Answering the call for Obama

While attending Travis' annual holiday lighting ceremony Dec. 5, surrounded by his wife and children, the call came across Lt. Col. Thad Middleton's Blackberry stating he needed to be on the other side of the globe within a few hours.For Middleton, who serves as the 9th Air Refueling Squadron

319th Medical Group Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program named best in AMC

The 319th Medical Group Patient Safety Program was recently named the best in Air Mobility Command for the first time.Elizabeth Nelson, Healthcare Team Training Contract Patient Safety manager, credits the win to numerous improvements the clinic has made in the last year. "In 2013, we added a

AF names 319th CS best small communications unit in service for 2013

The members of the 319th Communications Squadron have an extra reason to walk a little taller after recently being named the best small communications unit in the Air Force.The cyber warriors of the 319th CS won the 2013 Air Force Information Dominance Small Unit Award at the Air Force level. "It

Local media members travel to Transit Center at Manas

From Dec. 10-17, local media near Fairchild Air Force Base were immersed firsthand in a week in the life of a deployed Airman from Fairchild going to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The purpose of the media embed was to help the local community see exactly what Fairchild crews do every day

15th AS Airmen return from deployment

More than 80 Airmen from the 15 Airlift Squadron returned to Joint Base Charleston, Jan. 6, 2013, after a successful two-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Airmen conducted combat operations in support of OEF while deployed with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron."To

JB MDL mission partners sweep snow

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst mission partners rallied to clear the snow following a winter storm Jan. 2, 2014, here.The agencies, including the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Snow Team, 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance, 305th Operational Support Squadron Weather Flight and

Fairchild Airman earns STEP promotion to technical sergeant

Tech. Sgt. Vikas Kumar received his technical sergeant stripe under the Air Force's Stripes for Exceptional Performers program during a 92nd Medical Group commander's call at the base theater Dec. 18, 2013.Kumar serves as the 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Aerospace & Operational Physiology Flight

The Jennifer Vaughan story: one Airman's comeback journey from near death

There are words Staff Sgt. Jennifer Vaughan faintly remembers hearing from her family and fiancé as she slowly woke up Feb. 18, 2013 from a 62-day induced coma, but it was the look on their faces that made her understand that something was "very wrong."Unable to respond and comprehend the magnitude

Team McChord Airmen participate in Seahawks pregame ceremony

DoD Withdraws Sponsorship of Automated Housing Referral Network

The Department of Defense is withdrawing its sponsorship of the Automated Housing Referral Network (AHRN) beginning Jan. 1, 2014. AHRN is a direct marketing resource for landlords and property managers to promote available rental units to military members worldwide who are seeking housing at a