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  • Dispatches from the front: 375th AES sergeant trains Afghan AF medic team

    The Afghan soldier was in trouble. With his eyes sitting heavy and glazed-over in their sockets, the soldier's condition had worsened. He now had to be removed from the C-27A Spartan aircraft that had been flown to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to transport him and other Afghan National Security

  • Military Saves Week -- Helping Airmen 'save' for their future

    As a young adult with a steady paycheck, it's easy to chalk retirement up to something that won't affect you for many years.But many young adults may not realize that the failure to save now could come back to haunt them when they're of retirement age, and realize they don't have enough money to

  • Scott senior NCO awarded Bronze Star for helping build Afghan air force

    Senior Master Sgt. Shannon Rix, from the 375th Communications Support Squadron, was presented a Bronze Star medal for meritorious achievement during a recent deployment to Afghanistan. Col. Michael Hornitschek, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, presented the medal at a wing commander's call here

  • AMC officials announce nominees for 2010 Air Force ISR Awards

    Officials from Air Mobility Command Headquarters here announced Feb. 16 the command's nominees for the 2010 Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, or ISR, Awards.In a message from Col. Martin MacNabb, AMC's Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at Scott AFB, he

  • Command announces 2010 AMC Public Affairs Media Contest Awards

    AMC Public Affairs recently announced the winners of its 2010 Public Affairs Media Contest Awards. These annual awards recognize individuals and organizations who demonstrate excellence in telling the Air Force and AMC story through various public affairs processes and products, including print and

  • Fuel savings ‘Pathfinders’ plan to broaden impact with AF-wide summit

    The Air Force's fuel efficiency "Pathfinders" plan to host their first service-wide Aviation Operations Energy Steering Group summit at Scott AFB on Feb. 16 and 17.All Air Force major commands were invited to attend the summit. The event will be the first major meeting across the MAJCOMs, hosted by

  • 34 Airmen selected for Tops In Blue

    Air Force Services Agency officials here recently announced the names of 34 Airmen selected for the 2011 Tops In Blue tour. In December, 73 talented Airmen competed as singers, dancers, musicians and technicians for Tops In Blue slots during the annual Air Force Worldwide Talent Search at Lackland

  • Joint Base MDL emergency management flight wins Air Force honors

    The 87th Civil Engineer Squadron's Emergency Management Flight here won the 2010 Air Force Emergency Management Flight of the Year award for the third time since 2002."It's extremely humbling to be selected for this award," said Mr. Steve Robertson, 87th CES emergency management director. "I think

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord: Understanding life as a loadmaster

    While frequent missions and a high operations tempo can make life stressful, Tech. Sgt. Ron Strayhorne, says that he wouldn't trade his seven years as a loadmaster for anything in the world.At the 62nd Airlift Wing, loadmasters are assigned to one of four flying squadrons, and constantly operate

  • Fairchild maintainers support flying ops in Moses Lake

    Without maintenance Airmen, the 56- year-old KC-135 Stratotanker wouldn't fly. So when construction began on Fairchild's runway and tankers were sent to Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., maintenance Airmen went along with them."Without aircraft we have no job, so we have to