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NEWS

  • 6th AS gives bird's-eye view of Jersey Shore to spouses

    More than 30 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst employees and spouses attended the 6th Airlift Squadron's second annual spouse orientation flight May 19 here.The orientation flight included a mission brief, squadron tour, lunch, C-17A Globemaster III tour and orientation flight over the Jersey

  • Nearly 1,000 bikers show support at Armed Forces Freedom Ride

    The sixth annual Armed Forces Freedom Ride rolled through base May 20 providing nearly 1,000 motorcyclists an unmatched tour of the installation.The one-hour bike ride, held a day after Armed Forces Day, started at Barb's Harley Davidson in Mt. Ephraim, N.J., and travelled nearly 40 miles to Joint

  • Spokane's Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

    Members of Team Fairchild participated in this year's Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade here May 19, 2012.For the Spokane community it is a chance to get out and interact with military members. The parade, in part, honors former and current service members from all branches of

  • Fairchild pays respect, honors heroes during Police Week

    Team Fairchild, and more importantly, the 92nd Security Forces Squadron, paid tribute to their comrades who have fallen in the line of duty during National Police Week here the week of May 15.National Police Week occurs each year in recognition of the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement.

  • USAF Band of the Golden West performs for Armed Forces Day

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West packed their instruments and headed south from Travis to Torrance, Calif. to play in the 53rd Annual City of Torrance Armed Forces Day Celebration May 17. Band members from the USAF Band of Mid-America at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. joined the band for the

  • Team Scott salutes local veterans on Honor Flight

    After waking up to catch an early flight, 26 World War II veterans stepped off a bus and approached the long, awaited sight. Some smiled and for many tears began to fall down their wrinkled, aged faces as they saw the tall, pale granite walls of the WWII memorial for the first time. On May 21,

  • ASAM takes classroom abroad

    Advanced Study of Air Mobility students from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center applied classroom theories to operational realities during visits with military units throughout U.S. Pacific Command, May 6-18. With stops at Yongsan Army Garrison and Osan Air Base in Korea; Yokota Air Base in

  • OSHA endorsement highlights Med Group safety culture

    When inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration visited the 436th Medical Group one month ago, they entered a facility that, by its nature, is at risk for office hazards, poor ergonomics, slips, trips and falls, electrical hazards from equipment, needles, blood-borne

  • The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new commander

     The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. David Almand, during a change of command ceremony today. During the ceremony, the presiding officer, Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, accepted the guidon from Col. Michael Hornitschek as he relinquished command and

  • Injured Airman reunites with family just 4 days after IED attack

    Staff Sgt. Brian Williams, deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron here, suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.Williams, who is a military working dog handler, was