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  • Tokens highlight sexual assault awareness at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    Several Joint Base Lewis-McChord McChord Field sexual assault victim advocates braved the cold morning April 5 to pass out teal-ribboned air fresheners advertising the base's sexual assault hotline phone number to incoming base traffic at gates around the installation, as part of Sexual Assault

  • McConnell AFB recognizes 'sturdiest' members -- its trees

    People at McConnell AFB will recognize the efforts and loyalty of some its sturdiest members -- its trees as part of an Arbor Day observance on April 27. Arbor Day is nationally recognized April 29. During this day, ceremonies will be held throughout the country to promote a healthy environment

  • DOD: U.S. continues support of NATO operations in Libya

    A U.S. military fighter jet destroyed two of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's surface-to-air missile sites near the Libyan capital of Tripoli aPRIL 18, continuing U.S. support of NATO operations there, officials reported.Since NATO took the lead of multilateral operations in Libya on April 1, U.S.

  • New Joint Base MDL unit adds outreach, education to CRW mission

    A new air mobility unit was activated in a ceremony here April 19, marking the genesis of a new mission for the expeditionary air mobility specialists of the 621st Contingency Response Wing. By order of the Secretary of the Air Force, the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron will provide air

  • DOD: Leaders describe path to peace in Libya

    NATO nations will continue operations against the regime in Libya until Moammar Gadhafi leaves power, the leaders of the United States, Great Britain and France wrote in an article published in their countries April 15.President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron and President Nicolas

  • Law and order Airmen see justice served in Iraq

    verse in the Quran goes "call to witness, from among your men, two witnesses. And, if two men be not found, then a man and two women." Airmen assigned to the U.S. Forces-Iraq Law and Order Task Force support a justice system operating differently from U.S. courts.For paralegal Airmen who learned the

  • Teamwork essential to safely recovering aircraft

    Their job is to get planes in the air as quickly as possible, but once a plane is gone, they wait for it to come back.The more than 130 Airmen who work on ground crews here ensure when an aircraft lands after completing a 10-hour mission over the area of responsibility, it receives the best of care