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

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