Airman assists woman in vehicle accident

On Oct. 15, a Fairchild Airman used his self aid buddy care training and the knowledge he gained at a "Street Smart" presentation just a few days prior to help aid a victim of a vehicle accident.It was about 2:30 in the morning and Airman 1st Class Devin Perez, 92nd Operations Group intelligence

Photos: Korean TRANSCOM commander visits CRW

Photos: Nearly 200 Black Knights reunite with families

Fit Plate gives Airmen healthy option

Look out, waistlines! There's a new tool for keeping Airmen 'Fit to Fight,' changing the eating habits of Team McChord each day. This new tool is called the Fit Plate, and it can be found everyday during breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Olympic Dining Facility on McChord Field. Prominently

Scott Airman clears explosives in Afghanistan

If you ask Staff Sgt. Brandon Chism how he likes his job, he'll jokingly tell you "it's a blast!" That's certainly one way to describe his job as an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill.The Villa Rica, Ga., native joined the Air Force in 2004 as a missile

Photo: Nuclear Surety Inspection team arrives at McChord Field

Air Force 'Tops in Blue' touches down at McChord

More than 50 years ago then Maj. Al Reilly had an idea- build an Air Force-wide competition different from the many athletic competitions already thriving throughout the service, make it based on creative talent, and then use what he found to entertain other Airmen and their families around the

Photos: Wichita Thunder honors McConnell Airmen

McConnell opens its doors to landowners

Fourteen landowners who neighbor McConnell visited the base for the fourth annual Landowner Appreciation Dinner Nov. 10, 2011.A staple event for McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program, the dinner helps educate, and continue to educate, landowners on the importance of the bird abatement

Community, McConnell honor veterans

One hundred and ninety-five Derby, Kan. area veterans were honored at the opening of the new Derby Area Veterans Memorial - Walk of Freedom, which was officially dedicated Nov. 11. With less than 10 miles separating McConnell Air Force Base from Derby, there are strong military ties for many people