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  • Scott AFB Engine Room: Platform for Continuous Process Improvement

    Leaders at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois are embracing the goals of Continuous Process Improvement through its use of an "Engine Room."The Engine Room is a place for senior leaders to come together for quick, weekly meetings intended to align the wing's strategies and find solutions to areas of

  • CMSAF Cody shares insights, answers questions

    While visiting Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, during Air Mobility Command's Total Force PHOENIX Rally May 9-10, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody sat down with the 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs staff to share his thoughts on military spouses, the AMC mission, and the

  • Group commander hands over the keys, saves bucks

    The 22nd Mission Support Group commander at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, turned in the keys to his government vehicle to save the Air Force money, May 10, 2016.Air Force Logistics Headquarters is pushing for initiatives to make cuts to save money, and Col. Matthew Benivegna, 22nd MSG commander,

  • Airmen honor fallen MIA

    A ceremonial guardsman wearing white gloves raises his hand to render a salute as a white sedan pulls up to the curb. He proceeds to the vehicle where he respectfully retrieves an urn containing the remains of a fellow comrade.The urn holds the remains of Airman 2nd Class Conrad Sprague, which were

  • Army Airborne Board a joint effort

    For the first time, an Air Force general officer was invited to participate as part of the Army board focused on addressing concerns related to the doctrine, organization and training of Army airborne forces.Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18th Air Force commander, attended the Army Airborne Board May 3, 2016 on

  • First Sergeants provide resources, mentor Airmen, advise unit commanders

    Some people think First Sergeants' only role is to enforce discipline and standards.However, Master Sgt. Kristy Gates, 375th Security Forces Squadron first sergeant, said there is more to sporting the diamond than enforcing discipline; she prefers being a mentor and making sure she takes care of her

  • KC-135 crews support KC-46A testing missions

    Sixty-year-old KC-135 Stratotankers from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, recently supported the new KC-46A Pegasus testing and evaluation missions in Washington state.The KC-135s, which currently serve as the backbone of the air refueling fleet, provided refueling support to receiver and chase

  • McChord Airmen train Australian maintainers

    An Airman working inside an aircraft engine asks a wingman to pass him a "torch". A torch is a common Australian term for a flashlight and the Airman asking for the flashlight is one of the Australian Airman attending maintenance training here at JBLM. The Australians are attending a aircraft

  • Mobility Airmen support Canadian exercise in the High Arctic

    Fifty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and two LC-130 ski-equipped aircraft are in the High Arctic supporting the Canadian Forces annual Operation Nunalivut exercise in Canada's Nunavut Territory.'It is the third year that the New York Airmen, based at Stratton Air