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NEWS

  • Director's Corner: Passing the Torch

    This will be my last Director's Corner as AMC Director of Safety. I am very proud to hand over the directorate helm to Col Mike Seiler, an absolutely outstanding mobility leader who will take the AMC Safety enterprise to the next level.During the past two years, operations have continued against the

  • Returning with Honor: World War II POW James Bollich reflects to Airmen

    "Once we arrived at the camp, the Japanese commander laid down the rules; and said that anyone who was broken, he would have their capturer killed. The speech ended by what was interpreted to us by saying 'you have come here to die." Everyone hears the stories, watches the documentaries, reads the

  • McChord pilot continues to inspire Airmen

    In 2009, a young Air Force lieutenant in pilot training thought his dreams of flying in the Air Force were crushed following a recreational boating accident that resulted in the loss of his right leg.Despite the accident, Capt. Ryan McGuire, now a 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, became the first Airman

  • MacDill kennel master renders first-aid, saves life

    "I didn't take the time to think whether or not to help him. I saw him get struck by the vehicle and by the time he hit the ground, I was running to his aid," exclaimed Tech. Sgt. Lewis Collins, 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel master.Collins, a Chester, Virginia, native, was

  • McDaniel takes command of 92nd Air Refueling Wing

    Col. Charles "Brian" McDaniel took command of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during a ceremony here July 25, becoming the new leader of Fairchild's host wing that provides responsive, precise aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions. McDaniel comes to Team

  • A Memorable Visit

    Sean Doolittle tugged gently on his bushy red beard and soaked in a history lesson as he strolled the halls of the Travis Heritage Center July 21. He was taken through a time machine of Air Force lineage - a lineage he is all too familiar with.Military life indeed hits close to home for the Oakland

  • 621 CRW welcomes new commander

    Col. James A. Copher took the reins of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Col. Martin A. Chapin in a change of command ceremony at the Global Reach Deployment Center here, July 24, 2014.Copher came to the 621 CRW from Southwest Asia, where he served as the vice wing commander of the 380th Air

  • Red Flag: Closest thing to real life combat

    Fairchild Air Force Base participated in a Red Flag exercise above the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 2014.This exercise is one out of a series of training programs that occur multiple times throughout the year, affording Airmen an opportunity to participate in exercises that showcase the most

  • 'Mystery patients' grade health care providers at Scott Clinic

    Hospitals aim to provide great service to patients, from a friendly greeting at the check-in counter, to the technician taking patient information and vitals, to having a doctor listen to their complaints and doing what they can to improve their health.   To improve patient care and provide

  • Scott Honor Guard serves near and far with dignity

    "Handpicked to serve as a member of the Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard, my standards of conduct and level of professionalism must be above reproach, for I represent all others in my service."  Each weekday, the ceremonial guardsmen of the Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard practice for any type