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

OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops

In the past nine years, Air Mobility Command statistics show AMC tankers have off-loaded more than 12.2 billion pounds of fuel to aircraft for worldwide military operations, including Operation Enduring Freedom. Since OEF began on Oct. 7, 2001, AMC Airmen from the active duty, Air National Guard and

OEF anniversary: History shows AMC's critical support as operation grew

It was less than 30 days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when Operation Enduring Freedom began. Air Force history shows OEF officially started on Oct. 7, 2001. According to Air Mobility Command's 2001 history, in many ways the operation constituted a continuation of the command's

Photos: Fire safety for children

Air Force, Navy officials celebrate JB CHS inauguration

Two historic Lowcountry military installations merged and were officially inaugurated as the Department of Defense military installation Joint Base Charleston, Oct. 1.The inauguration of the joint base marks its full operational capability and is the final step in the stand-up of JB CHS. The two

USAF Expeditionary Center takes UDM training on the road

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expanding its capability for training unit deployment managers by deploying mobile training teams across the Air Force.These mobile training teams will consist of pairs of UDM instructors who will travel to major Air