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

Re-designed AADD program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord continues to keep Airmen safe

A McChord Field program aimed at saving lives was recently revamped in an effort to better serve Airmen. The Airmen Against Drunk Driving program has gone through several changes in the past year, including the addition of a van and a whole new operating procedure to ensure the safety of Airmen. The

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

Photos: Grand Forks honors 9/11

Team Scott builds lasting memorial for 9/11 anniversary

Team Scott came together on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 to dedicate a memorial that not only symbolizes the three places where so many lost their lives, but that also incorporates a piece of the World Trade Center in its design.The memorial consists of a planter that is shaped like the Pentagon

Dover AFB's Eagle's Rest Inn wins top Air Force award

Eagle's Rest Inn, Dover AFB's lodging facility, has been named 2011 Innkeeper of the Year (small base) for the Air Force. The award will be presented in New York City in November. Rauchelle Watson, Eagle's Rest general manager, believed her inn was the best, now they have the award to prove it.

Building partnerships: Airmen finish medical training exercise in Central America

A convoy of vans and buses, led by a security detail of Nicaraguan soldiers, cuts its way down the side of a lush mountain, lumbers along dirt roads crowded with livestock, and trundles through small villages where local families crowd into dwellings constructed of cinder blocks and scraps of tin

Student presents thank you card for Team Scott signed by 500 peers

Within four days of watching a documentary about Sept. 11, high school senior Mackenzie McIntyre arrived on the steps of the 375th Air Mobility Wing headquarters Sept. 9 to present the commander with a special card of thanks signed by more than 500 of her peers."I was so moved by the documentary,

AMC Airmen observe 10th anniversary of 9/11 with retreat ceremony

The overcast skies couldn't hide the brightness of the American flag as it was lowered from the base flagpole on the parade grounds here Sept. 9 during a retreat ceremony observing the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.One-hundred Airmen from Headquarters Air Mobility Command

9/11: Through the eyes of Airmen

Ten years ago, the men and women who are today's young servicemembers, were still in grade school. Some were in high school, even fewer were enrolled in college. Many had no idea what the World Trade Center towers were, what the Sept. 11 attacks meant politically or the lasting impact the day's