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  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Resources for relationships available to Airmen

    Marriage can be one of the greatest experiences in life while, at the same time, being one of the most difficult to manage. With divorce rates topping 50 percent in the United States, according to the 2009 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Vital Statistics Report, finding the

  • South Carolina governer plans visit to Joint Base Charleston

    South Carolina governor Nikki Haley will be at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Aug. 17, to ceremoniously sign the South Carolina Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act (S.404). According to an article on pewcenteronthestates.org, Haley signed the act into law this past June. The law,

  • Scott officer plays basketball for U.S. in Military World Games

    U.S. military members joined athletes from 108 countries in Rio de Janeiro last month to compete in a variety of sporting events at the 5th Conseil International du Sport Militaire (International Military Sports Counsel) World Games.First Lt. Andrew Henke, 375th Contracting Squadron, participated in

  • JBLM practices create culture of collaboration

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord is at the forefront of joint bases across the Department of Defense in developing best practices and creating a culture of collaboration, officials at the Washington state base said recently. The largest joint base west of the Rockies has been committed to implementing best

  • Master sergeant nails every PT test since new program in '03

    Editor's note: This article is part of a monthly series highlighting Team Scott members who have scored a 100 percent on the PT test and excel at fitness.Master Sgt. Kyle Bunn, an airfield systems manager at the Air Force Network Integration Center at Scott, has scored perfectly on every PT test he

  • Airman works in services and intelligence while deployed

    While deployed with the Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya, one Airman fills two roles for his team.Senior Airman Leon Spence, a food service journeyman with the PRT deployed from Scott Air Force Base, is filling two important tasks: increasing and maintaining morale, and providing accurate,

  • Veterans honored during Travis AFB air expo

    Recently, several veterans were recognized for their contributions to the U.S. armed forces July 31 during the 2011 "Skies Over Solano" Air Expo here.The group was composed of veterans from Northern California who served in World War II and Vietnam as well as a Tuskegee Airman. Col. James Vechery,

  • Master sergeant welcomes his son to Fairchild AFB

    The phone text read: "How would you like me to come home permanently?" When he received the text, his first concern was if his son was hurt, then he wondered if he got kicked out. He was relieved when neither was the case. Then the text read: "I'm coming to Fairchild with you..."For Master Sgt. Mark

  • Top award winners named for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    The Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 competition drew to a close here with the 97th Air Mobility Wing earning the "Best Air Mobility Wing" title during the awards presentation for the air mobility competition July 29.In the closing ceremonies, the Rodeo commander addressed the thousands of people who had