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  • One year later: JB CHS helps keep multinational wing operational

    "I never thought I'd be sitting in the airplane and it'd be me and a Bulgarian or Norwegian copilot with loadmasters from Sweden or Romania," said Maj. Brian Nicosia just after his simulator training here at Joint Base Charleston. Major Nicosia, a United States pilot and chief of tactics for the

  • Active shooter exercise keeps SFS ready for anything

    "Bang, bang, bang. Shots fired, shots fired." A group of security forces Airmen race down a hallway into a dark room to confront the unknown. While this was just a training exercise, the scenario is all too real. The shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, showed the possibility of an active shooter scenario

  • Fairchild couple make refueling a family affair

    For two Fairchild staff sergeants, air refueling isn't just the wing mission, it's the family business.Staff Sgts. Aaron and Leighann Ray are both boom operators with the 92nd Air Refueling Wing.  Aboard Fairchild's KC-135 Stratotankers, their job is to refuel planes while in flight, keeping Air

  • Successful mission downrange highlights Dover capabilities

    Working with other agencies in a hostile environment on a quick turn around rotation, four airlift crews managed to deliver more than 100 helicopters to Army units at three locations in Afghanistan.U.S. Army teams assisted the C-5 Loadmasters in Rota and 3 locations in Afghanistan."The Army was

  • Early contact with TMO helps moving process go smoothly

    Moving can be a difficult and stressful time. To help, the Traffic Management Office provides a quick overview of the moving process for Team Scott this summer.The process begins when a military member receives orders. One of the first things they should do is contact the Personal Property

  • Ambitious sergeant makes rank quickly

    Making chief master sergeant is no easy task, but Senior Master Sgt. Brian Kentta, the superintendent for the operations division of Air Mobility Command's Directorate of Communications, made it look simple by being selected for chief at the age of 36.The average chief master sergeant sews on after

  • McChord Field record breaking enlistment ceremony

    Friends and family proudly watched as 201 young enlistees raised their right hand and were sworn into the United States Air Force during a record breaking ceremony at McChord Field July 17. The previous enlistee record of 178 was broken in the ceremony taking before the start of the 2010 Joint Base

  • CMSgt. of the Air Force visits Grand Forks AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy visited with the Warriors of the North July 14 to 16.Chief Roy met with Airmen from the 319th Air Refueling Wing and toured base facilities, which allowed him to witness first-hand how Grand Forks Air Force Base is preparing for the transition to its