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  • DGMC researchers first in Department of Defense to test new device

    Researchers at David Grant  Medical Center recently became the first Department of Defense recipients of a portable heart and lung machine that is expected to revolutionize air transport of critically injured troops. The CARDIOHELP life support system is a versatile device that can temporarily do

  • Joint Base MDL Airmen contribute to AMC's aircrew safety; test new mask

    Flight crews have fewer than 10 seconds during a rapid decompression to don an oxygen mask before losing consciousness at 35,000 feet.Airmen at the Air Mobility Test and Evaluation Squadron here completed the fourth and final phase of testing on the new Aviation Oxygen and Respiratory Systems

  • 'iCarly' cast rocks JB MDL

    Hundreds of servicemembers and their excited children waited outside the Timmerman Center here Jan. 11 in anticipation of the "iCarly" cast and an exclusive screening of their newest episode.More than 700 tickets were passed out on a first come, first serve basis and given to unit leadership

  • Airman injured at Kandahar awarded Purple Heart

    In Kandahar, Afghanistan, where East meets West in a struggle to defeat the Taliban lies an air base that's home to 30,000 servicemembers tasked with the job to assist NATO and Afghan nationals in gaining and maintaining security.During 2011 alone, more than 400 U.S. servicemembers died and more

  • 62nd AMXS flying crew chiefs keep the mission moving

    You've been on the road for eight days of non-stop flying and the plane just broke down. Your crew is transporting wounded servicemembers from the war zone to receive medical treatment in a country nearby. Everyone is counting on you to fix the problem, your hands are shaking and you're

  • Afghanistan airdrops surpass record levels in 2011

    In 2011, mobility Airmen delivering airdrops reached a new annual record with 80,153,604 pounds of cargo delivered. That's nearly 16 million more pounds delivered than the previous record set in 2010 of 60,400,000.At more than 80.1 million pounds -- that's the equivalent of standing on a mountain

  • 305th MXG officers win AMC award, compete at Air Force level

    Two 305th Maintenance Group officers were recently recognized as the Air Mobility Command nominees for the Air Force 2011 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Maintenance Award for their respective categories.Maj. Ash Cannon, 305th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander, and Capt. Gary Charland, 605th

  • Travis Airmen transport vice president to Iraq

    A Travis C-17 Globemaster III flown by the 21st Airlift Squadron, descended Nov. 29, 2011, into Baghdad International Airport during a top secret mission to bring Vice President Joe Biden to Iraq for the last time before the Dec. 31, 2011, troop withdrawal. Flying completely blacked out, the

  • Fairchild loses three positions in civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Jan. 12 that three civilian personnel positions will be eliminated here as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force Jan. 11.Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.Air Force officials announced 4,500

  • Fairchild security forces to carry Tasers

    In the coming weeks, 92nd Security Forces Squadron patrol members and installation entry controllers will be outfitted with Tasers in addition to their 9mm pistols and M-4 rifles.In an effort to have additional less than lethal force options, the 92nd SFS have planned the implementation of the Taser