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  • Scott Airmen march in Veterans Day parade in St. Louis

    More than 100 service members from Team Scott participated in the Veterans Day parade Nov. 5, hosted by St. Louis to honor all veterans. The Scott AFB contingent of Air Force and Navy members complimented the numerous other organizations marching that included local Reserve Officer Training Corps

  • McConnell, AMC Airmen attend A/TA convention

    More than 4,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of Air Mobility Command gathered at the 43nd Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 3 to 6 in Nashville, Tenn.During three days of briefings, AMC Airmen, including more than 80 Airmen from McConnell, were addressed by Marine

  • 8th AS returns home after dual-location deployment

    More than 90 Airmen from McChord Field, Wash., returned home Nov. 3 after a 67-day deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The 8th Airlift Squadron was deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to two separate overseas

  • Rig it up, send it out: Army riggers provide supplies for troops downrange

    Some people count stars in the night sky. Some people count planes as they fly overhead. Some people count bundles as they float to the ground. Imagine counting to 1,498. That's the number of bundles the U.S. Army Reserve's 824th Quartermaster Company, Det. 10, also known as Army Riggers, built in

  • 4th AS deploys for overseas contingency operations

    An airlift squadron from McChord Field deployed Oct. 25, 2011, in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.More than 100 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th Airlift Squadron departed for a 60-day deployment to the Middle East. The Airmen will take over operations of the 817th

  • New public health officer to promote resiliency at Fairchild

    In addition to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and the Coast Guard, there are also two less-known branches of the Federal Service - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service. At Fairchild, there is now a member of the Public Health Service whose sole

  • Travis to host P90X creator Tony Horton

    Travis is scheduled to host Tony Horton, creator of the P90X fitness program, for a two-day visit Oct. 27 and 28.With mass workouts planned both days, a motivational fitness rally, a book signing and a physical fitness test challenge versus Travis' own Airmen, this visit looks to get Travis

  • Dream deployment: Travis major makes the most of his six months

    Maj. Alan Tornay returned from a six-month deployment to tell his colleagues that he had the "dream deployment." The fact that he earned the trust and friendship of his Afghan counterparts as well as a Bronze Star Medal speaks to his accomplishments while there.A Reservist with the 82nd Aerial Port

  • New airlift routes provide new possibilities

    Planners from the U.S. Transportation Command and 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) here teamed with the aircrew of a C-5M Super Galaxy from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to open a historic new non-stop route from the U.S. to Bagram