Developing tomorrow’s mobility leaders

More than 150 total-force Airmen met in conjunction with the Airlift Tanker Association Symposium Nov. 1-4 for professional development of select company grade and noncommissioned officers.The program called "High Flight" (for captains) and "Phoenix Stripe" (for noncommissioned officers) has been

Logistics Airmen aid WA linemen, equipment movement to NY

Nine Airmen from the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron processed electrical linemen and their equipment for flights from here to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst so they could help Long Island, N.Y., residents recover from Hurricane Sandy.Within six hours beginning the evening of Nov. 2, the LRS

McChord Field Honor Guard supports Veterans Day assembly

Fairchild spouses experience mission first-hand

Fairchild spouses flew in a KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 7 in an ongoing program designed to orient them with what it means to be an Airman here.Participants wore their respective husband's flight suits adding to the overall realness of the experience.

Valley resident earns wings as 'Airman for a Day'

A nine-year-old Spokane Valley, Wash., boy, who has been fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and undergone almost two years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit Fairchild Nov. 2 thanks to a program started by base's company grade officers council.The "Airman for a Day," Trevion Worthy,

Scott weather unit aided coastal bases hurricane preparation

Several East Coast bases were well prepared for Hurricane Sandy's landfall Oct. 29 thanks to the efforts of the 15th Operational Weather Squadron at Scott AFB and the 26th Operational Weather Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The 15th OWS' 98 percent accuracy rate helped these bases well in

JACCE deploys to JB MDL to liaise AF assets for hurricane-relief effort

Air Forces Northern deployed an element here Nov. 2 to the heart of military hurricane-support efforts in New York and New Jersey.Joint Air Component Command Element provides a liaison billet to coordinate with the Joint Force Land Component Command for employment of supplemental Air Force personnel

Hurricane Sandy knocks EC down, not out

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center was prepared for Hurricane Sandy when the superstorm made landfall on Oct. 29 in southern New Jersey. What the organization was not expecting was the level of damage the storm caused to the building or the impact the damages would have on courses and programs

Joint base aids local Hurricane Sandy victims

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's professional organizations such as the First Sergeants' Council, Top 3, 5/6 Club, Air Force Sergeants Association and others are currently collaborating to centralize the joint base's efforts to provide aid and humanitarian relief for local communities impacted by

The electrician

New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Carl Hilpl is standing with the rest of the electric crew in the parking lot of the Ocean County Medical Center in Brick, N.J.The temperature has fallen to 33 degrees and the rain is turning to snow. Nor'easter Athena will soon be dumping snow, rain, high