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  • Inspiring Qatari kids to exercise

    Members of the 437th Operations Group, who are currently deployed to Southwest Asia, took time during their current deployment to participate in a local school's sports day.Qatar's 4th Annual National Sports day was held Feb. 10, 2015. The national holiday, held every year on the second Tuesday in

  • MacDill program helps Airmen, families find balance in lives

    The Air Force is always searching for and creating ways to improve and maintain the overall health of not just its personnel, but also their families. One specific program, the Group Lifestyle Balance Program, has been enacted on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as well as other installations across

  • Single Airman Initiative provides Airmen with fun, community

    In 2010, the 375th Force Support Squadron adopted a new Air Force program called the Single Airman Initiative.Funded by the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, and administered by Headquarters Air Force Services Agency, the program provides trips and events for single enlisted Airmen, regardless of

  • The AFIS is "FOC"?

    AMC and the Air Force Inspection System The AFIS is "FOC"? (What does that mean, and what's next?)On 1 Oct 2014, the "new" Air Force Inspection System (AFIS) met the SecAF's deadline for reaching full operational capability or "FOC." But beyond the metrics in the SecAF's Program Action Directive,

  • AMC members get new app to solve their own computer problems

    As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) goes virtual, Air Force members will see a new application on their computer that allows them to immediately tackle and fix minor IT problems.  The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk (vESD) is a client-based application that allows the user to solve common

  • Dyess Airmen deploy in support of OUA

    More than 35 Airmen and two C-130Js from the 317th Airlift Group and 7th Bomb Wing deployed Oct. 29, 2014, to an air base in Western Europe, where they will provide tactical airlift support for Operation United Assistance.During their deployment, Dyess Airmen will be tasked with moving supplies,

  • Appointment Plus offers GF members electronic sign-up options

    Grand Forks Airmen now have a central point to sign up for Grand Forks Air Force Base classes and events for self-enrichment and volunteerism through the new Appointment Plus website.The website also offers members a log to keep track of appointments in order to quantify hours more easily for

  • Travis Brass brings new Air Force sound to AV

    The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West's Travis Brass ensemble headlined the fifth annual Celebrate America on the Blvd. event in Downtown Lancaster Sept. 6. They performed at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. The BLVD was "everything American" with a classic car and bike show, live

  • Volcanos are just the tip of the iceberg

    Air Mobility Command led a technical information exchange recently to study damage to aircraft engines caused by volcanic ash and airborne dust. Scientists from the United States and Canada met in person and virtually with operators from AMC and Air Force Global Strike Command to share research and

  • 349th commander nominated to receive prestigious award

    A commander here received a nomination for one of the Air Force's most prestigious awards, the 2013 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Lt. Col. Stephen Matthews, 349th Air Refueling Squadron commander, was selected as Air Mobility Command's nomination for the Sijan Award by demonstrating the high