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  • Joint base Airman earns top AFSA award

    The International Air Force Sergeant Association named Senior Airman Brian Buhrer the 2009 AFSA First-Term Airman of the Year during the Professional Airmen's Conference in Atlanta. Airman Buhrer, an explosive ordnance disposal journeyman with the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron, represented AFSA

  • McChord Airmen head for 'the ice' as Operation Deep Freeze season kicks off

    Thirty-seven Team McChord Airmen left Sept. 24 in a C-17 Globemaster III, loaded with more than 90,000 pounds of cargo destined for Antarctica, beginning another season of Operation Deep Freeze.The 2009-2010 season of ODF, the Defense Department's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the

  • 90,000 attend 2009 Airpower Over the Midwest Air Show

    The 2009 Airpower Over the Midwest Air Show wowed aircraft enthusiasts of all ages at Scott Sept. 19 and 20 with aerial demonstrations, static plane displays and a festive atmosphere. Airshow director, Lt. Col. Michael Kayser, 375th Airlift Wing Operations Group, said a record number of people came

  • Golden Knights drop in during 2009 Airpower over the Midwest Air Show

    At 13,000 feet above the earth, buildings, roads and even the enormous 747 Dreamlifter sitting on the runway start to look like small specks. At that height seven members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Gold Team prepare to jump. On hands and knees, precariously close to the edge of the

  • Air Force, Army, Navy family services expand for new joint base

    As Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst moves toward full operational capability Oct. 1, family services will expand to support Air Force, Army, and Navy personnel and their dependents. The Airman and Family Readiness Center at McGuire, along with Navy Fleet and Family Services, and Army Community

  • Photo essay: Old and new aircraft fly in 2009 Scott AFB Airshow

    Tens of thousands of spectators came to see the 2009 Scott Air Force Base Airshow here from Sept. 19 to 20.  Among the aircraft participating included vintage planes as well as some of the military's most current jet fighters.This set of photos shows some of those aircraft preparing for the airshow

  • Defense Secretary lauds Airmen's contributions, service

    Airmen around the world are making a life-and-death difference for U.S. military ground forces, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here Sept. 16. The secretary praised Airmen's efforts and their sacrifices while addressing an audience at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Convention.

  • Air Force has solid future capabilities, Secretary Gates says

    The foundation of America's air power rests on a broad and versatile mix of capabilities, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here Sept. 16.Speaking at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference, Secretary Gates addressed the range of things the Air Force must be able to do in the

  • Air Force birthday: Mobility history follows service's path of success

    When the Air Force became a separate service on Sept. 18, 1947, what's known today as Air Mobility Command had started along with it. In September 1947, the development of a military transport component to the fledgling Air Force was still under discussion, according to the AMC History Office book,