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  • 17th AS assists S.C. National Guard in locating downed Black Hawk

    What began as a local training mission for an aircrew from the 17th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., quickly turned into a search for a downed helicopter.When Maj. Matthew Scheulen and Capt. Nicholas Coblio, 17th AS pilots, climbed into the cockpit of their C-17 Globemaster III, on

  • Active Duty and reserve EOD Airmen learn lifesaving skills

    Imagine: you're an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician deployed and on a convoy. While driving you come across something in the road. As one of two EOD techs in the convoy it's your job to get out of the vehicle and respond to the unidentified Improvised Explosive Device while wearing a suit that

  • Boeing provides updated KC-46A briefing

    Representatives from the Boeing Company provided McConnell Airmen with an update on the current status of the KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 4, here."This was a great opportunity to sit down with the people who are really going to be working on the aircraft and help them understand what's coming their way,"

  • Fairchild Airman convicted of indecent communication

    On Nov. 21, Staff Sgt. Julian S. Phillips, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, was found guilty at general court-martial of two allegations of wrongful communication, two allegations of making indecent remarks to female coworkers, and one charge of wrongfully using his government computer to send

  • McConnell's emergency management inspection

    McConnell Airmen participated in an emergency management inspection, a simulated homeland terrorist attack Dec. 3, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.It was a total force exercise involving the 931st Air Refueling Group and 184th Intelligence Wing."We do this to test and evaluate the wing's ability to

  • Pope Airmen and Fort Bragg Soldiers combine efforts for Operation Toy Trot

    Pope Airmen and Fort Bragg Soldiers participated in the Air Force's annual Operation Toy Trot 5K race here Dec. 3, collecting toys for the annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop scheduled for Dec. 5 thru Dec. 7.Over 150 servicemembers dressed in holiday and fitness attire, donated toys and

  • AMC staff sees 'Excellence' first-hand with visit to the USAF EC

    Twenty four Air Mobility Command staff members visited the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center to participate in an open forum here, Tuesday.AMC staff members received a mission briefing, an overview of the USAF Expeditionary Operations School, educational demonstrations, and exchanged ideas about

  • Report details causes of July accident at Pope Army Airfield

    Air Mobility Command released the results of a ground accident investigation board regarding the July 17 accident at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C.Staff Sgt. Timothy Wright, assigned to the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was struck by a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

  • Scott members mentor students in robotics competition

    For many years Scott Air Force Base has been supporting local programs that encourage innovation, enabling young people to be science and technology leaders.One of those programs, the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Lego League, held its first qualifying competition

  • Scott teen trying to make it in the music industry

    She began singing at a young age, but it was at age 12 when her mother and sister decided to enter Bryana Salaz into her first singing competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. She realized then how much she enjoyed performing and that she wanted to make a career out of it.Being a military kid,