Pakistan flood relief update: Mobility Airmen continue to aid in international response

In an American Forces Press Service news report Sept. 3, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said of the Pakistan floods, "The pictures [and] reporting just don't capture it."Admiral Mullen said those words after he visited on-going relief operations in Pakistan in

COMACC tours Grand Forks facilities, meets with wing leadership

8th Airlift Squadron returns home

More than 120 Airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron returned Sept. 2 after a 120-day deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, now named Operation New Dawn.The 8th AS Airmen were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to an overseas contingency location in the Middle East."I

Bagram fuels Airmen double fuel storage capacity

Airmen assigned to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants flight provide the fuel to aircraft that supply close air support to the warfighter on the ground every day.The POL Airmen drastically expanded their capacity to deliver fuel Tuesday by installing a new 200,000 gallon

Deployers come home to The Rock

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