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Sept. 1, 2011
Comprehensive Airman Fitness: EFMP families at Fairchild gain access to resources, events

More than a dozen helping agencies from Fairchild Air Force Base and the Spokane community reached out to 100 family members at the third annual Exceptional Family Member Program Information and Fun Fair at the Deel Community Center on Aug. .Outside giant bouncers and a game truck could be seen
Aug. 31, 2011
Update: Officials release personnel related to Scott AFB suspicious package incident from hospital

A suspicious package was received by mail carriers Aug. 31 at approximately 9:30 a.m. whereupon two U.S. postal workers and one servicemember experienced rash-like symptoms after handling the package. They were immediately sent to Memorial Hospital and have since been released. Thirteen other
Aug. 30, 2011
McConnell Airmen support McGuire aircraft evacuation

With the maintenance expertise and ramp space readily available, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., fulfilled its role as safe haven for five KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft that evacuated from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 26 as Hurricane Irene approached.While the McGuire's
Aug. 19, 2011
AMC commander to 'Calico' wing: 'You're making a huge difference'

Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, spoke with Airmen of the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing on a recent visit to Western Europe.He spoke of the importance of the mission being fulfilled and the speed in which the call was answered."Some Airmen had four hours notification from
Aug. 16, 2011
McConnell medical professionals make suicide prevention effort

In 2010, 98 U.S. Air Force personnel completed suicide -- the highest suicide rate since current tracking methods began in 2004.The 22nd Medical Group Mental Health clinic goal is to save lives and combat those statistics Aug. 25 and 26, 2011, by hosting a briefing titled "Suicide Prevention:
Aug. 11, 2011
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
Aug. 4, 2011
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
July 27, 2011
Air Force flight attendants hold first-ever culinary arts competition at Rodeo 2011

For the first time in the history of the Air Mobility Rodeo, Air Force flight attendants competed against each other in a culinary arts competition July 25-27, 2011.Although the primary role of flight attendants is to facilitate the safe evacuation of passengers in case of an emergency on board the
July 26, 2011
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
July 13, 2011
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