Tuskegee Airman shares history with deploying Soldiers

More than 60 Army Reserve Soldiers attended a meet-and-greet here with a local member of the second World War's famed Tuskegee Airmen Jan. 27.Retired Tech. Sgt. George Watson Sr., a 91-year-old veteran who served in the African-American fighter group during World War II, shared his experiences and

New program at Fairchild assists victims of domestic abuse

Fairchild has added a new tool for victims of domestic abuse. The 92nd Medical Group now has a new Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate whose responsibility is to provide base personnel, their family members or intimate partners who are victims of domestic violence assistance when requested. The DAVA

Contingency response group assumes alert rotation for global mission

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here assumed responsibility for a four-month rotation of Joint Task Force - Port Opening alert beginning Feb 1. Approximately 115 Airmen assigned to the CRW's 817th Contingency Response Group will join 55 Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 688th Rapid Port

From an ember to a flame

Those looking for a benchmark for seamless integrated training need look no further than the Travis Air Force Base fire department. Fire Chief John Speakman and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Beck, 349th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, are justifiably proud of the program they have built. It got the

Dover Airmen remember Korean War with ruck march at AMC museum

Every year, during the bitter-cold winter months, service members and civilians from across the country converge on the Dover, Del., Air Mobility Command Museum to share in a time-honored tradition. Donning camouflage and combat boots, the four-man teams hoist 30-pound rucksacks onto each other's

Ribbon cutting highlights renovated medical clinic

Distinguished community members and leaders joined members of Dover Air Force Base for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 3, 2012, to see more than 55,000 square feet of renovations to the medical clinic. U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Dover Mayor Carleton Carey were hosted by Col. Mark

Scott opens new $7.4M aeromedical evacuation building

Scott AFB opened a new $7.4 million, 21,500 sq. ft. facility that will house 163 active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel who bring home the wounded from America's battlefields.The new building is home to the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and replaces a 70-year-old, condemned building

AF units show inter-command cooperation during BPC mission

Two Airmen from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, 318th Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, joined forces with Airmen from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., in support of a month-long Building Partner Capacity

Photos: 'Raider' Strykers fly with 62nd AW to Yakima exercise

Air Advisor Academy honors fallen comrades

An Afghan Air Force lieutenant colonel walked into the Afghan Air Command and Control Center at the Kabul Air Command Headquarters and without warning or provocation opened fire, killing nine American air advisors on the morning of April 27, 2011. The killing of those eight Air Force servicemembers