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  • Military Vet Walking Across America to Raise Money for Fellow Veterans

    One step at a time.That's what military veteran Sgt. Chuck Lewis thinks about as he's making his way coast across the United States, 3,300 miles coast-to-coast, to raise money for wounded and disabled veterans.Lewis, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Marine Corps from 1970 to 1974 and in the U.S.

  • Canadian pilot calls 2nd ARS home

    Capt. Kevin Judd may not be a member of the United States Air Force, but he has certainly found a home at the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron here. The Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 Polaris pilot from Deep River, Ontario, has been flying with the 2nd ARS for the past two years as part of the three-year

  • 521st AMOW leads AMC in resilience training

    With the creation of Resilience Strategy 2012, Air Mobility Command set a goal to train 80 percent of its active duty population in resilience skills by the end of 2013. The Master Resilience Trainers and Resilience Trainer Assistants of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing surpassed AMCs goal

  • Aircraft Loadmasters recognized as AFAs Team of the Year

    The Air Force Association proudly announced the AFA 2013 Team of the Year March 29, 2013, honoring the Aircraft Loadmaster career field and singled out a 437th loadmaster from Joint Base Charleston as a representative of the distinguished career field.Each year, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air

  • Aerial firefighting continues against Rocky Mountain fires

    Air Force firefighting aircraft continued dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant June 24 in an effort to contain growing Rocky Mountain wildland fires.Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System performed two drops against

  • Airmen conduct SPRO training

    The 3rd Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base conducted semi-prepared runway operations with a C-17 Globemaster III June 17-21 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.SPRO is conducted on any runway which is not paved, such as dirt or crushed stone. SPRO training validates the 621st Contingency Responses Wing's

  • The Burden of Service (Part 1)

    Lugging his bags to the curb, contemplating innumerable what ifs, Tech. Sgt. Aaron Drain pauses for a moment and reassures his wife Heather that everything will be all right. Holding back her tears, she whispers softly that she loves him. As midnight approaches, one of the military's oldest rituals