Record year of deployed mobility airdrops continued to build in September

Mobility Airmen completing airdrops for Operation Enduring Freedom during September surpassed the 40 million pounds-delivered mark for 2010 -- building on what is a new record year for airdrops for OEF.Numbers tracked by air mobility planners at Air Forces Central's Combined Air and Space Operations

Pope community remembers fallen combat controller

Members of the Pope AFB community remembered one of their own Oct. 8 during a memorial service. Senior Airman Mark Forester, 29, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was killed in action while conducting combat operations with his special forces team in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29. He was an Air Force

McChord Airman's tearful homecoming surprise

October 5 was a normal school day for 12-year-old Paxton Baker, until she got called into the principal's office.With her head down, Paxton slowly walked down the hall to the principal's office. She opened the door to find her father, Tech. Sgt. Raymond Ibay, 627th Air Base Group vehicle maintenance

CRE Airmen in Pakistan relate 2005 earthquake to 2010 flood operations

Approximately five years ago, more than 60 Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., were notified to pack their bags and deploy to Pakistan to support relief efforts after a tremendous 7.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 80,000 people dead and

Thunder Over the Rock thrills audience

Thunderbirds Over the Rock

Expeditionary Center launches 'Ground Up Challenge'

Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center can expect to become more intimately familiar with "the ground" than they were expecting if they happen to be on the campus at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. or 4 p.m. respectively.At those designated times, all military members within the Center, student or

Military leadership showcased to Grand Forks community

Photo Essay: Firefighters battle blazes during safety week

In honor of Fire Safety Awareness Week, the Scott Air Force Base Fire Department continues to provide fire safety awareness education and training throughout the week of Oct. 3-9. Events included a live aircraft fire fighting demonstration at the Fire Department Training Area on Oct. 4.View the

19th Medical Group clears dual inspections

The 19th Medical Group staff successfully passed its Health Services Inspection, which was conducted from Sept. 20 to 24 and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Inspection from Sept. 22 to 24.Passing two inspections at the same time proved to inspectors the high level of