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  • USAF EC holds Wingman Day Event

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center paused Dec. 16, for a Wingman Day Event to allow staff members time to focus on building relationships and increasing awareness regarding issues facing Airmen."Every day is Wingman Day for us here at the EC," said Master Sgt. Osvaldo Freyre, USAF EC Director

  • Air Force Surgeon General visits Scott AFB

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, visited Scott Air Force Base for the first time Dec. 8-10. Travis along with Chief Master Sgt. Jason Pace, Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force, met with members of the 375th Medical Group for an inside view of how they support the mission at

  • Fairchild Airman convicted of indecent communication

    On Nov. 21, Staff Sgt. Julian S. Phillips, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, was found guilty at general court-martial of two allegations of wrongful communication, two allegations of making indecent remarks to female coworkers, and one charge of wrongfully using his government computer to send

  • AMC staff sees 'Excellence' first-hand with visit to the USAF EC

    Twenty four Air Mobility Command staff members visited the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center to participate in an open forum here, Tuesday.AMC staff members received a mission briefing, an overview of the USAF Expeditionary Operations School, educational demonstrations, and exchanged ideas about

  • Scott members mentor students in robotics competition

    For many years Scott Air Force Base has been supporting local programs that encourage innovation, enabling young people to be science and technology leaders.One of those programs, the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Lego League, held its first qualifying competition

  • Safety in the Hands of the Instructor

    The present and future of our capability to "Fly, Fight, and Win" is directly in the hands of USAF Aircrew Instructors. In 2012, while still at a Wing, we discovered that 12 of the 14 most recent and significant mishaps in my airframe had Instructor Pilots (IPs) on board at the time of the mishap.

  • The AFIS is "FOC"?

    AMC and the Air Force Inspection System The AFIS is "FOC"? (What does that mean, and what's next?)On 1 Oct 2014, the "new" Air Force Inspection System (AFIS) met the SecAF's deadline for reaching full operational capability or "FOC." But beyond the metrics in the SecAF's Program Action Directive,

  • B-r-r-ing on the Winter Weather!

    Year after year, right on fall's heels, winter makes its appearance. Your location determines, to a large extent, what winter looks like to you. Here in southwest Ohio, it gets cold first, and the snow and ice comes later. Some winters are much worse than others are, but we can almost always count

  • Mishap Free Flying Hour Milestones

    10,000 Hours89 AS, Wright-Patterson AFB, OHCMSgt Joseph A. GoughSMSgt Phillip G. FernandezSMSgt Richard A. Standridge164 AS, Mansfield, OHLt Col John F. Bletner171 ARW, Pittsburgh, PALt Col Charles B. Tubbs452 AMW, March ARB, CALt Col William C. AdelmannLt Col Kurt A. GreenleeLt Col John M. JostLt

  • Thank You

    To the safety officers, non-commissioned officers and civilians throughout our Air Force, I want to say thank you for your incredible efforts over the last year. Due to your vigilance, the 2014 fiscal year was the safest ground safety year in 10 years and the safest flight safety year in the history