Fairchild Airmen honor fallen MIA hero

Fairchild Airmen attended a special memorial service for Staff Sgt. Clifford Henry Mast on Sept. 18 at Riverside Memorial Park. Sergeant Mast, RB-29 gunner with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, went MIA when his RB-29 Superfortress was shot down by enemy fire in 1952 during the Korean

Local 'stand down' serves homeless veterans in Charleston

More than 2,068 homeless people, both veterans and civilians, received aid from local volunteers at the 11th annual Stand Down Against Homelessness, Oct. 28 and 29, at the North Charleston Armory Park.More than 300 volunteers from the local community and members of the local military helped to show

'Consolidated tool kit' directly supports Air Force mission in Hawaii

Worldwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Hickam AFB's "consolidated tool kit" is working hard to maintain aircraft.The joint consolidated tool kit is a tool shop made up of Airmen from 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 735th Air Mobility Squadron. Their job is to make sure every

AFCENT band 'Galaxy' builds relationships throughout deployed areas

When most people hear "Air Force Band," they most likely picture a marching band, or a small group of classical musicians. Very few would picture the seven Airmen who make up Galaxy -- a rock band currently deployed as the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band deployed from Travis Air Force Base,

President proclaims November as Military Family Month

President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation designating this month as Military Family Month.Here is the text of the president's proclamation:"We owe each day of security and freedom that we enjoy to the members of our Armed Forces and their families. Behind our brave service men and women,

AMC commander to visit Maine

Gen. Raymond E. Johns, Jr., Commander of Air Mobility Command, is scheduled to visit the Maine National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing at Bangor on Nov. 4. "I look forward to meeting with the Airmen from the state of Maine. These Airmen are key to our nation's ability to deliver global reach. I

Officials announce 20 million pounds of Pakistan relief delivered; mobility Airmen continue to support effort

Even though C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules flights subsided on Oct. 3, mobility Airmen with a contingency response element at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala are among more than 600 U.S. service members who've helped achieve a new milestone of 20 million pounds of aid delivered.The U.S.

Representing 'The Rock' at ATA convention

Deployed Fairchild Airmen deliver coats, blankets to Kyrgyzstan school

Whether it's the annual Bloomsday Run, Fourth of July Celebration or the Lilac Festival, Fairchild Airmen are no strangers to community outreach in the Spokane area. While deployed to the Manas Transit Center, Kyrgyzstan, they bring with them that same spirit of service and helping others.To that

Teen aviator at Scott AFB has bright future

Everybody has personal obstacles in life they must overcome. For a 16-year-old boy from Scott Air Force Base born with cerebral palsy, his obstacles started at birth. Tyrell Rhodes was always told that he wouldn't be able do things that most others did. Fortunately, his mother kept telling him that