317th Airlift Group awarded Meritorious Unit Award

The 317th Airlift Group received the Meritorious Unit Award in recognition of their superior accomplishments from July 2011 to June 2012.This award is given to units that show exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding achievement or service in direct support of combat

Grand Forks AFB officer helps bring home missing Vietnam heroes

An officer stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base traveled thousands of miles earlier this year to return to his birth country of Vietnam for the first time in eight years.But Capt. Huy Tran wasn't there to reunite with his own family or friends. His mission was to help search for and recover

APS prepares hurricane-relief trucks for flight

Night flight fuels freedom

Fairchild aircrew members from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 15 over Washington and Oregon.The night operation provided aerial refueling for a mission-essential mobility aircraft and fulfilled

62nd AW pilot to be recognized at 32nd Annual DoD Disability Awards Ceremony

Capt. Ryan McGuire, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot and McChord Field member, was recently notified of his selection as a recipient of the Department of Defense's Outstanding Employee and Service Members with a Disability award.McGuire lost the lower portion of his right leg in a boating accident on Lake

Travis moves Army Soldiers

Roughly 550 Soldiers from the 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard travelled through Travis on their way back to Guam Wednesday. They spent the last few weeks at Camp Roberts, California performing critical pre-mobilization training before travelling here via bus."We are in the

Answering the call, McConnell attends A/TA

Active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered with Department of Defense civilians, industry partners and military families from across Air Mobility Command at the 44th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium Nov. 1 to 4 in Anaheim, Calif.The A/TA symposium is an annual event which allows

JB Charleston service members march in the Charleston Veterans Day Parade

JB Charleston's Honor Guard presents the Colors at Panthers game

The Joint Base Charleston Honor Guards teamed up to form a Joint Service Color Guard and presented the Colors for a crowd of nearly 74,000 during the Carolina Panthers - Denver Broncos football game Nov. 11, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C.The Joint Service Color Guard participated in the event as a

710th BSB, 87th LRS work together in HEMTT refueling