    Hundreds of Cameroon military members stood alongside U.S. and other Central Africa partner nation members at the Douala Air Force Base airfield here, during the opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013, February 20, 2012.Central Accord is a 10-day joint aerial supply and medical readiness exercise

  • Ground Accident Investigation Board convened

    The investigation into the February 17, 2013, accident in a building on Joint Base Andrews, Md., is currently underway. One Air Force military member died in the accident. There is not yet enough evidence gathered to draw any conclusions as to the cause of this accident. Additional information will

  • First rotation of U.S. Air Force personnel, aircraft arrives in Poland

    The first rotation of aircraft to the Poland Aviation Detachment (Av-Det), Detachment 1, arrived at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Feb. 22. For this first rotation, a number of U.S. Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Hercules and personnel from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, will train with the Polish

  • K-9 knows the drill

    Military Working Dog Shark, assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron, is placed on the operating table before his root canal surgery and teeth cleaning Feb. 20, 2013, at the Veterinary Clinic at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Shark works on both the Air Base and Weapons Station at JB

  • 305th APS improves PAX terminal's family focus

    Personnel from the 305th Aerial Port Squadron conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12, 2013 for the McGuire Passenger Terminal's newly renovated Family Lounge and Teen Room, here.The impetus for the renovations came about when for Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. Raymond Johns, identified a

  • 'Square patcher' spouse named McConnell top spouse

    Team McConnell recognizes its best for their contributions each year, and one spouse from the 22nd Operations Group is among those honored. With over more than 500 volunteer hours, Jennifer Forness, wife of Maj. Jeffrey Forness, 384th Air Refueling Squadron navigator, won the 2013 McConnell Joan Orr

  • KARL members soar with McConnell

    More than thirty members of the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership group took to the skies to witness McConnell's main mission firsthand Feb. 7, 2013.A staple of the Kansas community, KARL is a two-year program that provides study, training and worldwide travel opportunities for emerging

  • Dover EOD technicians conduct joint training with local bomb squads

    Airmen from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight teamed up with Delaware and New Jersey State police EOD personnel to conduct training Feb. 7, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del.The breaching and improvised explosive device training took place at the former Arnold