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  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Resources for relationships available to Airmen

    Marriage can be one of the greatest experiences in life while, at the same time, being one of the most difficult to manage. With divorce rates topping 50 percent in the United States, according to the 2009 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Vital Statistics Report, finding the

  • Master sergeant welcomes his son to Fairchild AFB

    The phone text read: "How would you like me to come home permanently?" When he received the text, his first concern was if his son was hurt, then he wondered if he got kicked out. He was relieved when neither was the case. Then the text read: "I'm coming to Fairchild with you..."For Master Sgt. Mark

  • Aerial porters participate in forklift driving course for Rodeo 2011

    Mobility Airmen tested their speed, precision and teamwork skills while driving a forklift through an obstacle course, July 25 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 10K forklift obstacle course was laid out with more than 20 three-foot orange cones and a pallet next to a pallet stacker."The 10K

  • C-130 Hercules heats up for new decon test, evaluation at Little Rock

    A ground-instructional C-130 on the west end of the flight line is undergoing tests to determine how heat and humidity affect the decontamination process for an aircraft contaminated with a simulated biological agent.The tests, which run through August, use bacillus thuringiensis, a

  • C-17 crews first to use new in-flight program to save fuel

    This summer, C-17 crews will start saving more gas by using Mission Index Flying -- a new program that allows them to adjust their flight profile in real-time in order to maximize fuel efficiency while meeting mission objectives. The mobility air force enterprise expects to see a 1.25 to 1.5 percent

  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • Scott AFB members participate in first KC-135 egress exercise

    More than 60 personnel volunteered to slide down a large, air-filled slide, or in this case, an emergency exit June 28, 2011, during a KC-135 Ground Egress test supported by 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB. According to Col. Thomas Wolcott, the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation (TE)

  • Scott AFB members assist with Joplin tornado relief effort

    The May 22 EF5 tornado that ripped through the heart of Joplin, Mo., left 153 people dead and damaged more than 8,000 homes, schools and the St. John's Medical Center. Though the town of Joplin is more than 300 miles away, the outpouring of support from Scott Air Force Base has been tremendous. From

  • Landowners take flight for BASH at McConnell AFB

    Fourteen landowners who open their property to McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program visited McConnell June 7, 2011, viewing first-hand the mission of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the BASH program.The land surrounding McConnell is home to both migratory and permanent resident species of