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  • American Airmen participate in annual RCAF Run

    American Airmen stationed in Canada recently represented their home country in a friendly competition with their northern colleagues.Six members of Detachment 1, 1st Air Force, ran in the sixth annual Royal Canadian Air Force Run May 25. This event included a 5K, a 10K and Canada's platinum

  • Extending the reach: refueling the air-policing mission

    The U.S. Air Force is executing the NATO mission of Icelandic Air Policing from Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, and a major part of the operation is aerial refueling.Among the Airmen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group are those specialized in operating and maintaining the KC-135

  • McConnell Airmen assist in Operation Freedom Memorial

    It's often said, "the best things in life come to those who wait." After almost six years of waiting, Kansas gold star families and fellow statesmen have a peaceful place to pay tribute to their fallen service members.Two contributing Air Force pilots helped unveil the new Operation Freedom Memorial

  • Dog eat dog: Travis set to host K9 competition

    Travis is hosting the 2014 Defenders K9 Trials May 16 and 17 where military and civilian police dogs will show off their best.The trials, organized by the Travis Defenders Association and the Western States Police Canine Association, has 39 different police agencies from Northern California set to

  • Tacoma Airman killed in Laos 44 years ago finally comes home

    After having been missing for more than 44 years, the remains of Air Force Capt. Douglas D. Ferguson, who was killed when his F-4D Phantom aircraft was shot down over Laos in 1969, returned home May, 1 in Lakewood, Wash.Last year, members of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command excavated the Dec.

  • Spokane awarded Air Mobility Command Abilene Trophy 2013

    Fairchild Air Force Base has a continuous global mission that employs more than 5,700 personnel and supports 17,000 retirees; and the Inland Northwest community has proven to be the grassroots supporting Fairchild and Air Mobility Command. The 2013 Abilene Trophy was awarded to Spokane, Washington,

  • No Bad Wingmen

    In too many mishap investigations, we find out there were other Airmen present. Some were in a position to physically intervene or at least say, "knock it off" and potentially prevent the victim from dying or sustaining severe injuries; but for some reason, they chose not to. Law enforcement calls

  • Memorial honors three fallen Fairchild Airmen

    Service members, community leaders, friends and family gathered May 3, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., to commemorate the year anniversary of an aircraft crash where three Team Fairchild Airmen lost their lives. Capt. Mark "Tyler" Voss, Capt. Victoria "Tory" Pinckney and Tech. Sgt. Herman

  • AMC and the Air Force Inspection System (AFIS)

    The AFIS TOP 10 for Successful Implementation Special thanks to SSgt Austin May, 100 ARW/PA, who provided all the creative artwork for this article. "The new AFIS is the best change we've seen in the inspection business in 30 years!" said Brig Gen Steve Arquiette, the departing Inspector General for

  • Playing with Fire

    Nothing caps off a day of celebrating the new year or our nation's independence like a night of stunning pyrotechnics. And while public shows are offered nearly everywhere, many people like to create their own fireworks fun. It goes without saying that fireworks must be used safely and responsibly,