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  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • Youth learn about Air Force during seminar at Scott AFB

    More than 30 volunteers from across the base teamed up with the Scott Air Force Base Lewis Lynch Tuskegee Airmen Chapter to host a youth seminar the weekend of June 24 to 26 during which youth learned about aviation and even met an original Tuskegee Airman.The chapter welcomed 21 students from

  • 'Lieutenant Dan' tours C-17, plays Joint Base Lewis-McChord Freedom Fest

    Actor Gary Sinise has a long list of ties to America's military and its veterans. While he's never served, Sinise is probably best known for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor, a disabled Vietnam veteran in the Oscar-winning movie "Forrest Gump."However, the movie star did not visit Joint Base

  • Injured McConnell EOD Airman returns home

    With the outstretched arms of not only his wife and two children, but also of McConnell's Leadership and the community, an explosive ordnance disposal Airman returned home June 26.Staff Sgt. Beau Chastain, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron EOD specialist, returned to Wichita, Kan., from a Joint Force

  • Air Force chief scientist lauds AMC as leader in energy initiatives

    The Air Force's chief scientist, Dr. Mark T. Maybury, visited Air Mobility Command here June 27 to 29 and lauded Air Mobility Command's initiatives as he discussed the importance of energy efficiency. Doctor Maybury's visit included serving as the keynote speaker for the AMC "Future Aircraft Fuel

  • Total Force Airmen successfully MEDEVAC Antarctic worker

    Utilizing night vision equipment and navigating around volcanic ash hazards, a C-17 Globemaster III and crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, alongside aeromedical evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, successfully evacuated an ailing Antarctic government contractor June

  • Scott AFB members participate in first KC-135 egress exercise

    More than 60 personnel volunteered to slide down a large, air-filled slide, or in this case, an emergency exit June 28, 2011, during a KC-135 Ground Egress test supported by 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB. According to Col. Thomas Wolcott, the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation (TE)

  • Total Force Airmen successfully evacuate Antarctic worker

    Utilizing night vision equipment and navigating around volcanic ash hazards, a C-17 Globemaster III and crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., alongside aeromedical evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, successfully evacuated an ailing Antarctic government contractor June 30.

  • McChord Field prepares to host Air Mobility Rodeo

    Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th AW and 627th Air Base Group have begun preparing 'Rainier Ranch' to host the multitude of United States and International teams when they arrive at the end of the month. The installation will host Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2011, and competition is set to