Memorial Service held for military working dog at Fairchild

A memorial service was held at the Deel Community Center here Jan. 5 for a 92nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog."Lucky" died of cancer last September at age 10 after surviving five tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. Lucky, a Belgian Malinois, was assigned to Fairchild

Grand Forks Airman headed to Super Bowl

For the second straight year, a Grand Forks Airman will be heading to football's biggest stage to attend an all-expenses paid trip to Super Bowl XLVI.Senior Airman Matthew Burt entered the Air Force-wide "Football Frenzy" contest, in which one winner is selected for each major command.Col. Timothy

Travis announces additional civilian workforce reductions

Travis Air Force Base will further reduce support function costs during a second round of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2012 Civilian Workforce Restructure. On Nov. 2, 2011, the Air Force announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce-- the addition of 5,900 positions against the Air Force's

AMC Passenger Travel to be more predictable

Select passenger terminals across Air Mobility Command are establishing Facebook pages to provide passengers more predictability when it comes to space-available and -required passengers.The overall goal of the AMC Space-A Facebook program is to use social media to expand knowledge about Space-A

Photos: 'The real backpack' at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Scott AFB affected by second round of civilian restructuring efforts

Air Force officials announced Jan. 11 the second round of civilian position restructuring efforts to align with fiscal year 2010 funding targets as directed by the Secretary of Defense.As a result, the total number of positions eliminated at Scott AFB is 351, with 128 of those positions already

Changes made to family care plans

Significant changes were made to AFI 36-2908, Family Care Plans. FCP ensures that military families are taken care of during drills, annual training, mobilization and deployment. Some changes specifically impact those military members who may deploy. Here is the rundown on the new FCP

Travis AFB welcomes community leaders

An induction ceremony was held Jan. 6 for 42 honorary commanders at the Delta Breeze Club here.The honorary commander program exists not only to strengthen ties between Travis and the local community, but also for key members in the community and leaders in the Air Force to mutually benefit each

Weapon system trainer to save taxpayer's dollars at McConnell

The first official KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator Weapon System Trainer in Air Mobility Command, slated to save the Air Force millions annually, opened during a ceremony Jan. 9 here.Training boom operators to perform in-flight refueling requires a tanker and a receiver. An eight-hour tanker

Joint Base Charleston officer becomes first dental advisor in Gardez

In a remote valley of Afghanistan, a Joint Base Charleston Airman is playing a vital role enhancing the country's practice of dentistry.Maj. Courtney Schapira, from the 628th Medical Group at Joint Base Charleston, is currently assigned to the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base