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  • Pope senior NCO wins interservice chess tourney

    Master Sgt. Dan Ranario, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, recently took home the championship during the 2010 Interservice Chess Championship, clinching an undefeated victory over top competitors from every branch of the U.S. military.Sergeant Ranario will join the U.S. led team participating in the 2010

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs coins CRW Airmen in Pakistan

    Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coins Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Element during a visit to Islamabad, Pakistan on Sept. 1, 2010. The 40 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. and are at Chaklala Air

  • McConnell finishes major accident response exercise

    McConnell Airmen and local emergency response offices tested their ability to respond to a mass casualty scenario, Sept. 1, 2010, on McConnell's flightline.One of McConnell's priorities as a base is to be ready for anything, the base held the major accident response exercise, or MARE, to prepare an

  • Airmen refuel into Operation New Dawn

    Members of the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron began their last mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Aug. 31 and completed the same mission Sept. 1, the same day the Department of Defense officially transitioned from OIF to Operation New Dawn.While fewer than 50,000 U.S. forces

  • Maintaining excellence: Dover NCO earns major award

    Dover Air Force Base is home to a maintainer who takes his job to a new level. Staff Sgt. Christopher Tripp, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 flying crew chief, has been awarded the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Crew Chief of the Year Award for his dedication to his

  • General Leonard takes command of SDDC

    Maj. Gen. Kevin A. Leonard became the 17th commanding general of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Aug. 25 during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base.Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, U.S. Transportation Command commander, hosted the ceremony, and Army Gen. Ann E.

  • Vehicle operator considers lessons learned during first deployment

    For most, a deployment can help define a person, and for Senior Airman Randy Connella, this was the case during his deployment last year to Kuwait and Iraq where he drove convoys.One of the main things Airman Connella said he took away from his deployments was a better understanding of who he is and

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord Honor Guard honors newest graduates

    "With a strong sense of dedication, we will precisely execute military honors for active duty, retirees and veterans. Precisions inspired by accuracy... to honor with dignity!" For 24 newly graduated Honor Guard Airmen, this motto has become their way of life. The graduates, assigned to the 62nd

  • Family support remains priority in Charleston as YoAFF initiative wraps up

    Members of Team Charleston gathered together for an afternoon of fun in the sun at the base pool here Aug. 28, celebrating the Year of the Air Force Family finale. The event was hosted by the 628th Force Support Squadron and provided free food, music, an exotic bird display, face painting, swimming