Wounded warrior adopts four-legged partner, friend

From the moment Staff Sgt. Brian Williams arrived at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to begin his recovery, he had only one request. Carly. Williams was deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron when he suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while

17th AS returns home

Investigation report details February fatal accident at Joint Base Andrews

Air Mobility Command officials released the Ground Accident Investigation Board report details, following the Feb. 17 Airman death stemming from a warehouse accident at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Senior Airman John E. King II, 21, of Sarasota, Fla., was fatally injured as he was struck by a vehicle

Maintainers keep old fleet in air, contributing to life saving mission

Every day, thousands of service members and coalition partners operating in Afghanistan rely on the C-130 Hercules and to keep this old workhorse in the air, it requires a team of maintainers.Maintainers with the C-130 Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Bagram Air Field are charged with

Fairchild conducts active shooter exercise

Fairchild immersed its personnel in a precautionary exercise Aug. 29 to prepare the base for the unlikely, yet possible, scenario of an active shooter."An active shooter is probably among the most dangerous threats to base personnel," said Maj. Sean Howlett, 92nd Air Refueling Wing director of

436th CS personnel nominated for DoD CIO awards

Being recognized for your hard work is an enjoyable experience. Having that recognition come from the upper echelon is even better.Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Marcolini, 436th Communications Squadron network infrastructure NCOIC and the 436th CS plans and programs team were selected by Air Mobility Command to

Marriage Retreat builds resilience

The 336th Training Group chaplain's office hosted a marriage retreat for members of the group and their spouses at the Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho, Aug. 23 to 25. The purpose of the marriage retreat was to build resilient marriages by creating an environment where couples could focus on

Acting SecAF Fanning meets Team MacDill

Continuing his tour campaign to speak with Airmen, advocate their concerns and explain future force objectives, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning made a stop to engage Team MacDill, Aug. 29.Fanning, upon becoming the acting SecAF in June and having served as the Undersecretary of the

Joint Operational Access Exercise

Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing flew to Alexandria International Airport, La., Aug. 18, 2013, as part of Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-0X. The Airmen provided the Army with airlift muscle for an airborne assault training exercise in conjunction with Green Flag Little Rock 13-09.The JOAX was

We Made it, but let’s not do that again!

Sicily Drop Zone, Pope AFB, circa 2000. It was a young crew by 2000 standards. It included a brand new aircraft commander; first time off-station as an AC, an experienced co-pilot, a middle-of-the-road flight engineer, a navigator flying for the first time off-station without an instructor, and two