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  • Tricare Online gives more power to its patients

    Fitting in appointments that work around a set schedule can be a difficult task, but through a system, patients will be able to become more flexible with their appointments, while making it easier to accomplish more with less.Right now, about only 23 percent of McChord Field's population uses

  • U.S. air advisors pioneer new DoD training in Zambia

    Eight members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing's 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron traveled to Lusaka, Zambia to take part in a first of its kind Department of Defense training event, March 21, 2015.The team engaged with twenty members of the Zambian air force to accomplish two

  • Warriors of the North climb to the Tops in Blue

    Two members of the Warriors of the North have been selected for the 2015 Tops in Blue tour.2nd Lt. Nicque Robinson, 319th Contracting Flight contracting specialist, and Capt. Michael Rose, 69th Reconnaissance Group group executive officer, were chosen after a 10-day audition at Lackland AFB,

  • Report details causes of December accident

    Air Mobility Command released the results of its accident investigation board regarding a Dec. 1, 2014,  mid-air collision near Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C.A C-130H assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve Command), and a C-27J assigned to the Army Special Operations Command

  • Joint service mobility specialists assist FEMA in cargo training

    A team composed of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst mobility specialists assisted Federal Emergency Management Agency logistics personnel on training and preparation of cargo at JB MDL, New Jersey, Feb. 12 and 24, 2015.Mobility specialist comprised of Army, Air Force and FEMA personnel came together

  • 375th LRS Airmen recognized for quick thinking, money saving actions

    When thousands of dollars are at stake and there's a huge time crunch, Scott Airmen go above and beyond to save the Air Force money, labor and time. Such was the case Jan. 27 when Airmen from the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron received a short-notice mission to support the Vice President of the

  • Mere minutes between life and death

    As storms brewed throughout northern California Feb. 7, the community of Hiouchi in Del Norte County went dark. Whole trees and large branches were thrown by the wind into power lines and transformers, and more than 5,600 people in Del Norte lost power. One of those people was Joe Akin, a retired

  • Stories from Vietnam: Into the assassin's den

    Editor's Note:  This is a first in a series on Scott's Vietnam Veterans, and is part of the DoD's 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War.Low on fuel, a radio call came over the net directing a search for a downed American pilot. Capt. Keith Sawyer was returning from directing an air

  • Thunderbirds name MacDill's '14 Tampa Airfest 'Best Military Show Site'

    In the 61st year of their world famous demonstrations, the United States Air Force Thunderbird's named MacDill's 2014 Airfest the "Best Military Show Site." Commemorating the event was Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, who presented Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn with the award Feb. 9,

  • U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran awarded Purple Heart

    After 45 years of waiting, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Campbell, a Gig Harbor, Wash., resident and Vietnam Veteran received his Purple Heart during a ceremony at the American Lake Veterans Hospital Chapel, Jan. 25th.    With more than 100 members in attendance, including members of Team McChord,