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  • 422nd JTS makes first trip down range

    Members of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron recently traveled to various deployment locations supporting operations in and around Afghanistan to conduct face-to-face interviews with deployed Airmen and collect real-time tactical lessons learned directly from

  • Historic homecoming for Dyess Mobility Airmen

    For the first time in nearly a decade, the entire 317th Airlift Group fleet is back at their home station, as the final Airmen and aircraft returned here recently. The 317th AG is one of the most heavily-tasked units in the Air Force and one of the several remaining active-duty C-130 units. The

  • Drill Team presents arms at JB MDL

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performed a demonstration and recruited potential candidates at the 305th Aerial Port Squadron's Dock 23 here March 28, 2013.The drill team members spun, flipped and tossed authentic M1 rifles, with bayonets attached, while marching and moving precisely to

  • Silent flight makes 'boom' in refuel mission

    Four KC-10 Extenders from the 305th Air Mobility Wing fly to a rendezvous point to meet with four KC-135 Stratotankers from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, out of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The KC-10s and the KC-135s flew to a designated point in a straight line a mile behind and 1000 feet above the

  • Services train together

    Travis Airmen and Army National Guard Soldiers wrapped-up a joint forces service exercise March 22.Airmen from the 21st and 301st Airlift Squadron loaded eight soldiers and four Humvees from the 49th Military Police Brigade onto a C-17 Globemaster III en route to Moses Lake, Wash. for a simulated

  • Senator visits Michael Anderson Elementary School

    U.S. Senator Patty Murray D-Wash., chair of the Senate Budget Committee, visited Michael Anderson Elementary School here Tuesday to meet with military families and school officials to discuss the effects of sequestration on school students and programs.Murray heard directly from military families

  • New York Air National Guard crews return from South Pole season

    Several Capital Region aircrew members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing returned to Schenectady County Airport here Thursday night after a long trip back from Antarctica.The unit's redeployment marks the 25th anniversary of Antarctic operations for the 109th Airlift Wing.The

  • Dempsey: Tuition assistance cuts due to readiness shortfalls

    Tuition assistance was a hot-button issue during a town hall session between Marines and their families and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff here March 21.The first question for Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey was about the program. The Marine Corps, Army and Air Force had eliminated the

  • Grand Forks Wing commander relieved of command

    The commander of the 319th Air Base Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., was relieved of command Mar. 20 due to failure to comply with physical fitness standards.Col. Tim Bush was removed by Maj. Gen. William Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander. Bush assumed command in July

  • Family Practice Residency program receives accreditation

    The Family Medicine Residency program here recently received a five-year accreditation, a mark of excellence in the medical community.In July, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education inspected the residency program, which provides doctors three years of specialty training in family