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  • McConnell Firefighters gain accreditation

    McConnell's Fire and Emergency Services Flight earned its accreditation, Aug. 13, 2014, from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. The unit is the only accredited fire department within Air Mobility Command and is one of 13 accredited units Air Force-wide."This [accreditation]

  • 437th AW Airmen make most out of free time

    Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing recently sacrificed their free time by volunteering at a Columbian orphanage during a recent mission.The aircrew, comprised of Airmen from several different Joint Base Charleston squadrons, was flying a U.S. Southern Command mission in support of a Capstone

  • CMSAF, Congressional Reps. discuss issues concerning military families

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody participated in a Congressional Military Family Caucus at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 14, affording more than 100 military family members the opportunity to discuss various issues with congressional representatives and Air Force

  • McChord flying squadrons receive new deployment schedule

    For the first time since 2006, all four of the 62nd Airlift Wing's airlift squadrons are home.The squadrons are back home as result of a new deployment rotation schedule which will allow them to rotate deployments with Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. "This rotation allows for a greater period

  • Football legend Herschel Walker tackles mental health at JB Charleston

    Herschel Walker, Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL running back, arrived at Joint Base Charleston, Aug. 6, 2014, as part of a full day visit of tours and speaking engagements.The College Football Hall of Famer shared his struggles of tackling mental illness with Airmen and Sailors. Walker has

  • Pope Airmen graduate Ranger School

    The Army Ranger School students were all looking forward to the few hours of precious sleep they were about to get after a long day of training on Mount Yonah, a mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia.Their instructors instead rounded them up and marched to a rocky outcropping and

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

    Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 5 to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.The team of Reservists

  • Delivery: Airman traverses the base with letters and parcels

    With a brown package in hand, Airman 1st Class Victoria Moore walks through the doors of an office building. Walking toward the receptionist behind the desk, Moore's green eyes become brighter as she greets her with a wide smile. Before handing the package to the recipient, Moore scans the barcode,

  • McConnell member named 2013 CP Airman of the year

    A member of Team McConnell was recognized as the Air Force's 2013 Command Post Airman of the Year. Staff Sgt. Bryan Knehr, 22nd Air Refueling Wing senior controller, was shocked when he discovered that he was selected. Rather than accrediting his success to one year of excellent work performance,