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  • CSI Scott: FBI and AFOSI train on base

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations and FBI special agents from the Springfield, Ill., and St. Louis FBI divisions trained on the steps and procedures needed for crime scene investigations May 8."This training is important because if Scott needs future assistance from the FBI with an on

  • Air power at FOB Farah

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 "Globemaster III" made a special appearance May 10 at Forward Operating Base Farah to transport mission essential tactical vehicles.Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah prepared two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles for transfer into the aircraft.

  • Open house, air show sparks inspiration in local community

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst opened its doors to the public for the first day of a two-day open house and air show here May 12.Approximately 120,000 people crowded onto the base's airfield to witness aerial stunts and ground displays including demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

  • Travis prepares for Critical Days of Summer

     The Critical Days of Summer campaign begins May 25 for the Memorial Day weekend and ends after Labor Day weekend. Travis leadership's goal is to heighten activity awareness so each Airman will make their safety a personal choice. The theme this year is "Safety - It's Personal." On May 18, members

  • Local Spokane boy lives dream as "Airman for a day"

    A 10-year-old Spokane, Wash., boy, who has been fighting a cancerous tumor on his optic nerve and undergone 1.5 years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit here May 4 thanks to a program started by Fairchild's Company Grade Officer's Council."When I was little, I would say, 'Hey mom! I'm

  • Last C-5 Galaxy receives AMP at Travis

    A 1970 C-5A Galaxy was the last C-5A to be converted from a "legacy" C-5 to an Avionics Modernization Program C-5 in the Air Force and was completed at Travis May 6, 2012. Since June 2005, 38 C-5 A/B aircraft were modified at Travis by the Lockheed Martin contract field team as part of a two-phased

  • Army, Air Force units join forces to speed worldwide delivery of vital cargo

    Soldiers of the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element based here at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and Airmen assigned to the 818th Contingency Response Group from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., worked jointly at three airfields in the Greater-Phoenix, Ariz. area April 18 to 24. Four Soldiers