New Communications Group commander

The 375th Communications Group met their newest commander--Lt. Col. Michael Cote--during a change of command ceremony June 26.The commander shared his leadership philosophy, which consists of four things: mission, people, professionalism, and teamwork. He said all of these are critical to realizing

36th Rescue Flight rescues injured horseback rider

Airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., rescued a 66-year-old male July 21 near McCall, Idaho, after he was kicked by his horse and injured his hip and leg.The victim, John Beeh, was on his way via horseback with his wife and another couple to camp at 20-Mile Lake when the incident occurred. He

Answering the call: McConnell refuels ANG F-15s

New addition to ATA Walk of Fame

The Airlift/Tanker Association inducted Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. William H. Pitsenbarger into the ATA Walk of Fame at Scott with the unveiling of his bust in front of 375th Air Mobility Wing headquarters July 18.For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and

C-5 Galaxy loads cargo at JB Charleston

West Virginia Air National Guard aircrew members with the 167th Airlift Wing out of Martinsburg, W. Va., perform post flight checks inside the cockpit of a C-5 Galaxy, July 22, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Airmen from the 167th AW loaded cargo onto the C-5 to be used to support

JB Charleston loads Dyess C-130 for South American humanitarian mission

Traveling chaplain team raises morale of security forces Airmen

Comprehensive Airmen Fitness pillars are important to maintain at both home station and abroad, and Chaplain Capt. Myung Cho and his assistant Staff Sgt. Frank Rivas, travel day and night across Bagram Air Field, to ensure the airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group are

Joint Inspection simulator now available on ADLS

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Mobility Operations School recently fielded the Joint Inspection Instruction Simulator on the USAF Advanced Distributive Learning Service; the first simulator of its kind to run completely on ADLS. The simulator can be used by both Joint Inspection

Airman becomes father to triplets while deployed

Deploying can be a disorienting experience in and of itself. Senior Airman Harley Wicks, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Transportation at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., left for Afghanistan the day after Christmas last year knowing he was about to be the father of triplets.Wick's wife,

62nd AW Airmen support massive U.S.-Australian exercise

Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing here, along with other Mobility Airmen from across the U.S., will join more than 28,000 of their fellow Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Australian counterparts in northern Australia for Exercise Talisman Saber 2013. Talisman Saber is a biennial training activity