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  • Racquetball: Good for your mind and your body

    Senior Master Sgt. Jerry Turley is the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) logistics readiness superintendent. On a day-to-day basis he is busy providing maintenance recovery support to all Air Mobility Command's tasked aircraft that require repairs while they are

  • Airlift group prepares for tomorrow's disasters today

    "We train to save lives and answer the nation's call at a moment's notice, so others may prevail," said Col. Dan P. Dagher, 317th Airlift Group commander.The C-130 delivers hope not only to service members, but to families in other countries through medical evacuation, humanitarian missions and

  • 92nd CES explosive ordnance disposal personnel have safety day

    The 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight began their Air Force Headquarters-directed safety day Nov. 15 with a 5K Ruck March to commemorate and increase awareness about the Airmen EOD has lost through the years. "The toll on the EOD career field has been significant,"

  • Family lounge unveiled at Travis AFB terminal

    A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. to introduce the Travis' passenger terminal new family lounge.In March, the PAX terminal leadership held a video teleconference with Air Mobility Command staff and received guidance from Gen. Raymond Johns, Air Mobility Command commander, that he

  • New, improved Attic opens doors to JB MDL

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst volunteers recently renovated the previously named Airmen's Attic to improve the look and accessibility of items for servicemembers and their families. Volunteers opened the doors to The Attic Oct. 24."The items used to be scattered across the room with no real sense

  • Air Force 'Tops in Blue' touches down at McChord

    More than 50 years ago then Maj. Al Reilly had an idea- build an Air Force-wide competition different from the many athletic competitions already thriving throughout the service, make it based on creative talent, and then use what he found to entertain other Airmen and their families around the

  • McConnell, AMC Airmen attend A/TA convention

    More than 4,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of Air Mobility Command gathered at the 43nd Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 3 to 6 in Nashville, Tenn.During three days of briefings, AMC Airmen, including more than 80 Airmen from McConnell, were addressed by Marine

  • Living on the binge

    The night of, raucous partying, patchy memories, flaunting cash, empty bottles stacked up like trophies, no recollection of a beginning, middle or end, verbose bravado, delusions of grandeur, spastic drunk-dialing, bursts of emotion, enthusiastic sentimentality toward those they like, vitriolic

  • Fairchild AFB affected by civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Thursday that 30 civilian personnel positions will be eliminated at Farichild Air Force Base, Wash., as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force on November 2 .Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.In

  • Travis announces civilian workforce reductions and military restructuring

    Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,  will reduce support function costs and expeditionary headquarters overhead as part of an Air Force-wide action announced at the Pentagon Nov. 2. The adjustments reflect several initiatives to boost mission effectiveness, eliminate organizational redundancy and reduce