DBIDS enhances safety on McConnell

McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.,  will be one the first Air Force bases to implement the new Defense Biometric Identification System 4.0 version when it comes online mid-November.The 22nd Security Forces Squadron began installation Oct. 31, and the system is scheduled to be complete by Nov. 14.At

Committed to caring in CAF: Airman and family grants wishes to ill children through Make-A-Wish Foundation

Long before Air Mobility Command implemented the Comprehensive Airman Fitness culture, one Airman was already committed to taking care of ill children in his community and beyond.Senior Master Sgt. Victor Dorsey, from Headquarters Air Mobility Command here, has been a wish-granter with the

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears case, holds 'project outreach' at Scott AFB

Judges and counsel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces held court in Air Mobility Command's Global Reach Planning Center on Nov. 3 as part of a "project outreach." For an hour, the GRPC became a federal courthouse where military lawyers argued an actual case. "This [project outreach

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

Photo: Internationally-known Italian builder visits Air Mobility Command

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