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  • Libya mission ends, Airmen come home

    With more than 3,000 sorties and 29,170 hours flown, Operation Unified Protector has ended and McConnell's Airmen are returning home. In March 2011, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 established a no-fly zone and NATO forces conducted ground strikes in coordination with rebel advances.

  • McChord Field welcomes NSI inspectors

    The 62nd Airlift Wing will welcome inspection teams from the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team and the Air Force Inspection Agency as they arrive to conduct the 62nd AW's Nuclear Surety Inspection, Nov. 15 - 21.Additionally, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency will provide oversight of the

  • Living on the binge

    The night of, raucous partying, patchy memories, flaunting cash, empty bottles stacked up like trophies, no recollection of a beginning, middle or end, verbose bravado, delusions of grandeur, spastic drunk-dialing, bursts of emotion, enthusiastic sentimentality toward those they like, vitriolic

  • Quality of life upgrades continue at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    Barely a year old, Joint Base Lewis-McChord continues to upgrade its amenities that serve a growing, diverse military and military family population. The trend continued when installation leadership, along with family and morale, welfare and recreation and private construction company

  • Fairchild AFB affected by civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Thursday that 30 civilian personnel positions will be eliminated at Farichild Air Force Base, Wash., as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force on November 2 .Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.In

  • Travis announces civilian workforce reductions and military restructuring

    Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,  will reduce support function costs and expeditionary headquarters overhead as part of an Air Force-wide action announced at the Pentagon Nov. 2. The adjustments reflect several initiatives to boost mission effectiveness, eliminate organizational redundancy and reduce

  • Travis AFB holds special needs Halloween Bash

    For some, Halloween isn't about ghouls and goblins, but cartoons and fairytales instead. The Travis AFB Airmen and Family Readiness Center held a special needs Halloween bash Oct. 27 at Travis for families who may not have the availability or ability to trick-or-treat on Halloween night.The AFRC was