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  • USAF Band of the Golden West performs for Armed Forces Day

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West packed their instruments and headed south from Travis to Torrance, Calif. to play in the 53rd Annual City of Torrance Armed Forces Day Celebration May 17. Band members from the USAF Band of Mid-America at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. joined the band for the

  • U.S. Navy, Air Force develop engine modification that may save billions

    The U.S. Navy and Air Force stand to save more than $2 billion after jointly developing an engine modification that will keep critically important aircraft flying for years.The two services and industry worked together to develop and field a modification to CFM International's CFM56-2 (F108) engine,

  • Slideshow: Run for the Wall memorial ride

    More than 1000 people participated in this year's Run for the Wall, a 2600 mile, 10-day road trip across the country. Starting in California and ending in Washington D.C., the mission of RFTW is to honor all service members past, present and those who were declared missing in action or prisoners of

  • Team Scott salutes local veterans on Honor Flight

    After waking up to catch an early flight, 26 World War II veterans stepped off a bus and approached the long, awaited sight. Some smiled and for many tears began to fall down their wrinkled, aged faces as they saw the tall, pale granite walls of the WWII memorial for the first time. On May 21,

  • ASAM takes classroom abroad

    Advanced Study of Air Mobility students from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center applied classroom theories to operational realities during visits with military units throughout U.S. Pacific Command, May 6-18. With stops at Yongsan Army Garrison and Osan Air Base in Korea; Yokota Air Base in

  • Honoring our nation's defenders

    "To Protect and Serve." These words are seen on police cars across America - the mantra of law enforcement officers who place their lives on the line daily to protect the communities they live and serve in. Many police officers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their communities.

  • OSHA endorsement highlights Med Group safety culture

    When inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration visited the 436th Medical Group one month ago, they entered a facility that, by its nature, is at risk for office hazards, poor ergonomics, slips, trips and falls, electrical hazards from equipment, needles, blood-borne

  • 87th LRS Airman's combative skills dominate competition

    Instructors from the Modern Army Combative Program on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., conducted a level one combative training class April 30 to May 4, with more than a dozen Airmen taking to the mats with other service members from the Army, Navy and Coast Guard.The course graduated 20