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  • Operation Desert Storm: 25 years later, AMC doing more with less

    Iraqi forces attacked Kuwait Aug. 2, 1990, setting into motion a massive military response from a coalition of nations to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion with Operation Desert Shield. After Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw from Kuwait, Operation Desert Shield gave way to Operation

  • Grand Forks AFB defender receives prestigious award

    A Warrior of the North defender was selected as the Air Force Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level NCO for 2015 on Jan. 8, 2016.Tech. Sgt. Brent Kimbell, 319th Security Forces Squadron NCO-in-charge of anti-terrorism, was named Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level NCO at the squadron level,

  • Gulf War created need for better critical care

    January 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, it also marks a turning point in Air Force Medical Service's Critical Care Transport Teams (CCATT). "We were not serving the Army as well as we could have in the Air Force," explained Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton, a former Air Force Surgeon

  • Scott AFB supported troops during Desert Storm

    January 17 marks the 25th Anniversary of the start of the Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm, and members of Team Scott recall this historic event.During the last months of 1990, the United States began a buildup of troops in the Middle East as a show of strength against Iraqi aggression

  • Little Rock Airmen deliver humanitarian supplies to Honduras

    The 612th Air Base Squadron unloaded donations that were transported on a C-130J Super Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas Jan. 7, 2016.  These donations support those in need and were received by local NGO representatives.  Joint Task Force-Bravo facilitated the handling of 7 pallets

  • SecAF makes first official visit to Travis

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here Jan. 8 to meet with Airmen, discuss her priorities and see first-hand Travis Air Force Base's mission and capabilities as the western seaboard's mobility air forces hub.To begin her visit, James received a detailed mission brief from senior

  • Mobility Airmen assist first responders following IED blast in Kabul

    Four Bagram Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron sprang into action following a terrorist attack on a compound in Kabul, Afghanistan Jan. 4.The Airmen were in Kabul as part of U.S. Central Command's materiel recovery element, inspecting equipment for air transport out of

  • KC-135s surpass 100,000 combat hours

    The KC-135 Stratotanker fleet at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, flew more than 14,700 sorties in 2015 accumulating 103,419 combat hours in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedoms Sentinel."We provide refueling to every flying unit in the area of responsibility which is Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and

  • 437 AW Commander Reflects on Wing's 50 Years in Charleston

    Fifty years ago, on Jan. 8, 1966, the 437th Airlift Wing began its presence in Charleston, SC. In the ensuing half-century, the U.S. would be involved all over the globe, and the Airmen from the 437 AW often played a part--a role that continues today.In honor of this historic occasion for the

  • McChord Airman saves girl from drowning

    Whether in uniform or not, the United States Air Force requires all Airmen to uphold to its core values and encourages Airmen to be aware of their surroundings at all times.Staff Sgt. Matthew Siegele, 627th Force Support Squadron sports and fitness noncommissioned officer in charge, had his