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  • Couriers control critical cargo

    When the military requires a delivery of goods too important to entrust to the local post office, it relies on U.S. Transportation Command's Defense Courier Division. Thesesoldiers, sailors, and Airmen ensure the safe delivery of highly-classified items across the globe.Two such couriers are Army

  • Retired CMSAF Robert Gaylor inspires JB Charleston Airmen during visit

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Gaylor, the fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (1977 - 1979) visited Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 20 and 22, 2012. Born in 1930 in Bellevue, Iowa, and raised in the small town of Mulberry, Ind., Gaylor enlisted in the U.S. Air Force just a year after

  • Exercise Eagle Flag tests USTRANSCOM joint task force teams

    Airmen of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron recently worked hand-in-hand with senior representatives from U.S. Transportation Command to test and verify the ability of several mobility-focused organizations to perform critical warfighter support while operating

  • USAF Drill Team visits eastern Washington

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team had a three-day tour of eastern Washington Sept. 19 to 21. During the drill team's tour they performed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Moses Lake and the Spokane area.The team also took time to visit local school and hospitals.The honor guard is one of the Air

  • KC-46 enters critical design review phase

    The Air Force KC-46A program director described the critical development phases of the next-generation refueling aircraft during the 2012 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18.Maj. Gen. John F. Thompson, program executive officer for

  • 87th SFS military working dog handler share 'tails' at reunion

    Current modern-day military working dog handlers interacted with handlers from the 50's and 60's during the Bitburg Air Force Base military working dog handlers reunion Sept. 8 at a Holiday Inn in Philadelphia's historic district.Staff Sgt. Benjamin Eisenhart, 87th Security Forces Squadron military

  • MIAP ceremony hosted at WA State Veterans Cemetery

    Approximately 100 people made up of service members and members from the local community, retirees and Patriot Guard riders gathered at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake to pay homage to 20 veterans and one spouse during the Missing In America Project Honors ceremony Sept. 10.

  • JB MDL hosts 'Beast of the East;' thrills community

    Tu-tus, kilts, Disney characters, and business suits were just a small assortment of costumes at this year's Fifth Annual Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst "Beast of the East" Mud Run Sept. 8 at Doughboy Field here.Participants came from across the Northeast to test their mettle on the 10K mud-run

  • 'Army Wives' film finale at JB Charleston

    The sun rises over at C-17 during the filming of the Lifetime drama series Army Wives, at Nose Dock 1, June 20, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Army Wives tells the story of four women and one man who are brought together by their common bond - they all have military spouses. The

  • McChord Field Airmen wrap up WinFly

    Despite operating in harsh conditions and experiencing multiple weather delays, the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, comprised of Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings at McChord Field, Wash., completed its winter flying period into McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Aug. 29, in support of the