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  • Scott AFB hosting two historic changes of command

    Two commands here will usher in new leaders in historic changes of command to be held at the parade field May 5. At 10 a.m., Gen. Darren W. McDew, former 18th Air Force commander, will assume command of Air Mobility Command. He takes command from Gen. Paul J. Selva who will assume command of U.S.

  • Airmen train with civil authorities to prepare for natural disasters

    Natural disasters can and often strike with little notice, making a recent multi-state disaster response exercise involving military, civilian and interagency personnel especially valuable. Eleven aircraft and more than 500 Airmen from nearly a dozen Air National Guard and active duty units

  • AF updates officer, enlisted voluntary force management eligibility lists

    Select Airmen in specific categories who were not formerly eligible for fiscal year 2014 force management voluntary separation are now being offered voluntary separation. These individuals will not be subject to involuntary programs in fiscal 2014.Officers from 33 Air Force specialty codes by year

  • Pope Airman selected to perform with Tops in Blue

    An Airman from Pope Army Airfield, N.C., was selected for the Air Force's world-renowned performing arts group, Tops in Blue, March 17.Staff Sgt. Andrew Bowman, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron material management specialist, was selected as a trumpet player for the 2014 team after an online

  • Travis trains with multiple bases, services in ACOT

    Travis Airmen, in coordination with Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Fairchild Air Force Base, the 621st Contingency Response Group and Navy Carrier Wing 2, completed advanced combat operations training Monday and Tuesday from Travis AFB down the California coast to San Diego. "Essentially ACOT is the 60th

  • Air Force's secure healthcare messaging, MiCare, now fully implemented

    The Air Force has recently completed implementation of its secure healthcare-messaging system, MiCare, to all 76 of its medical treatment facilities worldwide.As of March 1, more than 360,000 Air Force healthcare beneficiaries and 2,300 providers have signed up for this service, which allows the

  • WWII Spokane veteran honored 70 years later

    A radio operator assigned to the 9th Army Air Corps and Spokane, Wash., native was honored 70 years after his death during a funeral and memorial service at Fairmount Memorial Park March 22 in Spokane.Cpl. Lester Zornes was flying to England to prepare 82nd Airborne paratroopers for dropping behind

  • MSAS air advisors complete first joint military seminar in Guatemala

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron concluded the first joint military training at La Aurora Air Base, Guatemala, with members of the Guatemalan Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Mar. 15. Fourteen members from the 571st MSAS mobile training team from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,

  • Fairchild's historic "White House" headquarters retired

    For nearly 75 years, the Fairchild headquarters, affectionately known as the "White House," has served the region providing numerous units throughout the years a place to call home.White House construction completed on Feb. 5, 1943, and the Army took ownership June 14 of the same year. The building

  • Team Dover Airman awarded the Bronze Star Medal

    A lone Airman and his service dog responsible for training Afghan forces and keeping Army Special Operations forces safe from improvised explosive devices, brought home more than just himself and his companion. Staff Sgt. Jason Spangenberg, 436th Security Forces Squadron, military working dog