Minnesota ANG Airmen train with 628th SFS

An Air National Guard unit from Minnesota recently wrapped up a training exercise here at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Sixteen Airmen from the 133rd Security Forces Squadron, stationed at Minneapolis - Saint Paul, Minn., completed a two-week deployed for training, or DFT, from Feb. 2 - 16, 2013

'Square patcher' spouse named McConnell top spouse

Team McConnell recognizes its best for their contributions each year, and one spouse from the 22nd Operations Group is among those honored. With over more than 500 volunteer hours, Jennifer Forness, wife of Maj. Jeffrey Forness, 384th Air Refueling Squadron navigator, won the 2013 McConnell Joan Orr

Air Advisor students fly, fight, win

Students with the Air Advisor Academy here took part in a field training exercise (FTX) Feb. 1, 2013, here. The FTX is the culmination of all the expeditionary skills and language, region and cultural knowledge the 28 students have gained during their time at the academy. "When they first come to

New horizons above the banks of the Mississippi: The 164th Airlift Wing, the C-17 Globemaster III and the road to the future paved by global reach

On a cold February afternoon, Tennessee's 164th Air Wing was once again poised on the edge of historic change and opportunity to serve the nation and state. Local, state and national dignitaries, airmen assigned to the base and friends of the Wing witnessed the delivery of its first C-17 Globemaster

Resiliency part 3: United we stand - Divided we fall

Part 3 of 4There are roughly 7 billion people in the world, 314 million in the United States, and more than 329,000 in our U.S. Air Force. With so many people working and living in proximity to one another, it goes without saying that social resilience is an essential element of healthy

440th Airlift Wing offers safe haven for Rhode Island aircraft

C-130J Hercules aircraft belonging to the 143rd Airlift Wing took refuge at Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 6, 2013, as Winter Storm Nemo striked its home base of Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, R.I.Six C-130s made the trip from Quonset Point to Pope Field with an expected return date of Feb. 12,

McChord Airmen help make wish come true

621 CRW deploy, support Army

KARL members soar with McConnell

More than thirty members of the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership group took to the skies to witness McConnell's main mission firsthand Feb. 7, 2013.A staple of the Kansas community, KARL is a two-year program that provides study, training and worldwide travel opportunities for emerging

Expeditionary Center commander visits 43 AG

The commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Maj. Gen. Bill Bender, and his command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cui, visited the 43rd Airlift Group here, Feb. 8, during a six-day tour of Air Mobility Command bases under his administrative command.While at Pope Army Airfield, the