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  • Manatee catches Air Force flight to Puerto Rico

    Air Force officials partnered with specialists at the Fish and Wildlife Service and the South Florida Museum to transport an 840-pound male West Indian manatee, along with six biologists and two veterinarians, from here to San Juan, Puerto Rico Dec. 9. Fish and Wildlife Service representatives

  • AMC’s manpower, personnel and services announces 2010 award winners

    Air Mobility Command's Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate, also known as AMC A1, announced Nov. 30 its annual award winners for 2010. In a message from A1 Director, Col. Steven J. Beatty, installation, team, program and individual awards were announced. "I am very proud to announce the Air

  • McConnell host Care for the Caregiver Retreat

    Every day they serve Airmen throughout the base, but on Nov. 12, 2010, members of the McConnell Unified Services team took time to refuel and refresh during the "Care for the Caregiver" retreat. McUs is composed of 22 McConnell agencies that support the welfare of the Team McConnell family, and

  • 'Survivors Speak Out' during breakfast at Scott AFB

    The month of October highlighted many observances, including Breast Cancer Awareness, Domestic Violence Prevention and Red Ribbon Week, which aims to educate families on the dangers of drug use.In an effort to further spread the message of each of these observances, the Integrated Delivery System

  • MacDill AFB Airman captures 2010 AMC Icon title

    Staff Sgt. Aisha Smith, assigned to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill AFB, Fla., took home top honors at this year's Air Mobility Command Icon competition Oct. 21 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.AMC Icon - based loosely around the TV show, American Idol -- is an AMC commander's initiative designed to

  • DGMC surgical team successfully completes hospital's first open heart case

    What had been a dream for decades finally became reality at David Grant USAF Medical Center.After years of planning, months of construction, weeks of training and countless hours in preparation, history was made Oct. 8 in the midst of 18 regularly-scheduled cases conducted in one of the hospital's

  • Air refueling pioneers honored in ceremony at Scott

    The air refueling pioneers responsible for the United States' first air refueling flights in 1923 and 1929 were honored in a ceremony Sept. 23 at Scott AFB's "Walk of Fame" as part of a presentation by the Airlift-Tanker Association Hall of Fame.Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command

  • McChord hosts first Joint Skies Seminar

    Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing flight safety office, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration, hosted the first Joint Skies Seminar Sept. 9 to share information and resources in an effort to ensure safer skies by bringing the Northwest aviation community together. "The Northwest

  • Medical residency program at Scott AFB creates best doctors possible

    When a Tricare patient assigned to Scott Air Force Base schedules an appointment, there's a good chance they could be seen at the Belleville Family Medicine Clinic, which is located near St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Ill.This stems from a unique partnership formed by Scott Air Force Base,