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  • Pope Airmen graduate Ranger School

    The Army Ranger School students were all looking forward to the few hours of precious sleep they were about to get after a long day of training on Mount Yonah, a mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia.Their instructors instead rounded them up and marched to a rocky outcropping and

  • Golden Bear Shadow Program

    In an effort to bridge the gap between junior enlisted Airmen and wing leadership, Travis Air Force Base has implemented the "Golden Bear Shadow Program," scheduled to occur at various squadrons throughout the year.The program will allow for Col. Corey Martin, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, to

  • National Night Out: Raising crime, drug prevention awareness base-wide

    Fairchild Airmen came out in full force for the 31st Annual National Night Out celebration here Aug. 5.The event is held across the country to help prevent crime and drugs from entering "our" neighborhoods."In the spirit of integrated defense, every Airman is a sensor, and that goes for their

  • Pease ANGB selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus

    Air Force officials announced Aug. 6, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire as the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base."The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker remains one of our top acquisition priorities. Making a final basing decision is an important step

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

    Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 5 to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.The team of Reservists

  • Delivery: Airman traverses the base with letters and parcels

    With a brown package in hand, Airman 1st Class Victoria Moore walks through the doors of an office building. Walking toward the receptionist behind the desk, Moore's green eyes become brighter as she greets her with a wide smile. Before handing the package to the recipient, Moore scans the barcode,

  • 43rd Airlift Group welcomes new commander

    Col. Kenneth E. Moss formally assumed command of the 43rd Airlift Group from Col. Daniel H. Tulley in a change of command ceremony today on Fort Bragg's Pope Army Airfield."There is no place in the world where the Army and the Air Force work more closely, more often, and gain more synergy than

  • McConnell member named 2013 CP Airman of the year

    A member of Team McConnell was recognized as the Air Force's 2013 Command Post Airman of the Year. Staff Sgt. Bryan Knehr, 22nd Air Refueling Wing senior controller, was shocked when he discovered that he was selected. Rather than accrediting his success to one year of excellent work performance,