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  • Airman to Airman - SSgt Chambers Owes His Life to a Great Wingman

    As an avid snowboarder, SSgt John Chambers looked forward to a TDY to Travis AFB and a chance for some time on the prime slopes at the resorts nearby. But while snowboarding on a crisp January day in 2013, his plans quickly veered off course and out of control before he knew what hit him.Arriving at

  • Ice, Ice, Baby!

    The holidays will be here before we know it, and with them comes Old Man Winter, bringing along his whipping winds, blowing snow, and freezing ice. All of these things mean changes in the way we do business, both in our day-to-day lives and as flyers.Some things never change, and Mother Nature is

  • McConnell Firefighters Gain Accreditation

    Fire and Emergency Services Flight earned its accreditation on August 13, 2014, from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.The unit is the only accredited fire department within Air Mobility Command and is one of 13 accredited units Air Force-wide."This [accreditation] validates our

  • Instructors visit Scott to host course on aerial port operations

    For more than eight hours a day, three instructors from the 423rd Mobility Training Squadron based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, taught the Management of Aerial Port Operations Course here, Nov. 3-14.An aerial port is the area where cargo or passengers are loaded or unloaded from

  • Not wearing his seatbelt? How could that be?

    I am a mom. I love the Air Force and I have a great job, but the best part of my life is being a mom. I'm a mom eight times over: five stepchildren (two from my first marriage) and three biological children.I became a stepmom to Christopher and April when I married their father in 1984. Christopher

  • Mishap Free Flying Hour Milestones

    10,000 Hours89 AS, Wright-Patterson AFB, OHCMSgt Joseph A. GoughSMSgt Phillip G. FernandezSMSgt Richard A. Standridge164 AS, Mansfield, OHLt Col John F. Bletner171 ARW, Pittsburgh, PALt Col Charles B. Tubbs452 AMW, March ARB, CALt Col William C. AdelmannLt Col Kurt A. GreenleeLt Col John M. JostLt

  • Quickstoppers - Path Paved with Courage and Excellence

    No doubt, the role of the base Safety Office is a hugely important one, but one facet of the safety program can have truly devastating consequences if its concepts are not followed to a T: Weapons Safety. So what is a day in the life of a Weapons Safety Manager like? Simply put, it is knowing the

  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WEAPONS SAFETY MANAGER

    If an explosive detonates when you don't want it to, it changes everything!My job as the Chief of Weapons Safety at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) is to ensure that the people who work with explosives do it in the safest possible manner. The challenges present themselves every day. JB MDL

  • Thank You

    To the safety officers, non-commissioned officers and civilians throughout our Air Force, I want to say thank you for your incredible efforts over the last year. Due to your vigilance, the 2014 fiscal year was the safest ground safety year in 10 years and the safest flight safety year in the history