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  • "Cut Training" solving problems for McChord Airmen

    The saying doing more with less is not an option for members of the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. They are simply trying to do the same with less. Due to recent large cuts in their manning numbers the Airmen of the 62nd AMXS have been undermanned, especially in the aircraft hydraulics

  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to the Warriors of the North

    The song "Respect," became a hit for rhythm & blues singer Aretha Franklin in 1967, and just as the song became a landmark for the feminist movement in 1960's, it might as well become the theme song for a another movement taking shape here thanks to the efforts of the Sexual Assault Prevention and

  • Airman earns top firefighter honors

    For the second consecutive year, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Force firefighter won the Army Firefighter of the Year award. Senior Airman Kevin Alfonso, a 627th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, was presented the award for 2013 on Dec. 11, 2014 at JBLM.Alfonso has served at McChord Field's Fire

  • 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,