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  • NCAA coaches tour kicks off at McConnell

    McConnell bared their school pride May 22 during the 3rd Annual NCAA Coaches Tour Kickoff when football coaches from the University of Oregon and Harvard University toured McConnell to thank Airmen for their service.The event was the first stop in the 2010 tour and gave coaches Chip Kelly; Oregon,

  • Surge participation by McChord reminiscent of the historic Berlin airlift

    Sixty-two years ago on July 2, Airmen in the 1-year-old United States Air Force made history with a mission which airlifted 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to Berlin, Germany after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russia.The Soviet blockade on

  • AMC Commander: Memorial Day - Take Time to Pause and Reflect

    As we all prepare to observe Memorial Day, let me first thank you for your extraordinary dedication and contributions to our nation and this Command. Whatever the challenge, you continually answer the call and perform your mission with incredible distinction and courage. Speaking of courage, I ask

  • Olympic silver medalist takes flight

    Monique Lamoureux, a 2010 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, donned a different uniform for the afternoon during an incentive flight with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds May 20.Ms. Lamoureux played for the US Women's Olympic Hockey Team along with her twin sister Jocelyne. The twins,

  • 62nd Communications Squadron Airman gears up for competition

    Before he puts on his Air Force uniform, every morning from about 5:30 Tech. Sgt. Llewyn McFarlane makes some time for himself.No shoptalk or socializing, just him, the weight bench and the barbells."It's my drug," he said of his time at the base gym. "If I don't get it, I'm out of whack."And with

  • KC-10 maintainers conquer night shift ops in Southwest Asia

    Maintenance Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Extender aircraft maintenance unit work 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the KC-10 Extender for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base here. Among them are Airmen working the night shift covering 12

  • KC-10 maintenance: Night work in Southwest Asia

    Maintenance Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Extender aircraft maintenance unit work on a KC-10 Extender during operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 1, 2010. In the first three months of 2010, Airmen

  • Deployed fuels Airmen recognized as 'Top Pumpers' for deployed wing

    Five fuels Airmen with the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight earned "Top Pumper" honors for the first four months of 2010.In all, the fuels management flight pumped more than 43 million gallons of fuel in the first four months of 2010 for the 380th Air