Enlisted aviator nabs honor at Travis AFB

It was described as a bitter-sweet moment by Lt. Col. Glen Goss, 6th Air Refueling Squadron commander, as he presented Tech. Sgt. Ben Hopp with the Meritorious Service Medal followed by the U.S. Air Force's Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Award for Outstanding Career Enlisted Aviator of the Year on

Photo: 305th AMW represents Air Force at Russian air show

Joint Base Charleston holds ATLLA conference

More than 140 people attended an Air Transportation Test Loading Activity, or ATTLA, Conference held Aug. 11 and 12 on Joint Base Charleston. ATTLA is the Department of Defense agency responsible for approving airlift cargo before it can be transported by aircraft. Loadmasters, aerial porters and

McConnell medical professionals make suicide prevention effort

In 2010, 98 U.S. Air Force personnel completed suicide -- the highest suicide rate since current tracking methods began in 2004.The 22nd Medical Group Mental Health clinic goal is to save lives and combat those statistics Aug. 25 and 26, 2011, by hosting a briefing titled "Suicide Prevention:

Wing wins back-to-back Air National Guard Family of the Year honors

The Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing is well-known by its members and local community for a family and service before self atmosphere. And now the wing is recognized nation-wide as the back-to-back winner of the Air National Guard Family of the Year award. Master Sgt. Julie Snyder, a

New school paves runway for educational excellence

An crowd of guests, parents, faculty and staff all stood outside to celebrate the Aug. 15 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School Flightline Upper Academy, the base's new middle school. The on-base charter school, only a dream of local community leaders a little more

Photos: McConnell Airmen help 'littles' become 'Big for a Day'

Comprehensive Airmen Fitness: Staying active during and after pregnancy

For women, pregnancy can mean packing on extra pounds and cutting out exercise for a few months. This wasn't the case for Miriam Howard, executive officer for the 62nd Maintenance Group commander, who gave birth to her son, Jalen, 16 months ago and used the qualities of the Comprehensive Airmen

Team Fairchild goes green in a 'Concrete' type of way

Contractors who are working on Team Fairchild's new runway are crushing tons of concrete from the old runway and going 'green' by recycling it.The suggestion came about in October of last year when Fairchild started laying out the blueprint for its brand new $43 million runway."When the contractors

Deployed Fairchild K-9 supporting Manas mission

A decade of service is more than most military members serve; in fact with the deployment tempo and demands for military working dogs, it's on the higher end of a MWD's service as well. But, Lucky is not a typical dog. At 10-years old this Belgian Malinois is the oldest MWD at the Transit Center.