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  • Airlift group prepares for tomorrow's disasters today

    "We train to save lives and answer the nation's call at a moment's notice, so others may prevail," said Col. Dan P. Dagher, 317th Airlift Group commander.The C-130 delivers hope not only to service members, but to families in other countries through medical evacuation, humanitarian missions and

  • 87th MDG pushes up to reach 1 million

    The 87th Medical Group combat medics began a unit competition among its squadrons to achieve a combined goal of completing one million pushups between October 1 and Sept. 30, 2012.The idea behind completing one million pushups is not only a numerical goal, but a means to promote physical fitness,

  • Soldiers in Afghanistan receive GPS-guided airdrop from mobility Airmen

    Airmen from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron successfully completed an airdrop mission to Combat Outpost Herrera in east Afghanistan, using Global Positioning System guided bundles to deliver the supplies on Nov. 27, 2011.The C-130 Hercules, operated by its crew from the 451st Air

  • 305th AMW Airmen return home from NATO support mission

    Airmen with the 305th Air Mobility Wing returned home from Europe, where they supported the final KC-10 Extender flight--and the last flight to redeploy home from their European air refueling staging base--in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's operation in Libya making the close of

  • Logistics at its finest: LRS shines during redeployment

    For almost a year, Team Fairchild operated out of Moses Lake, Wash., and the Spokane International Airport as its runway was undergoing reconstruction.As the runway reconstruction came to its final stages, operations out of Moses Lake began their drawdown in preparation to return to Fairchild.With

  • 92nd CES explosive ordnance disposal personnel have safety day

    The 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight began their Air Force Headquarters-directed safety day Nov. 15 with a 5K Ruck March to commemorate and increase awareness about the Airmen EOD has lost through the years. "The toll on the EOD career field has been significant,"

  • Air Force airdrops forklift at remote base

    Airmen from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, airdropped a 12,000-pound forklift to a remote forward operating base in the country, Nov. 23, 2011.The C-130 Hercules aircrew, all from the 145th Air Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard out of Charlotte,

  • 627th FSS hosts Thanksgiving dinner at McChord Field

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen continue to show they take care of birds both on the flight line and the dinner line by hosting a Thanksgiving meal at McChord's Olympic Dining Facility, Nov. 24. Airmen from 627th Force Support Squadron and their contractors spent 24 hours cooking top-shelf roast,

  • Thanksgiving baskets shared with McConnell families

    One hundred and thirty-eight Thanksgiving Day meals were donated to McConnell families Nov. 22 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Coordinated by the Airman and Family Readiness Center and base first sergeants, the baskets were distributed to McConnell Airmen and their families for the upcoming