C-17s not fazed by shorter runway

With runway renovations in full swing, this ongoing 18-month construction project will soon enter a new phase that will limit the operational capabilities of Team Dover's C-5M Super Galaxy fleet. But this does not mean that all of Team Dover's operational capabilities will end or be temporarily

436th SFS pedals to strengthen community relations

Being visible day or night and establishing one-on-one relationships within the Team Dover community is the goal of the 436th Security Forces Squadron here, who are trained and certified members of the newly-formed police bike patrol pedaling around both the installation and base housing areas.The

Team Dover partners with Westover ARB to load Chinooks

Free fall for 60 minutes

The McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is cruising at 10,000 feet above the ground and the back ramp opens. Combat controllers of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, assigned here, jump out the back and start their free fall before deploying their parachutes and landing safely back to the air

Tricare Online gives more power to its patients

Fitting in appointments that work around a set schedule can be a difficult task, but through a system, patients will be able to become more flexible with their appointments, while making it easier to accomplish more with less.Right now, about only 23 percent of McChord Field's population uses

Spokane students learn about military medical field

The 92nd Medical Group hosted a Business AfterSchool Program to give students from Mead and Mt. Spokane High Schools the opportunity to learn about the military and the medical field March 26.The program is a series of Industry Week Open House events for students, educators, parents and community

U.S. Air Advisors reach milestone in Air Drop Training with Colombian Air Force

Members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron from Travis Air Force Base (MSAS) finalized their training with members of the Colombian Air Force while observing their performance of an air drop mission near Bogota, Colombia, March 4, 2015.The successful air drop concluded a month-long Air

Air Force Wrestling Team trains at JB MDL

Air Force Wrestling Team trains at JB MDL Airman 1st Class Joshua King Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURSTThe U.S. Air Force Wrestling Team recently concluded  their annual two-month training camp at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. in preparation

Two AF nurses heroes of 'Operation Babylift'

EDITORS NOTE: This story was originally published March 12, 2013For more information on Operation Babylift go to the AMC History page hereNo matter how far women were kept away from combat roles, they were never far from harm and the opportunity to rise above and beyond the call of duty.An explosion

U.S. air advisors pioneer new DoD training in Zambia

Eight members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing's 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron traveled to Lusaka, Zambia to take part in a first of its kind Department of Defense training event, March 21, 2015.The team engaged with twenty members of the Zambian air force to accomplish two