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  • Pope remembers fallen Airman

    Tech. Sgt. William Jefferson, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, died March 22 near Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Sergeant Jefferson died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He began his military career as a Marine in

  • Training to manage change

    For servicemembers, change is something that can happen on a daily basis. From joint basing to restructure and reorganization, change can be overwhelming. But, change can also be an opportunity, according to the Dale Carnegie Training. McGuire, Fort Dix and Lakehurst personnel recently attended a

  • AMC finance specialists win at Air Force level

    The Air Force released the names of its fiscal year 2007 Financial Management and Comptroller award winners.   Air Mobility Command nominees rose to the top in five of 27 categories.  The winners are:Financial Analysis Officer of the Year Capt. Christopher M. Underwood,  Fairchild AFB,

  • Disabled Veterans' "Tour of Duty", brings them to McConnell

    What started out as a road trip for rest and relaxation for military veterans Dennis Mitchell and Bruce Jolly, became a personal mission to support military members on the home front. Their road trip, "Tour of Duty 2008: On the Road Supporting Troops" brought them to McConnell March 14 at the

  • Charleston's Aerial Port Squadron receives AMC awards

    Air Mobility Command has recognized Team Charleston's 437th Aerial Port Squadron "Port Dawgs" for a job well done in 2007. Members of the 437 APS were recently presented with a number of AMC 2007 Annual Logistics Readiness Awards and 2007 AMC Transportation and Traffic Management Individual Awards.

  • Replace aging aircraft or risk irrelevancy, general says

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, which is responsible for delivering war-winning capabilities to the rest of the Air Force, said during a visit to Air University here that Air Force officials must develop and buy new aircraft or risk the service becoming irrelevant. The Air Force must be

  • New tanker to bring increased capabilities to warfighter

    Air Force officials here announced Feb. 29 the selection of the Northrop Grumman Company to replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. After months of reviewing and evaluating proposals from vendors, the source selection team chose Northrop Grumman to produce up to 179 of the new air refuelers.

  • Tanker contract award announced

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb announced the selection of Northrop Grumman as the winner of the KC-X competition for development and procurement of up to 179 tanker aircraft for approximately $35 billion. The initial

  • Save, save, save

    Ready, set ... save! The Air Force recently implemented the Military Saves Campaign, endorsed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, to improve financial readiness of Airmen and enhance mission readiness. According to the Web site, Military Saves is a social marketing campaign to persuade,