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  • Public Affairs chief receives honorary black belt

    Rose Alexander, 628th Air Base Wing Public Affairs chief of external operations, received an honorary USA Taekwondo black belt from Grand Master Ray Smith, 8th degree Taekwondo Black Belt, at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Oct. 22. According to Smith, Taekwondo is one of the most

  • Deployed maintainers keep the 'Herc' fit to fight

    Every day, thousands of coalition service members operating in Afghanistan rely on the C-130 Hercules to enable their operations; to meet this requirement, the men and women who operate this venerable tactical airlift workhorse rely on a team of maintainers who keep the "Hercs" ready to fly.

  • 8th EAMS Airmen deploy in support of downed Black Hawk

    Two Joint Inspectors from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron were tasked with an invaluable mission in September - to forward deploy to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan and help with the inspection and movement of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.Tech. Sgt. Peter Feliciano

  • Airmen honored by college for heroism in Afghanistan

    As the battle on the gridiron between the Clemson Tigers and the Virginia Tech Hokies paused for halftime, a story of heroism was broadcast over the Memorial Stadium speakers for some 80,000 people in attendance Oct. 20, 2012, at Clemson, S.C. Capt. Michael Polidor and Capt. Justin Kulish, now B-2

  • Keeping KC-135s flying high

    The first of 17 upgraded KC-135 Stratotankers landed at McConnell for routine maintenance Oct. 16, 2012.This KC-135 features Block 45 upgrades which are designed to modernize the decades-old aircraft and improve its life expectancy."The goal is to keep the planes non-obsolete, relevant and legal to

  • Slideshow: Scott Airmen practice wartime skills

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing is participating in an exercise designed to test their ability to survive and operate in a hostile or chemical environment. The wing is preparing for their combined operational readiness inspection next year.For more photos click here

  • Black boots, white laces

    The elite gate guard uniform is now being utilized as the uniform for seventeen 22nd Security Forces Squadron entry controllers as of March 2012.While gate guards display the precision and professionalism of Air Force Airmen, their main objective is to ensure the security of McConnell.According to

  • Do's, don'ts for Airmen during political season

    With the 2012 general presidential election only weeks away, please keep in mind that special ethics rules apply to active-duty Airmen regarding their political activities. The purpose of these rules is to ensure the Department of Defense does not influence our nation's electoral process. Violation

  • May the 'force' be with FTAC

    The Oct. 1 through 9 First Term Airman Center class was the first class to receive security forces augmentee training Oct. 10 through 11 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.All future FTAC classes will be trained as security forces augmentees to be force multipliers if an elevated force protection

  • Retired 93rd ARS/CC gifts Fairchild a book full of heritage

    A previous 93rd Air Refueling Squadron commander visited his old unit Oct. 15 with a gift from his time as a Pegasus in the '70s. Retired Lt. Col. Al Kessler presented the current commander of the 93rd ARS, Lt. Col. Patrick O'Brien, with a scrapbook full of historic photos and news articles