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  • Fairchild units 'team' to conduct first-ever KC-135 OSC exercise

    Earlier in 2011, a military aircraft went down in Afghanistan and the aircrew evaded through enemy terrain. A Fairchild KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft was nearby conducting operations and was the first to receive communications from the downed survivors. Once they positively authenticated the

  • Grand Forks firefighters help fight blaze

    Emergency responders from Grand Forks Air Force Base helped battle a massive fire that destroyed a grain elevator in the nearby town of Forest River on Tuesday night, according to base officials.The base deployed a command-and-control package consisting of a 5,000-gallon water tender, crash truck

  • Joint Base MDL pays tribute to 9/11

    Army Support Activity-Dix here hosted a memorial ceremony Sept. 9 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and the lives lost on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 125 people filed into the Soldier's Chapel here to pay their respects to those

  • Travis remembers 9/11 with tribute

    A formal tribute ceremony took place for the heroes and victims of 9/11 on Sept. 11, 2011, in front of the 60th Air Mobility Wing headquarters building.Around the flag pole, Airmen from the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Forces, 60th Air Mobility Wing, 615th Contingency Response Wing and the 349th

  • Making history as the inspector general revamps Air Force Inspection System

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott AFB recently earned an overall grade of "excellent" during the command's first-ever Consolidated Unit Inspection (CUI) administered by the Headquarters Air Mobility Command Inspector General. "The 375th Air Mobility Wing is to be commended for their willingness