Security Forces conducts K-9 water training

100K & Going: Airmen at Grand Forks AFB help reach Global Hawk flying milestone

Although the days of the bombers and tankers are long gone, Airmen at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., are still finding ways to make Air Force history thanks to the Global Hawk mission. The Northrop Grumman Corporation recently announced its high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems

TLR rallies to support victims of base housing fire

Two Team Little Rock Families lost their homes and personal possessions when a fire broke out in a residential duplex in base housing Sept. 7, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.Nobody was injured in the fire, which was classified as a cooking fire by base officials.Beginning in the kitchen,

Travis "Freedom Launch" hones skills, remembers 9/11

Travis conducted a mass launch of 22 mobility aircraft Sept.11, to practice the maximum level of combat capability for the operations, maintenance, and support groups.During the operation, dubbed the Freedom Launch, seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10A Extenders, and four C-5 Galaxies departed in

New program helps identify military-friendly communities, business

On Patriot's Day, Sept. 11, 2013, partnering with area chambers of commerce, the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois kicked off a new campaign to help servicemembers and their families easily recognize military-friendly businesses and communities. Called the Scott Patriot Program, local

Never Forget: The final state dedicates 9/11 memorial

The Eagle Firefighters' Association unveiled Delaware's received its first public Sept. 11 memorial on the 12-year anniversary of the attacks at the Air Mobility Command museum here today. Delaware is the 50th and final state to receive an official Sept. 11 memorial, which incorporates two pieces of

MG Martin assumes command of USAF Expeditionary Center

Maj. Gen. Frederick "Rick" Martin assumed command of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center during a ceremony Sept. 9, 2013, at the Expeditionary Center, here. General Paul J. Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., presided over the event, attended by nearly 200 service

Texas Air Force Reserve Wing help soldiers complete multi-modal move

Airmen here recently finished conducting the air leg of a multi-modal move for an equipment swap out between the 1st and 3rd Combat Aviation Brigades.Nearly four months of planning paid off as C-5A Galaxys and C-5M Super Galaxys transported more than 120 helicopters between Kandahar and western

The flipside of an Airman’s unexpected journey with cancer

"It doesn't look good" are four words no one ever wants to hear from a doctor. For Col. David Barnes, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) senior director of operations, those words began a journey from cancer to passing a physical fitness test.Just two months after

Airmen build swing set for deployed Wingman's daughter

Dog handlers from the 628th Security Forces Squadron volunteered their time Sept. 6, 2013, to lend a helping hand to the family of one of their own.Staff Sgt. Kyle Shaughnessy, 628th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, bought his 2-year old daughter Isabella, a swing-set "fit for