Airlift squadron's inactivation 'bittersweet'

For the fifth time in its 76-year history, the 10th Airlift Squadron at McChord Field was inactivated during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 6, 2016. The squadron was most recently reactivated at McChord Field back in 2003.This inactivation was due, in part, to a provision of

First AFRC tanker goes digital at Tinker

The 507th Air Refueling Wing here is the first Air Force Reserve Command unit to receive the new KC-135 Block 45 upgrade, an improvement to the flight deck that provides flight crews with an updated autopilot and digital panels that eliminate analog instrument gauges by consolidating the outdated

McConnell AFB biologist partners with Boy Scouts

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, partnered with a local Boy Scout troop recently in support of a fish growth and habitat study.  Troop 364 helped Laura Mendenhall, a biologist working with the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, fish and set up

Mobility Airmen rapidly respond after Ecuador earthquake

The United States, in coordination with the Ecuadorian government, deployed eight Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing to Ecuador to support ongoing international relief efforts for victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated the South American country April 16, 2016.U.S.

Folded Flag 2016 tests Team Dover's capabilities

Military Bishop visits Team Fairchild

Most Reverend Neal J. Buckon, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, visited Team Fairchild as part of an annual visit, May 4, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and serves as the military Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the western region of the United

18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18th Air Force commander, saw the hard work mobility Airmen are doing day in and day out during a visit to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 4-6, 2016.Cox was joined by his wife, Tammy, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd S. Petzel, 18th AF command chief. During his visit, Cox flew

SecAF recognizes outstanding JB Charleston teammates

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, middle, stands with Joint Base Charleston exceptional performers May 6, 2016, at JB Charleston, S.C. James had the opportunity to listen to each of their stories and accomplishments as well as answer any questions they had for her. (U.S. Air Force

Nevada Air Guard unit begins MAFFS transition

He watched as fires hurdled a ridgeline and crept toward his northern California farm.But the fire line halted a few hundred yards away -- moments before charring cropland -- after C-130 aircraft dropped thousands of pounds of fire retardant using the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire

U.S. Air Force SAPR Director visits McChord Field

"I ask one question--do we have a problem with sexual assault?" asked Maj. Gen. James Johnson, Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office director.Johnson asked this question, along with a number of similar questions, during the 2nd Annual McChord Field Sexual Assault Legal Workshop,