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.

VFW helps veterans of all ages get help

For some, just the name "Veterans of Foreign Wars" is associated with the notion of senior citizens who served in Vietnam, Korea and World War II.What many people don't know is that as soon as young Airmen return from fighting on foreign soil, they are eligible to register with the VFW, even if they

Fairchild Airmen rescue SERE student

A student attending the Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training course in the Colville National Forest, Wash., was rescued Wednesday after he went into anaphylactic shock following a bee sting.The student, 1st Lt. Andrew Metzger, was practicing evasion techniques when he was stung.Three Airmen

Photos: Grand Forks AFB, University of North Dakota team up

New commander takes helm of 60th AMW at Travis

Col. Dwight Sones took command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 5.Sones, who spent the the previous year as commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kyrgyzstan, joined the officer corps as a second lieutenant in 1988 after receiving his Bachelor of

Change, through FTI, gives Airmen easier access to food at Travis

The Food Transformation Initiative continues to make progress in developing the program that is redefining how, what and where Travis Airmen eat.FTI is a revamped dining program intended to offer Airmen a greater variety, availability and quality of food. One of the aspects of the FTI is the

Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Resources for relationships available to Airmen

Marriage can be one of the greatest experiences in life while, at the same time, being one of the most difficult to manage. With divorce rates topping 50 percent in the United States, according to the 2009 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Vital Statistics Report, finding the