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  • New chapter for AMC as AMLO squadron activates

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing wrote another page in Air Force history as they activated and assigned command for the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron during a ceremony here June 26.Lt. Col. Robert O'Keefe took command of the newly formed 621 MSOS during the activation

  • Welcoming Major Robert "Bob" Olson home after 46 years

    Maj. Robert "Bob" Olson, a native of St. Paul, Minn., perished along with nine other Airmen when his aircraft was shot down on Feb. 5, 1969, in the skies over Vietnam.Forty-six years later, on June 22, 2015, his wife and their five children finally received closure, as DNA testing led to Olson's

  • Hot maintenance

    Carrying out maintenance on Team Dover's fleet of C-5M Super Galaxies and C-17A Globemaster IIIs can be challenging at times, but extreme heat and humidity can add additional challenges during the summer months. Throughout the hottest months of the year, Team Dover Airmen from the 436th and 512th

  • McChord commander summits mountains with squadron pride

    If you wanted to show the pride you have with the Airmen you work with every day, how would you do it?To show his pride, Maj. Clinton Varty, 62nd Maintenance Squadron commander, has carried the 62nd MXS flag to the summit of Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and Mount Adams, the three highest mountains in

  • Fairchild engineers save AF nearly $8 million

    Balancing today's readiness with tomorrow's modernization isn't an easy task, but the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron figured out a way to do it and saved $8 million along the way.Working closely with contractors, Fairchild engineers developed a plan to repair and repaint, rather than replace, the roof

  • NOAA plane receives upgrade, participates in field campaign

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stationed on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, installed upgraded engines on one of their two Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft as part of a larger upgrade project for the two planes June 3, 2015.In an effort to stay ahead of the technological curve and

  • All colors fade to mud

    Marines and Airmen are crawling and carrying one another through down pouring rain - with their tan and green uniforms all covered up by mud,  the service members look like the joint fighting force they are.During a three week Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course Airmen were taught self-defense

  • Sergeant earns award for dedicated Red Cross volunteerism

    Senior Master Sgt. Michael Henderlong was recognized as the winner of the American Red Cross Exceptional Volunteer Service Award, which he received June 4 in St. Louis. Henderlong has been involved with the Red Cross since 1999, and his efforts to contribute have earned him the peer nominated

  • Cadets learn leadership lesson at McConnell

    U.S. Air Force Academy cadets and ROTC cadets visited from June 3 through June 17 as part of Operation Air Force, a summer program initiative."These cadets are making choices right now that may affect their lives forever," said Maj. Timothy Morris, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron operations

  • When tour guides become tourists

    A group of volunteers, used to teaching the air mobility mission, were recently given the opportunity to learn about advancements in Team Dover's largest aircraft.A group of 16 volunteers from the Air Mobility Command Museum toured a static C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter with 9th Airlift Squadron crew