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  • MacDill vehicle ops unit ramps up realistic training

    Since 2003, Air Force vehicle operators have been tasked with providing convoy support for the operations conducted in the Middle East; and due to the extreme nature of these taskings, Team MacDill's 6th Logistic Readiness Squadron engineered its first of many modified Combat Convoy Courses on Nov.

  • MacDill Airman Lucky to be Alive After Fireworks Accident

    "I never would have imagined that I would be rushed off to the hospital, injected with morphine, and wondering if I would ever be able to use my hands again."This was one of the grim thoughts that raced through the mind of SSgt Aaron Youngblood, 6th Medical Group NCO In charge of physical therapy,

  • Don't Grab That! A Mishap of Atomic Proportion

    The year was 1958 and the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a fierce arms race in the midst of the cold war. As tensions escalated between the two global superpowers, everyone hoped for the best but prepared for the worst. In preparation, the United States not only amped up weapons

  • Stop the Madness!

    We may not always be able to stop the madness at work, but we can stop the spread of sickness. Wintertime is prime cold and flu season, and it is one time when it's not good to share! Staying home from work when you are sick not only helps you get better faster, it also helps keep your workplace

  • Wind Turbines and Safety

    While on a recent site visit to investigate the issue of radar returns of wind turbines on radar approach control scopes, we discovered concerns that we had never thought of during our years of operational flying (two of us are pilots). Why had we never been aware of these issues before, and how

  • Airfield Maps at Your Fingertips

    Every AMC aircrew member is well versed with the Giant Report, a part of the Airfield Suitability and Restrictions Report (ASRR). Now the report can be supplemented with a look at the airfield, right from your desktop.The Rapid Global Mobility viewer is the latest addition to AMC's geospatial

  • At Eight Miles a Minute!

    Arguably, no one knows the complexities and frustrations of air mobility better than AMC's aircrews. While our effectiveness as "mission hackers" is largely due to our vaunted adaptability and flexibility, human factors experts claim these same traits are sometimes the very reason for human and,

  • Kennel supports pets through self- sufficiency

    Open since late 2010, Tanker Tails is the only Air Force non-appropriated funded kennel ran strictly by profit in the continental United States. "We are funded strictly by profit because we do not get Air Force money," said Heather Krell, 92nd Force Support Squadron Tanker Tails manager. "The base

  • 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