Airman earns top firefighter honors

For the second consecutive year, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Force firefighter won the Army Firefighter of the Year award. Senior Airman Kevin Alfonso, a 627th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, was presented the award for 2013 on Dec. 11, 2014 at JBLM.Alfonso has served at McChord Field's Fire

USAF EC holds Wingman Day Event

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center paused Dec. 16, for a Wingman Day Event to allow staff members time to focus on building relationships and increasing awareness regarding issues facing Airmen."Every day is Wingman Day for us here at the EC," said Master Sgt. Osvaldo Freyre, USAF EC Director

AMC relocates KC-135 simulator

As Air Mobility Command fields the KC-46A, displaced KC-135 pilot simulators will be relocated across the Total Force to maximize simulator access across the mobility enterprise.  As a result, AMC, in coordination with the Air National Guard, recently identified four KC-135 pilot flight simulators

Recycling the wreckage

With all of the recent renovations being made preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, comes millions of pounds of unneeded demolition debris awaiting disposal.Instead of sending the materials to a landfill, McConnell recycles the wreckage that can no

Powered by Innovation: 725 AMS Creates Cleanup Response Trailer

The men and women of the 725th Air Mobility Squadron are no strangers to meeting challenges with innovation and adaptability. The 725 AMS faces unique challenges as a tenant unit at Naval Station Rota, Spain, a Spanish controlled base with the United States Navy as the lead American Service. The

Mobility tours in Las Vegas

On Nov. 16, Mobility Rock Band from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West launched a four-concert tour in Las Vegas, Nevada.The band is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California, and was touring in Nevada to represent Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases within their local

Air Force Surgeon General visits Scott AFB

Lt. Gen. Thomas Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, visited Scott Air Force Base for the first time Dec. 8-10. Travis along with Chief Master Sgt. Jason Pace, Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force, met with members of the 375th Medical Group for an inside view of how they support the mission at

10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight provides in-flight medical care

President Obama expresses gratitude to troops, civilians during visit to joint base

United States of America President Barrack Obama visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to express his gratitude to service members and Department of Defense civilians for their service to their country during a meet and greet event Dec. 15, 2014.The event allowed more than 3,000

Dover puts the M in retrograde

Keeping the gigantic C-5M Super Galaxy mission going at home station is challenging, and for Dover's deployed C-5Ms supporting the Afghanistan retrograde mission, there were some unique challenges for the deployed C-5M maintainers. Beginning in August, a 10-person C-5M maintenance team from the