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  • MSAS air advisors, Colombian Airmen visit Colombian orphanage

    One week into their month-long Air Mobility Command Building Partner Capacity mission, members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy and 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), as well as the military group partnered with members of the Colombian air

  • 87 Forgotten Heroes remembered in Moses Lake

    Korean War veterans, families and friends and community members honored 87 "Forgotten Heroes" of a tragic Air Force C-124A Globemaster crash nearly six decades ago, at what was then Larson Air Force Base, during a memorial dedication ceremony at the Grant County International Airport here June 9. As

  • Service before self lives on in spirit

    When Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki deployed to Iraq in 2006, the 23-year-old explosive ordinance disposal technician dyed her hair a conservative brown "to make sure the males did not pay too much attention to the new, blonde Airman." Her reputation, she decided, was not going to center around her

  • Honor the nations' colors on Flag Day

    Many public buildings in towns and homes across America flew the nation's Flag June 14 in honor of Flag Day.A celebration of Continental Congress adoption of the American flag in the First Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, Flag Day was not officially recognized until President Harry Truman signed it

  • FOB Shank C-17 Accident Investigation Board complete

    Air Mobility Command released the results of its investigation into the Jan. 23, 2012, mishap involving a C-17A Globemaster III that landed at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.The Accident Investigation Board, convened by AMC, found that the cause of the mishap was the pilot and co-pilot

  • Air advisors prepare Colombian air force for Red Flag

    A broken aircraft and several delays at the airport didn't stop the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron from arriving in Colombia on June 3 to begin its building partner capacity mission here.The squadron's air advisors are currently working with the Colombian air force to promote regional

  • Travis AFSA helps homeless vets

    The Travis chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association donated more than $500 in appliances and supplies to a local homeless shelter June 5. The group also helped set up the items in a new apartment the shelter designated for homeless veterans."We obtained a list from the shelter with basic

  • 22nd CES spouse wins Joan Orr Air Force Award

    By reaching out to others and volunteering countless hours in support of many 22nd Air Refueling Wing and community organizations, one McConnell spouse has earned Air Force-wide recognition. Amanda Chastain, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron spouse, has been named the 2011 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of

  • 20 years in the making

    Twenty years ago marked the end of an era for the Air Force and the beginning to a new age in air superiority.Fairchild, along with Grand Forks and McConnell AFBs, became the three tanker bases assigned to Air Mobility Command in the years following when the Military Airlift Command and Strategic

  • 317th AG supports mass air mobility exercise

    Airmen from the 317th Airlift Group recently flew to Las Vegas, not for the bright lights and sights of Sin City, but to support the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Mobility Force Exercise, better known as MAFEX.The exercise is part of a six-month Weapons Instructor Course conducted by the school.