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NEWS

  • The C-130 celebrates 60 years and still going strong

    In 1954, the song "Rock Around the Clock" was playing on the radio, Oprah Winfrey was born and the first issue of Sports Illustrated appeared on newsstands. That same year, on August 23, the YC-130 Hercules made its maiden flight at the Lockheed Martin plant in Burbank, California, and the C-130 is

  • National Night Out: Raising crime, drug prevention awareness base-wide

    Fairchild Airmen came out in full force for the 31st Annual National Night Out celebration here Aug. 5.The event is held across the country to help prevent crime and drugs from entering "our" neighborhoods."In the spirit of integrated defense, every Airman is a sensor, and that goes for their

  • Feds Feed Families initiative

    McConnell Airmen, along with the base commissary, are participating in a large scale food drive this summer.The Feds Feed Families program was created in 2009 by the Department of Agriculture to support families in need. It starts in June and runs through the end of August each year."The local

  • Scott uses cameras for PT tests

    The Scott Fitness Assessment Cell, or FAC, recently installed six video cameras in the James Sports Center's physical testing room.Gailyn Gonzales, 375th Force Support Squadron director of fitness and sports, said, "Both the James Sports Center and Fitness Center have been monitored by surveillance

  • After the Board

    Most mobility crew members are familiar with Air Mobility Command's (AMC's) actions immediately following an aviation mishap. The Wing Commander normally assigns a Single Investigating Officer (SIO) for the lower class mishaps (Class C, D, and E), or AMC convenes a Safety Investigation Board (SIB)

  • America's Worst Bird Strike

    I was not quite three years old when the plane crashed. I don't remember the mishap, of course, and I don't recall hearing about it in all the years since. But then I began to research bird strikes and there it was: the story of the worst bird strike in American history. While it's a tragic tale, it

  • Airman to Airman: <b>Lucky to be Alive</b>

    "On 20 April 2012, I was involved in a near fatal car accident. The decisions I made that night have forever changed my life and negatively impacted my career. It was a horrific experience that I am still dealing with to this day," said SSgt Richard Mahan.While going through a divorce and the rough

  • Just How "All Right" are "Two Red and Two White?"

    If you weren't taught how to use Vertical Glideslope Indicators (VGSI) for landing before your first night flight, I'm betting you heard about it soon thereafter: "Fly two red and two white, and you're alright ..." The point of this article isn't to counter that beginner's level "instruction" or old