Grand Forks AFB Fire and Emergency Services Airmen burning up the awards

Two Warriors of the North were recently recognized for being outstanding firefighters.Master Sgt. Jason Barnard, deputy fire chief, and Tech. Sgt. Byron Ball, assistant fire chief, earned the honors.John Hamilton, Veterans of Foreign Wars National commander, presented Barnard with the VFW's National

The reel standard: Base maintainer master of two lines

A ripple on the water breaks the calm of a serene mountain morning. For a brief moment life seems to stop and take notice as man and nature acknowledge the other's presence on the line. Master Sgt. Jeff Wade, 19th Maintenance Group quality assurance chief inspector, is in his element. A standout on

McChord museum's SA-10 restoration wins AMC award

The men and women volunteers of the McChord Air Museum were recently selected as recipients of the Air Mobility Command's Heritage Award for their recent restoration of a SA-10 Catalina aircraft. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by Air Force museum personnel who have helped preserve and

20 years of C-17s at JB Charleston

June 14, 2013, marks the 20th anniversary of the delivery of the first C-17 Globemaster III to then Charleston Air Force Base and the U.S. Air Force. 'The Spirit of Charleston,' tail number 89-1192, landed at Charleston AFB at approximately 10:45 a.m. June 14, 1993, and was piloted by Gen. Merrill

JB Charleston endures Tropical Storm

6 Little Rock C-130s participate in 10-ship formation

Little Rock Air Force Base participated and provided aircraft for a joint force exercise with Army units May 31 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Little Rock was one of more than 10 bases joined with the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Bragg, N.C., for the exercise. Six

Reservists to deploy in support of fires in Colorado

Two Air Force Reserve Command Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s Hercules and aircrews from the 302nd Airlift Wing have been requested to support firefighting efforts for southern Colorado fires.Air Force Reserve officials here received official word from the U.S. Forest Service

USAF team exchanges ideas, hope with Senegalese air force

Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa recently returned from an engagement with their Senegalese air force counterparts May 20-24, 2013, in Dakar, Senegal. The engagement provided a forum for Airmen from both nations to share ideas on relief

Mother of DUI victim brings story to MacDill

"I never would have imagined that I would spend my Mother's Day with all four of my children at a funeral home with one in a coffin." That was the vivid picture Renee Napier, mother of the late Meagen Napier, painted during an alcohol awareness briefing held at MacDill Air Force Base, May 31.Almost

Slideshow: CATM teaches M-4 qualification course

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors provide classroom and hands-on training to Airmen who are deploying, changing station overseas, or to meet an annual requirement. Click here to view the slideshow