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Jan. 28, 2011
Joint Base Lewis-McChord unit is 'taking care of Airmen from start to finish'

From providing Airmen with healthy food choices and exercise facilities to personnel records and mortuary affairs, the 627th Force Support Squadron here is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Airmen and their families."The force support squadron is important because we take care of the
Jan. 26, 2011
700 Air Force Reserve jobs coming over next four years at Little Rock

More than 700 new Air Force Reserve jobs will come open during the next few years as the new legacy C-130 training unit grows to its projected full strength of 706 Air Reserve Technicians, traditional Reservists and civilians with no military affiliation. The unit, most likely to be designated a
Jan. 21, 2011
Comprehensive Airman Fitness: McChord chapel an example of support, spiritual guidance

"Our mission is simply to help people," said Lt. Col. Michael Husfelt, 627th Air Base Group wing chaplain. "We are here to develop relationships and support everyone on the installation in any way that we possibly can."As a direct contribution to the Comprehensive Airman Fitness program, the McChord
Jan. 21, 2011
Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Fairchild library expands education and imagination

The adventures of aliens and kings, princesses and detectives, heroes and villains live on the shelves of Fairchild's library. "We're here to support the entire base with education, recreation and mission support," said Lisa Love, library director. "In any environment, free libraries are so
Jan. 13, 2011
Joint Base Lewis-McChord crew chiefs 'get the job done'

No airlift wing can provide global airlift for America without ready and available aircraft. No aircraft can deliver global airlift without proper maintenance. At McChord Field here, the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs ensure the 62nd Airlift Wing's C-17 Globemaster IIIs are safe,
Jan. 12, 2011
Comprehensive Airmen Fitness: Fairchild spouse group is 'key' to deployments

Keeping a household together is no easy feat, especially when a member of that family is deployed.So, when the going gets tough, Fairchild Key Spouses lend a hand. "They're kind of the unsung heroes of the base," Ruth Sunde, Airman Family Readiness Center Key Spouse Program coordinator said.The key
Jan. 5, 2011
Comprehensive Airman Fitness: McConnell Airmen commit to fight for fitness

The time has arrived for Team McConnell members to fulfill their New Year's resolutions -- but setting the goal was just the first step.Though New Year's resolutions can vary from improving health to organizing the house, some Airmen have set goals to improve their fitness and their lifestyle. "The
Jan. 4, 2011
Energy Awareness: AMC Fuel Efficiency Office shows how 'efficiency promotes effectiveness'

By the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, more than 550,000 sorties brought a half-million tons of food and 1.5 million tons of coal to the 2.5 million residents of West Berlin, Germany. In every one of those airlift sorties, Airmen made the most of every inch of space on their planes. This same
Dec. 15, 2010
Scott AFB organizations turn ASF into 'home-like atmosphere'

Your plane lands after multiple flights and long hours. The door of the C-17 Globemaster opens and the cold air hits your face. It's the middle of winter in Southern Illinois and several men and women in uniforms escort you to a bus that will take you to your room. When the bus comes to a stop you
Dec. 14, 2010
Joint Base Charleston: Iron sharpens iron

Five Army cadets wait in a stuffy briefing room, outnumbered by Air Force pilots three-to-one. It's Charleston, S.C., but no one's on vacation.Converged in the ill-ventilated hotbox an information download, the Air Force pilots listen as a squawking speaker relays cryptic messages from briefing

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