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  • MacDill pharmacist wins Air Force level award

    In February, the office of the Air Force Surgeon General released the Air Force Medical Service 2014 annual award winners, and one of MacDill's own was on the list: Capt. Rohin Kasudia, 6th Medical Group Satellite Pharmacy officer in charge.Kasudia, a Chicago, Illinois native, won the Biomedical

  • Eagle Flag exercise brings services together

    The boots of more than 170 Airmen and Soldiers trekked through the grounds of a remote exercise site at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.All that stood before them was a barren field - with mud so dense it would act as a suction cup with each step they took - all while ice and snow

  • Military reminds personnel to remain vigilant on social media

    The digital age is making the world a smaller place and the "bad guys" could be a lot closer than you think.It continues to be dynamic and evolving. Now it's almost a cultural norm around the Air Force and globe to have social media as a part of everyday life. Those who use it, also have the

  • Facing the truth about suicide

    The Air Force no longer uses computer-based training for annual suicide prevention training and is shifting to face-to-face inactions.The change in training is still fairly new, it was put into effect on Feb. 11, 2015."Our goal on this base is to have the training completed by May 18, 2015," said

  • Local community marks B-29 rollout

    One of over 1,600 B-29 Superfortresses assembled in Wichita, Kansas, was delivered to the Army Air Forces on March 23, 1944, and that very same aircraft was "delivered" again in commemoration of its restoration during a ceremony March 23, in Wichita."I was real thrilled for this," said retired Col.

  • Air Force Mourns the Loss of Ninth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force

    The ninth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James C. Binnicker passed away March 21 in Calhoun, Ga.Chief Binnicker was born in Orangeburg, S.C., on July 23, 1938. He was a leader and an Airman from the day he first joined the Civil Air Patrol as a high school freshman. His childhood dream was to

  • AMC seeks competitive team for 2015 Air Force Marathon

    Air Mobility Command is sponsoring a competitive active-duty team to participate in the 19th annual United States Air Force Marathon held Sept. 19, 2015, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.The AMC team, comprised of male and female runners and representing various age groups, will

  • Preventing musculoskeletal injuries could save AF $1.5 billion annually

    There is a rising concern affecting a number of military members that is costing the U.S. Air Force approximately $1.5 billion annually: musculoskeletal injuries.Musculoskeletal injuries consist of any muscle-related injury such as shin splints or ankle injuries - both of which can sometimes be

  • Wingman Week focuses on resiliency

    Travis Airmen set aside their daily tasks this week to come together to participate in Wingman Week activities.According to Wes Yancey, 60th Air Mobility Wing community support coordinator, the base switched from Wingman Day to Wingman Week to offer as many opportunities as possible for Airmen to

  • Warriors of the North climb to the Tops in Blue

    Two members of the Warriors of the North have been selected for the 2015 Tops in Blue tour.2nd Lt. Nicque Robinson, 319th Contracting Flight contracting specialist, and Capt. Michael Rose, 69th Reconnaissance Group group executive officer, were chosen after a 10-day audition at Lackland AFB,