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  • Air advisors, Honduran airmen secure base defense operations

    Communications, personal protection, tactics and reporting procedures. These were several topics Airmen from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and Honduran air force discussed during the air base defense portion of the Air Mobility Command Building Partner Capacity mission in Tegucigalpa,

  • AMC commander visits McChord Field, delivers new C-17

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns, Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Feb. 24, 2012 to deliver McChord Field's newest C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. During his short visit, Johns also took the opportunity to thank and inspire Airmen during a commander's call."First of all, I

  • Pet travel policy unchanged for Patriot Express, other carriers revise policy

    Military members on permanent change of station orders from overseas locations don't need to worry about recent news reports that fees to transport their pets are being increased to costly levels.There was concern about military members traveling on regular commercial flights because United Airlines

  • Joint Base Wings host, 'impress' 18th Air Force commander

    The 18th Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Feb. 15 and 16 to get a firsthand look at the various units and missions here. Ramsay, who arrived from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visited three of the command's units here, including the 305th Air Mobility

  • Holly Petraeus kicks off 'Military Saves' at JB MDL

    Holly Petraeus, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assistant director for the Office of Servicemember Affairs, hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday at the Timmermann Center here.Petraeus addressed the joint base community on the role of the CFPB, the resources they offer and how they are helping

  • MacDill helps reunite Spanish government, lost gold

    Two Spanish air force C-130 Hercules aircraft departed MacDill Air Force Base on Feb. 24 after being loaded with approximately 17 metric tons, or approximately $500 million, of gold.The two aircraft were dispatched by the Spanish government to retrieve coins that were lost at sea in the 19th

  • AMC command chief visits Fairchild

    "It's a blessing to be known as Airmen," said Air Mobility Command's command chief during a visit to Fairchild Feb. 16-17. "I believe passionately as members of the United States Air Force we think of ourselves as Airmen first. As important as boom operators are, as important as medics are and as

  • Joint Base Charleston celebrates Children's Dental Health Month

    As February comes to a close, it also marks the conclusion of the month-long Children's Dental Health Month -- the American Dental Association's yearly observance created to raise awareness of children's dental health."Children's Dental Health Month may be coming to an end but healthy dental habits