Special Tactics Squadron double amputee makes historic jump

Air Force history was made yesterday when a wounded warrior from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron became the first Active-Duty double amputee to successfully participate in a personnel drop.Staff Sergeant Shaun Meadows, along with 39 of his co-workers, conducted a practice run parachute jump from a

Social networking and OPSEC: Can they coexist in today's Air Force?

About a month and a half ago, when the Air Force opened its network to Internet-based capabilities - primarily social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, to name just a few - it also opened a virtual Pandora's Box of questions and concerns from Airmen at all levels.Can Airmen use

'Spirit of Berlin' makes presence felt at air show

The Air Force showed off its newest, most flexible cargo aircraft during the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences from June 8 to 13.The C-17 Globemaster III was one of the Air Force's main attractions during the Berlin Air Show, one of the premier events of its type in

Air Mobility Liaison Officers: Closing the Gap

Today's world is dependent on rapid global mobility; it has been required in nearly every military and humanitarian operation this nation has undertaken in recent history. On a moment's notice, the U.S. military must not only be able to move forces or supplies around the world, but accurately

Final respects to a fallen comrade

Students, CRW Airmen share day to remember

After a year of exchanging letters, 16 sixth-grade special education students from Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge, N.J. got the chance to meet their real American heroes - members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing's 818th Global Mobility Squadron here June 9.The letter writing program

816th CRG inactivation ceremony takes parent wing into new era

Five years after its creation, The 816th Contingency Response Group closed its doors, furled and cased its flag, and held its inactivation ceremony here June 11. The action was a result of a force restructuring that moves contingency response capability to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th

JB MDL Honor Guard perfects abilities with visit from USAF team

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard mobile training team paid a visit to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Honor Guard May 24 through June 2 here. Three instructors provided routine refresher training to 24 members of the JB MDL honor guard team. "We try to conduct these refresher courses every couple

Captain Camacho named Outstanding AMC Flying Instructor of the Year flight nurse

Capt. John Camacho, a flight nurse with the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was recently named the 2009 Outstanding Air Mobility Command Flying Instructor of the Year.Over the course of the year, Captain Camacho created seven ground and flight training schedules, and taught and prepared seven

Family members can help keep each other safe this summer

He walked past two Airmen operating a dump truck. It was nothing unusual. Minutes later, one Airman accidentally crushed the other to death with the truck's tail gate. The ensuing investigation marked the first time in Master Sgt. Kenyon Luthi's safety career that he discovered how important his job