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  • Inaugural Cardboard Boat Regatta sets sail

    Some set sail, some sank and some did a little bit of both. All, however, had a good time. Joint Base McGuire-Dx-Lakehurst community members came together to test their boat-crafting skills at the inaugural Cardboard Boat Regatta July 14 at Willow Pond. "I've wanted to do an event like this since I

  • USTRANSCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Visits JB Charleston

    Chief Master Sgt. Martin Klukas, United States Transportation Command senior enlisted leader, connected with Airmen, Sailors and civilians during a base visit to Joint Base Charleston, July 11 to 13. Klukas visited multiple units within the 628th Air Base Wing, 437th Airlift Wing, 315th AW, as well

  • Through Airmen's Eyes: Triumph of survival

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories and commentaries focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)In 1995 in America, most six-year-old boys spent their days picking on six-year-old girls, or mimicking and idolizing the Power Rangers

  • Charleston Airman lives to tell of war: earns two medals

    Staff Sgt. Douglas Ryan, 628th Explosive Ordnance Disposal noncommissioned officer in charge of training, stands at attention in front of the entire 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, his wife and a major general, about to have a Bronze Star and Air Force Combat Action Medal pinned to his chest, June 27

  • 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

  • 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

  • AMC: Maintaining a Global Lifeline

    More than a decade after the start of American involvement in Afghanistan, pilots and aircraft belonging to a global mobility enterprise headquartered amidst the cornfields of Illinois here continue to provide a lifeline for thousands of Americans overseas. Each day, Air Force C-17 and C-130

  • 618th TACC welcomes a new commander

    Two great leaders exchanged salutes as the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Air Mobility Command's hub for worldwide airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation, received new leadership during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, April

  • AMC announces winners of 2011 Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition

    Air Mobility Command here held its Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition for 2011 on March 21 celebrating the command's top performers of the year.There were 12 finalists vying to be named in four categories as AMC's nominees for the Air Force-level competition for the 12 Outstanding Airmen of

  • Japanese delegation thanks Team Dover for tsunami relief efforts

    Approximately one year ago, inside the homes, schools and businesses of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, the walls and furniture began to shake. A few hours later, more than 15,000 residents were left dead, more than 250,000 buildings lay in ruin, and three nuclear reactors spewed forth radiation into the