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  • Nigerian, U.S. Air Forces partner for disaster relief seminar

    "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."This African proverb was referenced several times during a disaster relief seminar hosted by the Nigerian air force at the National Defense College here, Jan. 27-30. More than 40 senior service members from various career fields

  • Fairchild finance hosts top AF comptroller, discusses new audit program

    The Honorable Dr. Jamie Morin, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Financial Management and Comptroller, visited Fairchild April 1 to observe the rollout of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System, the new method by which the Air Force will maintain audit readiness in regards

  • AMC offers suggestions for a safe spring

    After one of the coldest winters on record, spring is finally here, but weather changes also bring certain safety hazards. Air Mobility Command Safety is launching their Spring Safety Campaign to remind Airmen of common safety issues as Airmen go outside and enjoy the warmer weather. "After such a

  • Airmen train with civil authorities to prepare for natural disasters

    Natural disasters can and often strike with little notice, making a recent multi-state disaster response exercise involving military, civilian and interagency personnel especially valuable. Eleven aircraft and more than 500 Airmen from nearly a dozen Air National Guard and active duty units

  • Top AF financial manager visits McChord for DEAMS rollout

    Dr. Jamie Morin, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, made a brief visit to the 62nd Comptroller Squadron here April 2, to oversee the unit's implementation of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System, a new financial management system

  • Airman values quality of life in U.S. Air Force

    She was raised in a small, one-bedroom home made of wood. She and her mother lived in the small, dark, damp basement and slept on an old futon on the concrete floor. There was only one bathroom, which she shared with many cockroaches.These are the humble beginnings for one Airman, and the conditions

  • Air Force's secure healthcare messaging, MiCare, now fully implemented

    The Air Force has recently completed implementation of its secure healthcare-messaging system, MiCare, to all 76 of its medical treatment facilities worldwide.As of March 1, more than 360,000 Air Force healthcare beneficiaries and 2,300 providers have signed up for this service, which allows the

  • Pieces of flare: Maintainers construct aircraft defense devices

    The 60th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight kicked into high gear March 10 as it started its semiannual flare build. A team of munitions specialists, consisting of active-duty and Reserve personnel, will produce approximately 1,500 flares every day and roughly 6,000 in total during the four-day

  • Leadership link: Command chief connects with Airmen

    In 1985 President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for a second term in office; a joint American-French expedition located the Titanic; and NASA launched nine space shuttle missions.It was also the year 17-year-old Victoria Gamble enlisted into the Air Force. Today, she has spent more than 28 years in the