6th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new commander

Col. Robert Thomas relinquished command of the 6th Air Mobility Wing to Col. Lawrence Martin during a change of command ceremony Sept. 8.Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and expressed his gratitude for Colonel Thomas' hard work during his tenure as

Grand Forks celebrates Navy officer’s life, 100th birthday

1908. A year which saw the development of Henry Ford's Model T automobile, selling for $850; a stamp being sold for 2 cents; and the World Series being won by the Chicago Cubs. It was also the birth year of Richmond Day, who went on to serve his country in two wars, retiring as Lt. Cmdr in the

Expeditionary Skills Summit aims to streamline training for Airmen

The evolving Global War on Terrorism has made Col. Jenny Pickett's personal mission of "keeping Airmen alive" more challenging these days. The commandant of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School, which trains Airmen for deployment, says inconsistencies in where and how troops gain

Making a difference: McGuire Airman makes the most of time in Afghanistan

Shock -- it's what Senior Airman Felicita Torres-Perkins said she felt more than once after volunteering for a deployment to Zabul Province in Southeast Afghanistan. She left behind her duties as an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 305th Medical Group Ambulance Services to join the

C-17s evacuate from Charleston

Eleven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft evacuated from Charleston AFB Sept. 4 due to the possibility of inclement weather caused by Tropical Storm Hanna. The evacuation of the C-17s began midmorning and continued until about 2:15 p.m. Six of the aircraft relocated to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, while

AMC 'Be Your Own Safety Manager' campaign first to prevent summer fatalities

Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign was its most successful one ever, with no fatalities among AMC Airmen between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays. "I want to express my gratitude to every member of AMC for making this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign our

Team Charleston welcomes home 'Pelicans'

More than 125 Airmen from the 14th Airlift Squadron returned home Sept. 3 after being deployed more than four months to Southwest Asia supporting Operation's Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. While deployed, the 14th AS "Pelicans" flew more than three thousand missions with nearly four thousand

Take that!

MacDill responds to Gustav

'Raven'-ly aggressive