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  • NASA astronauts assess USAF Water Survival Course

    Five team members from NASA visited Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, April 18-20 to assess the USAF Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Water Survival Course."Right now we are here to evaluate the possibility of sending more astronauts to Fairchild in the future," said Michael Fincke, NASA

  • Air Force holding 4 public meetings on KC-46 beddown

    The U.S. Air Force is holding public, drop-in, open house scoping meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to solicit comments on the proposed beddown of the KC-46A Third Main Operating Base (MOB 3) mission.The MOB 3 mission includes the basing of 12 KC-46A aircraft, facilities and infrastructure,

  • Rucking to remember the 'Chosin Few'

    On Nov. 27, 1950, approximately 20,000 allied troops consisting of U.S. Marines and United Nations troops were encircled and attacked by more than 120,000 Chinese combat forces in North Korea. For 19 days, a bloody battle ensued in subzero conditions that claimed the lives of 15,000 allied forces

  • Mobility Airmen aid Australian Antarctic researchers

    New York Air National Guard Airmen who fly the only ski-equipped aircraft in the American military gave a lift to 35 Australian Antarctic researchers heading back home on Saturday, Feb. 27.Eight members of the 109th Airlift Wing flew one of six LC-130s, which have been based at McMurdo Station, the

  • Gulf War created need for better critical care

    January 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, it also marks a turning point in Air Force Medical Service's Critical Care Transport Teams (CCATT). "We were not serving the Army as well as we could have in the Air Force," explained Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton, a former Air Force Surgeon

  • 436th MDG, State test infectious disease response

    Every year, thousands of air mobility missions traverse Dover AFB; meaning that tens of thousands of people who have travelled to and from all parts of the globe touch down in Delaware, potentially bringing foreign infectious diseases.The 436th Medical Group teamed up with the State of Delaware and

  • Scott Airman completes humanitarian mission in Honduras

    The Air Force is known for developing skills with each Airman they train, one of which is to support and build relations with local communities.Tech. Sgt. Mark Lopez, 375th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment supervisor, did his part by spending two months in Honduras supporting locals at

  • Holocaust survivor shares story with Team MDL

    "My children and grandchildren are my personal victory over Hitler," said Dr. Charles Rojer, Holocaust survivor and guest speaker at the 2015 Days of Remembrance event, held here April 16.Joint base members gathered for Days of Remembrance, an annual event to remember the atrocities of the Holocaust

  • Former military child cares for military children

    Military children are celebrated each April during the Month of the Military Child. April is also Military Children's Health Month.At the 375th Medical Group, four pediatricians and a nurse practitioner work each day to ensure the health of military children is maintained.One of those pediatricians,