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Sept. 28, 2011
Team McChord delivers critical medical supplies to South Pole in total darkness

For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole.Airmen from the 62nd AW teamed up with the 446th AW to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole
June 16, 2011
Liposuction not an option for Airmen looking to pass PT test

Liposuction, a popular shortcut to a leaner body, might be a shortcut to a leaner paycheck, loss of rank or a career-ending ticket to civilian life for Airmen.The cosmetic procedure is not an acceptable solution to trimming inches or weight to meet physical requirements, said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Dave
April 6, 2011
Scott AFB to become 'one stop C-21 shop'

The 458th Airlift Squadron will become the home of the sole C-21 formal training unit in the Air Force over the next four months as it re-gains the C-21 training mission from the 45th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.The 45th AS will dissolve as a unit underneath Air Education &
Jan. 26, 2011
New charter school ready for takeoff at Little Rock

Local families have a new educational option with the recent approval of a charter school located on Little Rock Air Force Base. The Arkansas Board of Education in a 7-0 vote Jan. 14 cleared the way for Lighthouse Academies to open a new middle school on the base and to expand its existing
Jan. 7, 2011
Travis AFB's DGMC nabs 60 AMC-level medical awards

Christmas came early for 60 people assigned to the David Grant USAF Medical Center as Air Mobility Command announced Dec. 16 the command award winners for the Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards Program.In a message from Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., AMC commander, DGMC units, individuals and
Nov. 9, 2010
Scott AFB members hold Veterans Day Vigil Run

Nearly 400 Team Scott members came together Nov. 5 and 6 for the inaugural Air Force Sergeants Association Veterans Day Vigil Run at the James Gym track at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.The 24-hour relay style run kicked off with a brief memorial ceremony in honor of Tech. Sgt. Anthony Campbell, an
April 28, 2010
Medical crews transfer patients out of Afghanistan

If it weren't for the roar of the engines on the cramped KC-135 heading into Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, this flight would have been completely silent."I've never seen the plane this full before," said Senior Master Sgt. Chuck Smith, a boom operator for the Mississippi Air National Guard's 153rd
Nov. 10, 2009
Fox NFL stars score big with troops in Afghanistan

Fox NFL Sunday normally broadcasts from Los Angeles but this weekend they left the comfort of home to join the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coastguardsmen serving in Afghanistan.Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Curt Menefee and Jay Glazer made the trip,
Sept. 28, 2009
DOD officials announce requirement for new aerial tanker competition

The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here Sept. 24. Mr. Lynn, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Ashton B. Carter, defense undersecretary for
July 1, 2009
AFGLSC transforms Air Force supply chain

For more than a decade, Air Force supply chain leaders and their commercial industry peers have met with nearly identical objectives -- finding ways to enhance the Air Force supply chain to improve support to the warfighter. Recently, the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, along with its

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