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  • Breaking it again at 89 with DGMC's assistance

    Yeager... Few last names in modern Air Force history evoke as much lore, legacy, respect and admiration by Airmen everywhere as this local living legend. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager retraced history Sunday, 65 years to the minute, as the first test pilot to break the sound

  • McConnell AMC finalist for 2013 CINC Installation Excellence Award

    McConnell is Air Mobility Command's finalist for the 2013 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award.As AMC's finalist, McConnell will go on to compete against nine other bases to earn the Air Force nod for the award.To compete for the award, a detailed report was submitted by each base in

  • Exercise Eagle Flag tests USTRANSCOM joint task force teams

    Airmen of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron recently worked hand-in-hand with senior representatives from U.S. Transportation Command to test and verify the ability of several mobility-focused organizations to perform critical warfighter support while operating

  • USAF Drill Team visits eastern Washington

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team had a three-day tour of eastern Washington Sept. 19 to 21. During the drill team's tour they performed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Moses Lake and the Spokane area.The team also took time to visit local school and hospitals.The honor guard is one of the Air

  • 87th SFS military working dog handler share 'tails' at reunion

    Current modern-day military working dog handlers interacted with handlers from the 50's and 60's during the Bitburg Air Force Base military working dog handlers reunion Sept. 8 at a Holiday Inn in Philadelphia's historic district.Staff Sgt. Benjamin Eisenhart, 87th Security Forces Squadron military

  • New Airman a model of Air Force Core Values

    Oftentimes one can hear the Air Force Core Values recited so much that one can lose sight of their true meaning and what the Air Force's intention behind the values truly is.Airman 1st Class Rachel Simmons, a maintenance analyst with the 436th Maintenance Operations Squadron, is doing her best to

  • Fairchild deployed: Manas, Kyrgyz Republic firefighters train to save lives

    Fairchild firefighters deployed with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, conducted a capabilities demonstration with their Kyrgyz Republic counterparts Aug. 29. The exercise was part of a continuing informational exchange program familiarizing

  • AMC, Expeditionary Center lead Air Force resilience training

    Nearly 80 students graduated from Air Mobility Command's first Master Resilience Instructor Course offered at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., recently. The training is part of AMC's Resilience Strategy 2012, with the vision of producing "a command

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • CSAF, spouse recognized for distinguished service

    During the final days of a 39-year career, the Air Force's top Airman stood beside his wife as they were both recognized for their distinguished service in a modest ceremony before close colleagues and family members here Aug. 9.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz received the