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  • Reserve pilot spearheads Air Force's efforts to go green

    Lt. Col. Stan Davis from the 317th Airlift Squadron was recognized Aug. 25 for his work introducing new approach and descent procedures here at Joint Base Charleston.The historic agreement between the Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration establishes procedures for pilots called

  • NATO partnership in Libya serves as model, Panetta says

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Aug. 23 called U.S. support for the NATO mission that's helping opposition forces make progress against Moammar Gadhafi's regime Libya an example of the international cooperation that will be critical in the future."It is a good indication of the kind of

  • Artists cover air mobility events, places for Air Force Art Program

    In back-to-back trips, Air Mobility Command bases hosted visits by artists with the Air Force Art Program to have them document, and later recreate in their own "mind's eye," what they experienced with AMC people, planes and activities.In late-July, artists Paul Rendel of Milton, Del., and Scott

  • Air Force doubles awards earned for energy savings

    Leading the pack, team-driven excellence and noteworthy individual efforts from Air Force people earned recognition by the U.S. Department of Energy through its annual Federal Energy and Water Management Awards program. The Air Force captured almost half of the 2011 awards earned by Department of

  • Kandahar crews load F/A-18 on C-5

    For the first time in history, a U.S. cargo aircraft transported a U.S. fighter jet back to the United States after sustaining damage to its fuselage.The 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port flight assisted the C-5 Galaxy's loadmaster crew in successfully loading an F/A-18

  • AMC commander to 'Calico' wing: 'You're making a huge difference'

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, spoke with Airmen of the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing on a recent visit to Western Europe.He spoke of the importance of the mission being fulfilled and the speed in which the call was answered."Some Airmen had four hours notification from

  • Fairchild's 36th Rescue Flight rescues mountain biker in Idaho

    Fairchild Airmen rescued a 52 year-old female mountain biker Aug. 17 near Thompson Pass, Idaho, after she flipped over her handlebars and injured her ribs and back. The victim, Paulette Kirby, was on a single-track mountain bike trail participating in the six-day Idaho Expedition Race when she hit a

  • Retired CMSAF reacquaints with Joint Base MDL

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Sam E. Parish, the eighth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Aug. 17 through 19.Parish visited with various Air Force units, met with Airmen and attended the senior noncommissioned officer induction ceremony.The distinguished

  • Exercise Eagle Flag focuses on joint task force-port opening

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center launched its Eagle Flag Exercise on Aug. 13, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.The first week of the two-week-long exercise is designed to simulate unloading and the transportation of cargo received in a deployed environment. A joint task force-port opening,

  • Travis hospital rates high in inspection

    A Health Services Inspection conducted by the Headquarters Air Force Inspection Agency, Directorate of Medical Operations has left the medical staff at David Grant Medical Center in high spirits. In addition to successfully passing a no-notice inspection, the 60th Medical Group also received full