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NEWS

  • Dental Squadron innovates

    The 375th Dental Squadron has been finding new ways to improve their processes and the numbers are showing it.They're No. 1 in Air Mobility Command for the past six months and No. 4 Air Force-wide for their high Class I rate. Class I is when a patient is deployment ready and no further treatment is

  • All gave some, some gave all

    The call came over the radio. An improvised explosive device detonated near a vehicle with U.S. Service members on a mission near Baghdad, Iraq. The squad needed a medical evacuation immediately."When they got back to the base and he was put in a body bag, we carried him inside, waited for the other

  • Operation Cyber Shooter: cyber sleuths protect valuable PII

    A man enters an office and walks right up to an individual on a computer. He holds a gun to the victim's head and demands their personal information and records.The victim gives it to him without a fight, and the criminal leaves with all the data. This happens every single day to individuals, except

  • 75 Years of Pelican Pride

    "Once a Pelican, always a Pelican," said Lt. Col. Matthew Husemann, 9th Airlift Squadron commander.The 9th AS celebrated its 75th Anniversary with various events and reunions Sept. 25-26, 2015, at Dover AFB, Delaware."The Proud Pelicans have been built by 75 years of tradition from the leaders that

  • C-5 performance 100 percent on time for fourth consecutive year

    In the current sustainment environment, there are military aircraft flying worldwide missions every day protecting American interests.Their sustainment is crucial.One of those airframes is the C-5 Galaxy - one of the world's largest airlifters - which was first deployed more than 45 years ago and is

  • Annual Operation DEEP FREEZE to commence Sept. 28

    The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28.This support is provided by Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, led by

  • Dover Airman presented Heartsaver Hero Award

    Every time an Airman puts on his or her uniform and heads to work, they are considered a hero. But one Team Dover Airman became a hero while he was on leave.While processing through an airport security checkpoint, Senior Airmen Bryan MacLean, 436th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, provided

  • Pease ANGB breaks ground for KC-46 hangars

    A groundbreaking ceremony was held on base Sept. 18 to mark the start of the KC-46A Hangar Expansion and Modernization Project.New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte as well as The Adjutant General of the N.H. National Guard Maj. Gen. William N. Reddel III

  • Fairchild, Spokane first responders participate in joint exercise

    Fairchild Air Force Base Airmen worked together with Spokane County emergency response agencies during a Major Accident Response Exercise that involved a simulated crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 15, at Riverside State Park in Spokane, Washington.The exercise kicked off Tuesday morning when the

  • McConnell Pilot awarded Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy

    Capt. Jessica Rybicki, 384th Air Refueling Squadron executive officer and pilot, received the 2015 National Aeronautic Association Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.The award was established in 1948 in honor of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the pioneers of flight.The annual award recognizes an officer