Camarillo Springs Fire hits home for Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing

When hot, dry, gusty winds from the east, known as Santa Ana winds, carried the sparks and embers of the Camarillo Springs wildfire dangerously close to homes and neighborhoods late last week, the California National Guard members who responded alongside fire personnel had a unique opportunity -- to

N.J. State Police finds missing JB MDL teen

Officials at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst announced that the New Jersey State Police found the missing 13-year-old military family member, at approximately 11 a.m. today.N.J. State Police found her near the Red Lion Barracks State Police Facility in Southampton, N.J., when a driver phoned the

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Hindenburg crash: 76 years later

The 76th anniversary of the Hindenburg airship disaster was held at 6:30 p.m. May 6, 2013, at the Hindenburg Memorial here.The Navy Lakehurst Historical Society and joint base community members held the annual ceremony to commemorate the 36 passengers, air and ground crew members who lost their

Three Fairchild Airmen perish in KC-135 crash Never Forgotten: Base remembers fallen Airmen

Three Airmen from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron tragically perished May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft.The crew and aircraft were assigned to the Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The deceased are: Tech. Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, hometown of

C-130 squadron first to perform new airdrop method

The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron executed the first combat Extracted Container Delivery System, or XCDS, airdrop April 29, successfully demonstrating the increased accuracy that this new technology provides. The new airdrop method is designed to pull the bundles out of the aircraft at a

Cadets give final presentation on aeromedical evacuation prototype

Seven senior Air Force Academy cadets returned to Scott Air Force Base May 3 to meet with 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members to showcase their final patient loading prototype.This presentation was a follow-up to the one they made January, where they showed seven potential prototypes that

Ruck march tests endurance

Walking 13 miles carrying 45 pounds or more for most people may not be a very enjoyable time, but to some it can be a fun time to spend with friends or co-workers.Saturday morning at the base parade field began the second annual Scott Bataan Death March Memorial Ruck Challenge.Candidates who were

From take off to drop off: Antarctic medical evacuation in only 60 hours

A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., together with Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, safely evacuated an ailing individual from McMurdo Station, Antarctica April 22 after responding to a request from the National Science Foundation, the

Team McChord responds to Antarctica medevac

Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings completed a winter emergency medical evacuation mission in Antarctica April 22.In a matter of 60 hours after leaving McChord Field, the team successfully transported a patient requiring urgent medical attention from the National Science Foundation's