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  • AMC, mobility air force teams gearing up for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    The 2011 edition of Air Mobility Rodeo, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is set to take place July 24 to 29 at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodeo is a readiness competition that "focuses on improving our worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities," AMC

  • Fairchild Airmen help save homes from flooding

    Forty student candidates and instructors from the 336th Training Group Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape School at Fairchild AFB filled roughly 10,000 sandbags in Pend Oreille County, Wash. on June 9, saving three homes from being flooded and making elderly homeowners extremely grateful and

  • Liposuction not an option for Airmen looking to pass PT test

    Liposuction, a popular shortcut to a leaner body, might be a shortcut to a leaner paycheck, loss of rank or a career-ending ticket to civilian life for Airmen.The cosmetic procedure is not an acceptable solution to trimming inches or weight to meet physical requirements, said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Dave

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 62nd AW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 62nd Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony June 14.Col. R. Wyn Elder took command of the 62nd AW from Col. Kevin Kilb, who will be retiring after more than 22 years of Air Force service. Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander at

  • Dover AFB receives $20 million radar system

    The air traffic control Airmen who operate the Dover Air Force Base, Del., ATC tower have a new piece of equipment that improves their effectiveness as well as their line of sight over Dover AFB.The Digital Airport Surveillance Radar replaced the older analog radar March 19, 2011, at the cost of

  • Mobility Airmen take C-5M on first direct Arctic overflight to Afghanistan

    Fourteen mobility Airmen teamed together to fly a C-5M Super Galaxy on a direct, non-stop mission from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Bagram on June 5 and 6, 2011.The flight was the first time a U.S. Air Force plane flew this northern route from the U.S., over Canada and into the Arctic Circle, then

  • World War II 19th Bombardment Group chaplain honored

    On May 26, Chaplain (1st Lt.) Joseph Verbis Lafleur was inducted into the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame here. Chaplain Lafleur's brief military career was spent entirely with the 19th Bombardment Group in New Mexico and the Phillippines before and during World War II. The young Catholic chaplain

  • Active shooter exercise strengthens joint-base security

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst spent much of June 2 on lockdown as the installation held an active shooter exercise for the second time within the last six months.The exercise tests the joint base's ability to respond to an active-shooter event, similar to the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, when a

  • 314th MOS becomes numbered flight

    The 314th Maintenance Operations Squadron here gained a new name and a new commander June 1, 2011, during a re-designation ceremony at Hangar 1080.During the ceremony, Maj. Dennis Higuera, outgoing 314th MOS commander, relinquished command of the squadron by handing the squadron flag to Col. Steven

  • JB MDL commemorates Sailors' triumph at Midway

    A ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Midway was held here May 3.More than 350 military and community members gathered at Lakehurst to honor the Sailors and Marines who displayed courage, sacrifice and heroism in the Pacific during World War II.The ceremony also celebrated