McConnell Firefighters gain accreditation

McConnell's Fire and Emergency Services Flight earned its accreditation, Aug. 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]

Fabrication flight keeps C-17s in the air

Editor's Note: This is part one of a five part series on McChord's fabrication flight.Behind the scenes of the 62nd Airlift Wing, Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight work day and night to keep our McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flying. Responsible for repair and

Spiritual resilience for today's leaders

As a pillar of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, maintaining and strengthening individual spirituality is a primary component for one's overall well-being. Similar to a sine wave, everyone has ups and downs, but it's their spirituality that gets them to the next day.No matter the faith background, where

Children and teachers deploy in Operation KUDOS/TUDOS

Children and teachers of Team Dover got the chance take a step in Airmen's boots as they deployed in Operation KUDOS/TUDOS, Kids/Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations Aug. 20, 2014, at the Youth Center.The event recreated the stresses of deploying and gave kids a better insight of what their

The C-130 celebrates 60 years and still going strong

In 1954, the song "Rock Around the Clock" was playing on the radio, Oprah Winfrey was born and the first issue of Sports Illustrated appeared on newsstands. That same year, on August 23, the YC-130 Hercules made its maiden flight at the Lockheed Martin plant in Burbank, California, and the C-130 is

Under Secretary of Defense visits JB Charleston

The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Jessica L. Garfola Wright, completed the first day of a two-day visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Aug. 22, 2014, to witness joint basing in action and observe the active duty and Reserve missions.Wright is the senior policy advisor to

Structural maintainers keep jets flying

DV Molly

As a child, some of life's mysteries are hard to explain, yet understand, but with the support of friends, family and the community, life's most burdensome problems can sometimes be set aside.Such is the case of MacDill's most recent distinguished visitor, Molly Little, a family-loving 5 year old

In the thick of it: 34th Combat Training Squadron

Recently, I was able to witness one of the combat exercises that the 34th Combat Training Squadron conducts at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.The mission of the 34th CTS is to provide tailored joint mobility training to produce combat-ready Airmen and Soldiers. The

Quickstoppers: Action vs. Inaction

How often have you seen a hazard and simply maneuvered around it to avoid getting hurt? Do you recall your first encounter with this condition--thinking, "This is not safe" but simply avoiding it instead of doing something about it? Eventually, the hazard blends into what you and others accept as