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  • Aircrews refresh skills on water survival tactics

    Water survival is arguably the most challenging circumstance an aircrew may face in the event of a crash or an inflight emergency.The deep, cold and unforgiving environment is merciless, so being prepared, equipped and trained can mean the difference between life and death.

  • Air Force Pilot Delivers a Smooth Landing for New Daughter

    When United States Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Hince joined the military, nobody ever said anything about delivering babies, but he quickly learned that it was a lot like landing a plane.  Hince, director of operations, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, arrived at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina in

  • 62nd MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 62nd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology shop is using their new 3D printer to create facemasks and shields for the McChord Dental Clinic to help keep them safe from COVID-19.The shop recently purchased a larger 3D printer than the one they had previously

  • Squad swap: 437th AW conducts deployment swap at Al Udeid AB

    A C-17 Globemaster III aircrew from the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conducted a deployment swap to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from JB Charleston, Oct. 28, 2020. The aircrew was swapping Airmen from 15th AS, who were deploying, and Airmen from the 16th AS, who were

  • Lakehurst helps pilots perfect assault landing

    The Lakehurst assault landing zone is only half the size of McGuire Field runways, however, its short span enables training that keeps C-17 Globemaster III pilots mission qualified.The ALZ  is used to replicate the experience of an assault landing and assesses pilots’ precise flying, planning and

  • Community partners with SAFB for storm water management

    Storm water management is an ongoing initiative under Scott Air Force Base’s Community Partnership P4 (public-public, public-private) Program. Base subject matter experts with the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron and federal agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife meet regularly with leaders in the

  • USTRANSCOM moves patient from Pacific island

    For a U.S. Army active-duty member, hospitalized on Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and requiring expeditious movement to a higher level of care this past April, his medical emergency had impeccable timing and the creative support of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and