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  • 618th AOC member named Outstanding Individual Reservist of the Year

    Senior Master Sgt. Donna Crone, the 618th Air and Space Operations Center's Director of Operations superintendent, was named Air Force Reserve Command's 2010 Outstanding Individual Reservist of the Year for the senior non-commissioned officer category in an announcement Nov. 17.The award, part of

  • McConnell community center wins AMC-level award

    In 2010, the McConnell AFB Community Center brought Santa, princess and masquerade balls, bingo and the Air Mobility Command Community Center Program of the Year award to McConnell -- again. The Community Center Program of the Year award is an AMC award that recognizes outstanding performers in the

  • Scott AFB organizations turn ASF into 'home-like atmosphere'

    Your plane lands after multiple flights and long hours. The door of the C-17 Globemaster opens and the cold air hits your face. It's the middle of winter in Southern Illinois and several men and women in uniforms escort you to a bus that will take you to your room. When the bus comes to a stop you

  • Athlete from Scott join other servicemembers to win in Europe

    Many people have heard the term "military brat" to describe someone whose parent or parents served in the military. By that definition, a 375th Contracting Squadron officer could be considered a basketball brat because both of his parents play basketball. Second Lt. Andrew Henke, 375th CONS

  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Social wellness key to overall health

    The holidays are a time to be with family. Whether that includes your relatives, friends or coworkers, it's a time when people share gifts, food and a sense of community. Socializing can be the best part of the holidays and social fitness is one of the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness.

  • 618th Air and Space Operations Center member takes big STEP

    The holidays came early for one 618th Air and Space Operations Center noncommissioned officer, who received a promotion via the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Dec. 4.Then-Staff Sgt. Crystal Moronta, a command post controller assigned to the 618th AOC's Command and Control Directorate,

  • Fairchild Teen Center raises Tilapia for Union Gospel Mission

    The Fairchild Teen Center is in the process of raising Tilapia (a freshwater fish) that will help feed homeless people year-round at the Spokane Union Gospel Mission.The youth program here is very active in supporting various efforts to improve quality of life for people on base and in the

  • Joint Base Charleston: Iron sharpens iron

    Five Army cadets wait in a stuffy briefing room, outnumbered by Air Force pilots three-to-one. It's Charleston, S.C., but no one's on vacation.Converged in the ill-ventilated hotbox an information download, the Air Force pilots listen as a squawking speaker relays cryptic messages from briefing