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  • Grand Forks AFB helps to modernize Air Force

    Modernization of the Air Force remains a top priority at every level of leadership, as highlighted by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley during a speech in February."Modernization, as challenging as it is in this resource constrained period, will not wait, and remains essential to maintaining

  • Photo essay: Scott AFB holds Bataan Memorial Death March

    Personnel assigned to Scott AFB participated in the inaugural Bataan Memorial Death March in honor of the thousands who lost their lives during the actual march during World War II. More than 50 teams and 250 people marched 12.6 miles to complete the course. Click here to view slideshow

  • 22nd AS celebrates their 70th anniversary

    Members, family, friends and acquaintances of the 22nd Airlift Squadron are invited to the squadron's 70th anniversary celebration scheduled for April 2 and 3 at Travis.The celebration includes many activities designed to celebrate the historic legacy of the squadron, said Capt. Austin Horn, 22nd AS

  • Key Resolve exercise displays key results

    Airmen from Travis helped kick off Exercise Key Resolve Feb. 28 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Key Resolve is a combined exercise that involves more than 2,000 U.S. forces and nearly 10,000 South Korean forces and is geared toward maintaining the readiness of the Combined Forces Command staff

  • Grand Forks EO director named top in AF

    The U.S. Air Force named Tech. Sgt. Tomeka Parker of the 319th Air Base Wing as the Solomon Starks Jr. Equal Opportunity Director of the Year for 2011.Parker arrived in Grand Forks in November 2010 and single-handedly filled a two-person EO office assignment responsible for more than 1,300 Airmen

  • 62nd, 446th AW complete record breaking Operation Deep Freeze season

    Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing, in conjunction with Reserve partners from the 446th AW, recently completed a record-setting 2011-2012 Operation Deep Freeze season.The ODF season began Aug. 20, 2011, with late winter flights known as WINFLY, and consisted of a 35-person team delivering supplies to

  • AMC announces winners of 2011 Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition

    Air Mobility Command here held its Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition for 2011 on March 21 celebrating the command's top performers of the year.There were 12 finalists vying to be named in four categories as AMC's nominees for the Air Force-level competition for the 12 Outstanding Airmen of

  • Fort Polk based 621st CRW liaison officer dies

    An Air Force servicemember assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, stationed at Fort Polk, La. was found dead in his residence in Leesville, La., on March 21. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher E. Gavin was an air mobility liaison officer for the Army's 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at

  • 92nd ARW commander stresses importance of wingman intervention

    The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Wing Commanders' Guide was sent out to wing commanders recently and contains statistics, facts and talking points to help leaders encourage healthy conversations among their Airmen, which senior leaders say is paramount to eliminating sexual crimes in the

  • Joint Base MDL provides guidance, support to FEMA response teams

    Airmen from three wings across Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst came together March 20 through 23 to assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency with an operational readiness exercise here.Approximately 30 incident management assistance team members from FEMA Region II, based in New York, N.Y.,