Driver potentially saves lives at MacDill

What would your immediate response be if some form of suspicious activity came to your attention? Would you get away from the scene as quickly as possible? Pretend as if you didn't see anything and continue life as usual? Or would you quickly take action and report it to the proper

Every $398 million counts – airlift scheduling changes ring up big savings

Analysts here took the spirit of "Every Dollar Counts" seriously - more than 395 million times over.Improvements to the way intra-theater airlift is done in Afghanistan are saving taxpayers between $300 million and $398 million a year after a team of air transportation professionals found a way to

Air Force Reserve MAFFS C-130s, crews back in Colorado

Aircrews, maintainers and two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing returned here July 7 after supporting aerial fire fighting operations for five days at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Ariz. The 302nd AW MAFFS

Air Force firefighting aircraft repositioned

The U.S. Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center here, has directed the repositioning of military Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aircraft from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Mesa, Ariz. "The weather and progress on the ground have helped us in the Four Corners region," said

AMC chief visits Dover AFB

Chief Master Sgt. Richard A. Kaiser, Air Mobility Command command chief, visited the Airman Leadership School Class 13-F July 9, 2013, here to speak about the importance of leadership.Kaiser said the most important role in the Air Force are first line supervisors because they are responsible their

DEAMS begins pre-deployment activities at 4 AMC bases

Senior Air Force leadership has approved the start of pre-deployment activities in preparation for implementing the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System at four Air Mobility Command bases. A final decision from DOD's Milestone Decision Authority to deploy the system Oct. 1 at Dover

Grand Forks Air Force Base Airmen kick it with Special Olympics for Soccer Expo

Aerospace and Operational Physiology prepares Airmen for worst case scenario

Imagine flying a plane mid mission and you begin experiencing symptoms of hypoxia, a condition where the body as a whole or region of the body is deprived of an adequate amount of oxygen. Would you know what to do?Here at Fairchild, a tanker pilot or boom operator's focus is essential to mission

43rd Airlift Group Participates in ATSO Rodeo

From E.R. to Black Hawk helicopter, Air Force nurse 'returns' to Army

Blood spurts from a gaping wound. Broken bones pierce through skin. Screaming, shock, chaos - some things never change for emergency medical personnel.But, for Air Force Maj. Sandra Nestor, a critical care nurse deployed with the 2-149 General Aviation Support Battalion, a typical day is very