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  • Wyoming Air National Guardsmen train to save lives in the air

    A C-130 Hercules serenely flies high above the snowy prairies of Wyoming on a typical chilly March morning. Inside, the aircraft is a hive of activity as flight nurses and medical technicians of the187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron start IVs, monitor a burn victim, and don aircrew oxygen masks -

  • Air Force suspends military tuition assistance

    In the wake of sequestration, the Air Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to determine the

  • Mobility Airmen work together to move two Army Brigades

    More than 15 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently played a crucial role working with mobility Airmen from multiple locations to assist in the exchange helicopters and equipment assigned to two large U.S. Army units.Beginning in mid-January, United States Transportation Command

  • Army Wives films at JB CHS

    Actress Brooke Shields rehearses a scene where she performs pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during an on-location filming session Feb. 28, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Army Wives tells the story of four women and one man who are brought together by their common bond -

  • 43rd AG participates in combined and joint training exercise

    The 43rd Airlift Group exercised their Global Response Force (GRF) mission by participating in the Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 with U.S. Army and Canadian partners here Feb. 25 through Feb. 28.JOAX is a combined and joint training exercise designed to prepare elements of the 82nd

  • Exercise brings joint team together for 'demanding' mission

    Hundreds of total force Mobility Airmen and nearly 20 aircraft participated in a Joint Operation Access Exercise alongside U.S. Army Soldiers and Canadian Forces service members at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Feb. 22 through March 1.JOAX prepares air mobility forces along with Army and Canadian

  • Secretary Details Results of Sequestration Uncertainty

    Soldier and Marine training, Air Force flying hours and Navy steaming days are being curtailed thanks to the $47 billion in cuts DOD must make before Sept. 30, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today.The secretary stressed at the start of his first press conference as Defense Secretary that

  • Budget Cuts Threaten Defense Industrial Base, Official Says

    Large and sudden U.S. spending cuts and an unstable budget environment promise long-term damage to a critical segment of the defense industrial base, the Defense Department's top maintenance official recently told a congressional panel.John Johns, deputy assistant secretary of defense for

  • Service chiefs ask congress for fiscal help

    The senior officers from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps asked Congress March 5 for more spending flexibility so they can maintain military readiness as the sequester's across-the-board budget cuts take effect.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

  • 18th Air Force Commander visits Pope

    Lt. Gen. Darren W. McDew, 18th Air Force commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Gamble, 18th Air Force command chief, met with Airmen of the 440th Airlift Wing and 43rd Airlift Group here Feb. 25 - March 1 during a visit to observe the group's mission firsthand. During the visit, McDew met