Snapshot: Jeffrey Earnhardt makes a pitstop at AFMAO

McConnell medics host Guatemalan air force

Members of the Guatemalan air force visited the 22nd Medical Group's aeromedical assets assigned here, May 19 through May 23.Col. Leyda Rodriguez de Villagran, Joint Forces public health chief in Guatemala, and Col. Luis Alfredo Salazar Martinez, director of the Air Force hospital in Guatemala,

Reserve wing ready to assist with wildland fires

Reservists and active duty Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing recently completed their 2014 aerial firefighting training held May 16-20 here. The certification and re-certification of the aircrews ensures the wing will be ready to respond with their Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped

Extending the reach: refueling the air-policing mission

The U.S. Air Force is executing the NATO mission of Icelandic Air Policing from Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, and a major part of the operation is aerial refueling.Among the Airmen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group are those specialized in operating and maintaining the KC-135

WASP veteran shows off her flying skills

It is like riding a bike. Once you learn, you never forget. In the case of Betty Dybbro, Woman Airforce Service Pilots veteran, her bike is an airplane. Alongside 25,000 other women, Dybbro volunteered to fly for the Army Air Force during World War II. She was one of 1,074 women who passed the

Grand Forks AFB volunteers receive presidential recognition at appreciation picnic

Members of the Grand Forks Air Base community received special recognition from the nation's commander in chief at an awards ceremony during a Volunteer Appreciation Picnic hosted by the 319th Air Base Wing Chaplain Office on May 17 here."This day is to recognize all the impact you have made on

SAPR down day focuses on Duty to Intervene

Operations on McChord Field fell silent May 22, as Team McChord Airmen and civilians spent the day discussing how to combat sexual assault in the Air Force.The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response down day is a Department of Defense initiative to reiterate zero tolerance of sexual assault and

Exercise Turbo Distribution: establishing a port in a storm

The port facility at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, South Carolina, was temporarily located near the city of fictional city of Charliesport in the country of El Corona recently as part of a Joint Task Force - Port Opening exercise. Held May 15 through 22, U.S. Transportation Command's

Study shapes future of commercial airlift augmentation

The rules governing how airlines supplement U.S. military airlift are being revised, after years of consultation by the Air Force with the airline industry.According to officials, upcoming changes to the management of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet are meant to ensure the nation's capability to rapidly

Herschel Walker visits McConnell

The 22nd Air Refueling Wing received a visit from Herschel Walker, retired NFL player and CEO of Renaissance Man Food Services, May 22.His visit was part of the wing's sports day, an opportunity to participate in a number of sports and team building activities throughout the day with their unit or