Air Force Band of Mid-America gets in tune with local middle school

Children can access music on the radio, TV or by streaming it online, but it's not every day they are able to listen to a live band perform. Air Mobility Command's Band of Mid-America broadened the musical exposure in about 70 children at the Valley of St. Louis-Scottish Rite Cathedral March 14.

After The Battle: The flying ICU

Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a four-part series about the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's medical response capabilities and the various teams within the wing who play a role in the care and transportation of combat wounded troops throughout Afghanistan.Three critically injured patients need

Art of the Possible: 546th PMXS achieves monumental accomplishment

The 546th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron embraced change and recently achieved a monumental accomplishment, epitomizing the "Art of the Possible."The unit completed a task in record time and exceeded a goal that had never before been met. The group gave life to the Air Force Sustainment Center

C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Humanitarian shipment bound for Paraguay

McChord receives its final C-17

Team McChord celebrated nearly 14 years of flying and maintaining the C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony on the flightline here March 27, just moments after receiving its final C-17 delivery.McChord received its first C-17 aircraft July 30, 1999. That aircraft, named "The Spirit of McChord," was

AMC announces annual award winners

Six Airmen and two teams learned they were AMC's annual award winners as they received phone calls from the AMC commander and command chief, March 25, 2013. The categories of annual award winners are Airman, NCO, Senior NCO, First Sergeant, Honor Guard Member, Honor Guard Program Manager, Honor

AF to implement force structure changes

The Air Force released its plan Mar. 28 to implement force structure changes mandated by the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill authorized the service to complete actions approved in previous years, such as aircraft retirements, and directed execution of

446th AES trains for casualty movement

When personnel are injured in Afghanistan, help is no farther away than a medic's tactical field care, a nine-line medevac request, and a helicopter flight to a forward operating base. Depending on the severity of an injury, a wounded service member may be sent to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

EC honors veteran military painter

Everyone in John Witt's art has a name, and every piece of art has a story. In fact, John Witt himself has a story, though he's reluctant to talk much about the man behind the latest contributions to Air Force Art Program's collection at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, March 15, 2013, here.