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

Forest Service repositions MAFFS aircraft to Arizona

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

Dyess leads JOAX, sets world record

Members from Team Dyess flew to Pope Field, N. C., June 19, 2013, in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-03.JOAX is a 12-day combined military training exercise designed to prepare Airmen and Soldiers to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies."This was the largest JOAX since

Military families enjoy Freedom Fest 2013

Military dependents enjoy a fireworks show June 28, during the 2013 Freedom Fest at Marrington Plantation at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. Nearly 1,500 Airmen, Sailors, civilians and their families attended the celebration which included food, drinks, festival rides, music and

Port Dawgs ship help

The 60th Aerial Port Squadron recently shipped more than 14,000 pounds of donated humanitarian relief supplies to Afghanistan as part of a Denton Program shipment.The Denton Program's objective is to put the empty space on U.S. military transport to good use by providing humanitarian relief

AMC recognizes Airman

Ask Airman 1st Class Scott Krause, 60th Maintenance Squadron avionics flight member, to talk about himself and the response is a quiet one.Lacking boast or ego, the Air Mobility Command-level recipient of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.'s Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Barbour Frances Award is speechless about