SERE trainers hold water-survival course

618th TACC welcomes a new commander

Two great leaders exchanged salutes as the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Air Mobility Command's hub for worldwide airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation, received new leadership during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, April

Grand Forks Airman to represent AF at Warrior Games

A Grand Forks Airman will represent the U. S. Air Force at the 2012 Warrior Games scheduled to place April 30 through May 5 in Colorado Springs, Colo.Tech. Sgt. Kevin Murphy, of the 319th Civil Engineering Squadron, was one of 29 Airmen across the Air Force selected to the Service's team. The

JB MDL contributes to Air Force 'green' initiatives

The Air Force is challenging every member of the Air Force family to do his or her part to conserve natural resources, minimize waste and prevent pollution as millions around the world observe Earth Day April 22."I challenge all Airmen to think about pollution prevention in new ways," said Gen.

SEAC renews faith in Total Force at Joint Base MDL

Marine Corps Sergeant Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on April 14 and 15.The SEAC is the principal military advisor to the chairman and the Secretary of Defense on all Total Force matters.Battaglia's

'Deployed' -- Grand Forks AFB children serve as inspiration for local play

Most kids in America kiss Mom or Dad goodbye in the morning, and see them again when they sit down for dinner that evening.But military children can go six months without seeing one, or even both, of their parents. For some, it can be more than a year of missed birthdays, bedtime stories and shared

Scott Airman saves life with bone marrow donation

Right now roughly 15,000 Americans are living with a life-threatening disease that can be cured by a donation of bone marrow. By the end of this year, more than 3,000 of those people will die waiting for a transplant.One Airman from Scott Air Force Base recently had the chance to save one of those

Travis AFB Jazz band inspires students

The Commanders Jazz Band of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West conducted an educational outreach clinic with students March 27, 2012, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Working with students provides a way for band members to encourage valuable life skills such as perseverance, self-expression

New housing website prepares Airmen for moving

With the summer moving season just around the corner thousands of Airmen and their families can now use a new housing website to help prepare for their move. The website, www.housing.af.mil, provides dormitory information for unaccompanied Airmen while detailing housing options and support services

Airdrops could play key role in eventual Afghanistan transition

During 2011, mobility Airmen airdropped more than 80 million pounds of cargo for troops deployed throughout austere locations in Afghanistan. In the future, the Air Force expects airdrops to continue as troops move out of Afghanistan in coming years.In March, Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen,