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Feb. 23, 2011
Scott Airmen promote 'resiliency' during Wingman Day efforts

The 375th Air Mobility Wing conducted a full day of events Feb. 18 designed to reinforce the Wingman concept, build resilient Airmen and focus on unit health. For Airman 1st Class Casey Sattler, 375th Comptroller Squadron, this was his first Wingman Day. "I've been at Scott for only two months, and
Feb. 23, 2011
Fairchild Airmen climb ice-covered tower to retain communications

Fairchild transmission systems radio Airmen with the 92nd Communications Squadron work in their heated offices at their desks; however, they have another less comfortable workspace. This space is on top of a snow-covered mountain where the average temperature is nothing like their offices as it
Feb. 23, 2011
Joint Base Lewis-McChord NCO helps Air Force bowling team take top honors

Staff Sgt. Natasha Sanchez still remembers the day quite clearly.She was 19 years old and her brother was 15. Both were bowling in a tournament in their home state of Tennessee. Suddenly, two lanes down from Sanchez, loud cheering broke out around her brother's lane. He'd bowled a 300 -- a perfect
Feb. 22, 2011
Officials announce AMC winners, nominees for 2010 Air Force Chaplain Corps awards

Air Mobility Command officials announced Feb. 22 their nominees and winners for the 2010 Air Force Chaplain Corps Awards. In a message sent on behalf of Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., AMC commander, by the Headquarters AMC office of the command chaplain, the winners were congratulated for their work in
Feb. 22, 2011
Exercise preps Travis 615th CRW for inspection, real-world missions

Soldiers and Airmen teamed up in a simulated deployed environment at Mackall Army Airfield approximately 10 miles south of Pinehurst, N.C., in support of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division's Joint Operational Access Exercise, Feb. 9 through16. More than 100 Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response
Feb. 18, 2011
Fairchild maintainers accomplish mission from three locations

While Fairchild's runway is closed and being reconstructed, the 92nd Maintenance Squadron and 141st Maintenance Squadron are repairing KC-135 Stratotanker parts at Fairchild without the aircraft there.Aircraft are being flown out of Grant County International Airport and Spokane International
Feb. 17, 2011
Space-A travel: Did you know?

Every day, around the world, hundreds of military and military-contracted commercial aircraft travel the world delivering troops and cargo. These missions allow hundreds of thousands of military personnel, retirees, family members, and other Department of Defense-eligible travelers to fly at almost
Feb. 16, 2011
9-year-old becomes airlift unit''s 'pilot for a day' at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

"This is awesome," said Owain Weinert. "I mean, I got the chance to sit in the cockpit of a commercial flight plane once, but that was nothing compared to this."The 4th Airlift Squadron showed its newest member around the squadron Feb. 15 as 9-year-old Owain became "Pilot for a Day.""Pilot for a
Feb. 16, 2011
Air Force Honor Guard performs at McConnell

Marching in unison while also performing gravity defying rifle maneuvers, seventeen members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team displayed their talent to McConnell members Feb. 14, 2011.The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, which currently consists of approximately 250 Airmen, annually performs
Feb. 16, 2011
World War II hero receives medals after 65 years

When Japan surrendered in 1945 and the "boys" came home, the last thing on these men's minds was how to receive their hard earned military decorations.Mr. Gordon Ballagh, a 90-year-old veteran and prisoner of war during World War II, is one of these men. With the efforts of Tech. Sgt. Wayne Herold,