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  • Joint exercise paves way for future JBLM war-time capability

    A month of joint planning between Air Force and Army units at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., paid off when Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery came together Nov. 4-5 to carry out "Operation Guy Fawkes," a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

  • A Lasting Legacy: The 92nd Bomb Wing and the Strategic Air Command emblem

    Throughout its history, Fairchild Air Force Base has been assigned to a variety of commands. These include Air Services Command, Army Air Force Material Services Command, Air Technical Services Command, Air Materiel Command, Strategic Air Command, Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command. Of all

  • Polish help USAFE Airmen with important JPADS drop

    Airmen successfully completed the first Joint Precision Air Drop System, or JPADS, delivery in the U.S. European Command region during the bilateral theater security cooperation event, Aviation Detachment Rotation 14-1, Oct. 14-25. U.S. forces were based at Powidz AB, home to the Polish Air Force's

  • Local retired major received French Legion of Honor Medal, named a hero

    After conducting countless missions during World War II, surviving a nearly fatal plane crash and overcoming cancer, 92-year old retired Maj. Clarence Grimes was honored with the French Legion of Honor Medal, the highest recognition by the French government.Jack Cowan, Honorary Consul of France,

  • C-17 Airmen load, move Strykers during joint exercise

    Airmen from the 15th Wing and Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division loaded Stryker combat vehicles onto Air Force C-17s for the first time during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise in Hawaii Oct. 17. In this first practical demonstration, the C-17 crews successfully uploaded two of the

  • Stellar NCOs are Leading Edge of JB MDL

    Twenty-five service members from seven installation units participated in the Leading Edge seminar Oct. 20-25, 2013, here.Leading Edge is a program designed to give top performing E-5s and E-6s from all service branches a view of the installation's strategic operations and leadership, providing them

  • MacDill Airman rectifies Army Helo hit by lightning, twice

    Lightning never strikes the same spot twice, right? Well, for Army Blackhawk helicopter 27107 that was true, until a second strike blasted its tail rotor leaving it once again grounded.Noticing unreliable compass deviation, the testing crew of the U.S. Army Reserve's 5 Batalion-159th Aviation

  • Afghan C-130 takes off to a great start

    Just one day after receiving two C-130H aircraft, the Afghan Air Force, alongside NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors, conducted the first mission in the new planes Oct. 10.The first operational mission was flown by both AAF and coalition pilots between Kabul International Airport,

  • Pope Airman creates free 'Wingmanship' app

    Airmen at Pope now have a more convenient way to provide their location to local helping agencies, using a free Android mobile app. Airman 1st Class Hwansung Kim, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, created this app after receiving a contact card from his unit with local information to be

  • C-17 Ops delivers combat cargo

    The members of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, deployed from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., accomplish the air tasking order via passenger transport, ground and aerial delivery to keep deployed operations moving. "The C-17 is an incredible platform," said Capt. Erica McCaslin, 816th EAS C-17