628th MDG X-ray techs see right through you

African, U.S. military forces mark opening of Central Accord 2013

Hundreds of Cameroon military members stood alongside U.S. and other Central Africa partner nation members at the Douala Air Force Base airfield here, during the opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013, February 20, 2012.Central Accord is a 10-day joint aerial supply and medical readiness exercise

Ground Accident Investigation Board convened

The investigation into the February 17, 2013, accident in a building on Joint Base Andrews, Md., is currently underway. One Air Force military member died in the accident. There is not yet enough evidence gathered to draw any conclusions as to the cause of this accident. Additional information will

First rotation of U.S. Air Force personnel, aircraft arrives in Poland

The first rotation of aircraft to the Poland Aviation Detachment (Av-Det), Detachment 1, arrived at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Feb. 22. For this first rotation, a number of U.S. Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Hercules and personnel from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, will train with the Polish

Band of Mid-America provides wish granting performance

The U.S. Band of Mid-America helped a terminally ill Marine Corps veteran's last wish come true Monday with a special patriotic performance. The Marine, Robert Geggie from Sparta, Ill., had served in Vietnam as a hydraulics engineer and always had a love of marching bands. He even played the

Joint Operational Access Exercise 2013-2

McChord receives newest C-17

317th AG maintenance units recognized as AMC's best

Air Mobility Command recently recognized the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 317th Maintenance Squadron with the 2012 AMC Maintenance Effectiveness Award in the medium and small aircraft maintenance squadron category.The AMC Maintenance Effectiveness Award, the command's premier maintenance

First operational KC-135R Stratotanker retires

After more than 50 years of service and 22,500 flying hours, the first operational KC-135R Stratotanker retired from service, Feb. 21, 2013.The aircraft made one last high-speed pass on the runway before heading to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz..,

KC-46A team visits Fairchild

A team assigned to survey potential operating locations for the new KC-46A refueling tanker visited Fairchild Feb. 18-23.The Air Force site activation task force team assessed operational and training requirements, potential impacts to existing missions, housing, infrastructure and manpower at