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NEWS

  • Fire Prevention Week: Not just a one-time-a-year thought

    Most people, especially on an Air Force base, know their fire prevention personnel as those firefighters that go around telling them they cannot daisy chain there extension cords or they need to remove the door stop holding open the fire door. The main objective of every fire department throughout

  • 'Be Ready' during National Preparedness Month, year round

    With September designated as National Preparedness Month, Air Force Emergency Management experts are emphasizing the tools available to help Airmen and their families "Be Ready."National Preparedness Month is an annual campaign to raise awareness on the importance of disaster preparedness. The event

  • Airmen survive motorcycle crash thanks to PPE and Wingmen

    "When I woke up in the ambulance, the paramedic took my helmet and shoved it in my face and said 'if you hadn't been wearing this we would be scraping your brains up off the pavement and you would be dead,'" Maj. Adam Travis recalled of a motorcycle ride that could have been his last.This fiscal

  • AMC, Expeditionary Center lead Air Force resilience training

    Nearly 80 students graduated from Air Mobility Command's first Master Resilience Instructor Course offered at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., recently. The training is part of AMC's Resilience Strategy 2012, with the vision of producing "a command

  • Air Force to present Silver Star to fallen Airman's family Sept. 8

    Just days away from what would have been Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith's 27th birthday, the Air Force will present the Silver Star to his widow and parents during a ceremony in the Tri Township Park in Troy, Ill., Sept. 8 at 8 a.m.Brad, who was born Sept. 11, 1985, was just 24 when he was killed in

  • Two firefighting C-130s head home

    Two C-130 Hercules from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing were deactivated Sept. 2, and returned here from Boise, Idaho.Four other Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System units remain activated. The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing out of Colorado Springs, Colo., has

  • 721st APS gets personnel and cargo moving

    The 721st Aerial Port Squadron has an important role in the Air Force's mission and there are more than 500 Airmen, U.S. civilians and host nation personnel spread over a variety of flights who make the mission successful."We have a unit full of highly skilled and highly motivated aerial port

  • Critical Care Nurse receives Purple Heart

    Every day, hundreds of U.S. military nurses work around the clock providing care to wounded warriors operating in Afghanistan. Each of these professionals have memories that stay with them; for Air Force Maj. James Webb, his experience has given him a new perspective and greater appreciation for his

  • CRW members poised to support hurricane effort

    Twelve members from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., deployed and prepositioned themselves Aug. 27 and 28, in support of Hurricane Isaac. Col. Dwight Dorau, 621st Contingency Operations Support Group commander, deployed Aug. 27 to Tyndall Air

  • St. Louis Rams show appreciation to Team Scott

    Team Scott Airmen received a rare opportunity to run plays during a walk-through practice against the St. Louis Rams Aug. 29, 2012. The practice was aimed to help the Rams mentally prepare for their opponent on their next game the following day. Twenty-two volunteers were picked to run offense,