Airmen finding safer ways to airdrop supplies, purify water for disaster victims

No one wants to injure a civilian when parachuting-in life-saving supplies. But the reality is that so-called humanitarian airdrops carry inherent dangers, as massive bundles must be dropped into disaster areas, sometimes putting people on the ground at risk."With a typical humanitarian airdrop

Gates pays tribute to Kansas service members

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates returned to his hometown of Wichita, Kan., over Veterans Day weekend to speak to active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen from McConnell and members of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce Nov. 12, 2012, at the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center.During

Team Fairchild honors veterans past, present

Team Fairchild members visited various locations around the Spokane, Wash., community Nov. 9-12 interacting and honoring veterans everywhere they went.Airmen visited schools around the region, and met with veterans at the Elks Lodge, the Ft. Wright Cemetery, Spokane Arena and Felts Field.Veterans

Delaware school honors local veterans

Veterans from across the state of Delaware attended a Veteran's Day Celebration Nov. 9, 2012, at Lake Forest North Elementary in Felton, Del.The celebration included reading selections and musical performances by the school's children. Todd Weller, a coordinator for the event and an art teacher at

McConnell marches in Wichita's Veterans Day Parade

Taking off in HD

Over the last few years McConnell training simulators have improved from the black and white paper airplane style graphics, to crystal-clear high definition graphics. For a flight to succeed, many elements - including fuel, maintenance, mission planning and hours of training - must be completed

Slideshow: Scott AFB Veterans Day

A Veterans Day ceremony was held in Belleville, Ill. Nov. 11, 2012 in honor of those who have served in the military, past and present. Various guests in attendance included commanders from Scott Air Force Base, Mark Eckert, Mayor of Belleville, and Congressman Bill Enyart. Click here for more

A Day In The Life: APEX

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