349th pilot first to respond in local accident

When a SUV flipped on Kellogg Road in Wichita, Kan., Aug 3, 2013, a pilot from the 349th Air Refueling Squadron quickly reacted as the first bystander to respond to the scene. First Lieutenant Bradley Sutton and his mother-in-law were nearby on the roadside fixing issues with their rental vehicle

Cutting edge Airmen perform maintenance

PMEL Airmen inspect night vision equipment

Member of 305th AMW legacy passes away

David A. Nagel's long and storied relationship with the 305th started in June 1944 during World War II when he was assigned to the 305th Bomb Group stationed at Chelveston, England. He was the only surviving link to a time when the 305th's main cargo was bombs and the souls brave enough to drop

Joint Base Charleston hosts runway ribbon cutting event

Military officials, construction contractors and local civic leaders gathered to mark the end of major construction efforts on the main runway, August 8, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.The ribbon cutting ceremony featured speakers from DWG & Associates, the 628th Air Base Wing,

374 AW, JASDF team up in support of Red Flag-Alaska

More than 30 people filled the hangar checking and rechecking paperwork, ensuring each pallet was prepared for the weekend departure. Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness and 730th Air Mobility Squadrons worked hand-in-hand with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts Aug. 1, 2013, to

818th MSAS, Burundi Air Force continue partnership engagements

The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron accomplished the second of at least four building partnership and partner capacity engagements in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 15 to July 26, 2013.Four MSAS Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., were

U.S., U.K. forces partner for expeditionary training

Reflecting real-world contingency operating environments, the U.S. Air Force and Army partnered with the U.K. Royal Air Force for a Joint Task Force Port Opening during Exercise EAGLE FLAG held here, July 15-19. With a partnership that began between the USAF Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat

Bioenvironmental Engineering conducts CBRN exercise with Emergency Management and Fire

Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of