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  • Dover senior airman earns 2011 AMC Icon title

    In Senior Airman Naomi Scott's words, "The third time was the charm." In her third competition, Scott won the 2011 Air Mobility Icon title during competition here Oct. 20.Singing Adele's "Rolling in Deep," Scott wooed the competition's three judges to top a field of 10 competitors to become this

  • Travis to host P90X creator Tony Horton

    Travis is scheduled to host Tony Horton, creator of the P90X fitness program, for a two-day visit Oct. 27 and 28.With mass workouts planned both days, a motivational fitness rally, a book signing and a physical fitness test challenge versus Travis' own Airmen, this visit looks to get Travis

  • AMC Chief Scientist: Alternative fuels can be the ‘cleaner jet fuel’

    Just as the character "Doc" in the "Back to the Future" movie loaded the flux-capacitor of the time-travel modified 1975 DeLorean with a banana peel and trash from Marty McFly's garbage can, Air Force scientists are looking for the next readily available, renewable clean-burning aircraft fuel.Air

  • AMC command chief plants seed of expectations in Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command's newly-appointed command chief, shared his expectations and hopes for the Airmen here, while outlining what is to come in the future.Kaiser, from AMC's headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as

  • Denton Program, 437th APS support humanitarian missions

    There are currently 24,800 pounds of humanitarian aid stored at the 437th Aerial Port Squadron which is waiting to be shipped to Colon, Honduras on Oct. 25, 2011. Twenty reverse osmosis water purification systems and two anesthesia machines are being sent to provide clean water and medical supplies

  • When to contact a commercial travel office

    Commercial Travel Offices, or CTOs, are contracted to support travel arrangements made both in conjunction with the Defense Travel System, or DTS, and outside that system. The questions and answers below will assist travelers in determining when it may be necessary to call a CTO directly and when

  • High school football team dedicates game to armed forces

    A formation of camouflage jerseys lined the field while cheering fans in the stands waved American flags to honor military members during the first Armed Forces Football Classic on Sept. 16 hosted at Mascoutah High School Stadium.The home game featured Mascoutah High School Indians against their

  • Dover AFB's Eagle's Rest Inn wins top Air Force award

    Eagle's Rest Inn, Dover AFB's lodging facility, has been named 2011 Innkeeper of the Year (small base) for the Air Force. The award will be presented in New York City in November. Rauchelle Watson, Eagle's Rest general manager, believed her inn was the best, now they have the award to prove it.

  • Grand Forks unveils new firefighting HQ

    Fifty-three years after Grand Forks' original fire station was built, the base unveiled its new state-of-the-art fire emergency services headquarters building here Sept. 7.Ten-thousand square feet larger than the original station, which was last renovated more than a decade ago, the new facility

  • FTI restaurant opens at Travis AFB

    Fairways, the newest restaurant to participate in the Food Transformation Initiative at Travis AFB, held its grand opening Sept. 1 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course here.The event marked the beginning of the availability of campus-style dining at the 60th Force Support Squadron food options around the