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  • C-130J loadmasters help deliver goods in Afghanistan

    When mission essential goods need to be delivered to bases around Afghanistan, C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters provide the help needed to ensure cargo is placed in the right hands in support of NATO's Resolute Support mission.The loadmasters here are deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base,

  • African Partnership Flight to land at JB MDL

    Approximately 40 African military personnel will visit Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to participate in the African Partnership Flight hosted by the 621st Contingency Response Wing here Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.The African Partnership Flight program, sponsored and developed by U.S. Air Forces in

  • Building fun: Scott officer amasses Lego collection

    By day you'll find Lt. Col. Danielle Budzko commanding the 15th Operational Weather Squadron, but after work she turns in her analysis and charts to build another Lego neighborhood or construction set.Since age 4 she's been amassing a sizeable collection--2,000 sets in all--that includes vintage and

  • 15th CMSAF mentors Airmen

    The 15th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Rodney J. McKinley, visited here Aug. 21, taking opportunities to mentor Airmen about doing the right thing, the value of people and getting the job done. He was also the guest speaker at the Senior NCO induction ceremony."The most important thing is

  • Washington firefighting mobilization center stages at Fairchild

    A Type 3 Incident Management team arrived here Aug. 22 to stand up a fire mobilization center aiding the firefighting efforts across Eastern Washington.The 15-man team from San Diego manages the staging area on base for 16 fire trucks, 8 water tankers and more than 50 firefighters.According to Chris

  • Warrior's particpate in adaptive sports camp

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Commander Col. Daniel S. Morgan calls participants of the JBLM Warrior Care Adaptive Sports Camp the "toughest warriors out there.""I can't think of a better reason to come together and overcome adversity," Morgan said. "The people out here today are warriors...we asked

  • Dover Airman and K-9 recognized at War Dog Memorial

    An Airman and his K-9 counterpart have been through it all together including a deployment where they were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their support of Army Special Operations forces during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2013.But in the distant future, long after each of their Air Force

  • Integration lab to support C-5 software, hardware upgrades

    The C-5 System Integration Lab at Robins has been prepping to accommodate upcoming changes to the weapon system's color weather radar capabilities for the last several months.Full-scale development is now underway by Lockheed Martin to update to a new version of the color weather radar, as well as

  • Warriors of the North battle to be crowned Summer Bash 2015 Champions

    Airmen here took a break from their daily operations Aug. 20 to compete in a variety of events during Summer Bash 2015.Summer Bash is a day of competition and camaraderie held annually at Grand Forks Air Force Base. Airmen compete as teams or as individuals with the goal of their squadron being

  • Airmen conduct tests for KC-46 program

    The 418th Flight Test Squadron is setting the stage for the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus by conducting legacy tanker fuel surge testing at Edwards Air Force Base California, July 26 through Aug. 9, 2015.In the past, both the KC-135 and the KC-10 were tested successively on the ground to baseline