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  • Skyfest 2013 cancelled due to sequestration

    This year's open house and air show, Skyfest 2013, is cancelled because of budget cuts from sequestration.The cuts went into effect because a $47 billion reduction affecting the entire Department of Defense budget was not prevented by the March 1 deadline.Skyfest 2013, set for May 18-19, was to

  • 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

  • Transition assistance

    In an effort to help military members make the move to the civilian work force, major changes to the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program have been implemented.Regardless of total years served in the Air Force, active duty, Guard and Reserve, Airmen are now required to complete the

  • 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

  • Space-A Facebook program valuable resource for travelers

    Air Mobility Command began testing passenger terminal Facebook pages January 2012 with 10 terminals and now the program has expanded to 37 AMC and 8 Non-AMC terminals.The Space-A Facebook pages, followed by more than 209,000 travelers, uses social media to inform Space-A travelers of potential

  • Scott AFB responds to Sequestration mandates

    Senior officials at Scott Air Force Base have been working hard to respond to mandatory budget reductions as a result of sequestration. As these plans are developed, the full effects of how it will impact Scott AFB are now starting to emerge.Immediate actions that have already begun involve the

  • Special Victims' Council established on base

    A new Air Force program that provides legal assistance to victims of sexual assault began Jan. 28 at Scott Air Force Base.The Special Victims' Council provides lawyers with specialized training to advise sexual assault victims, and guide them through the criminal justice system."My job as Special

  • First operational KC-135R Stratotanker retires

    After more than 50 years of service and 22,500 flying hours, the first operational KC-135R Stratotanker retired from service, Feb. 21, 2013.The aircraft made one last high-speed pass on the runway before heading to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz..,

  • 440th Airlift Wing offers safe haven for Rhode Island aircraft

    C-130J Hercules aircraft belonging to the 143rd Airlift Wing took refuge at Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 6, 2013, as Winter Storm Nemo striked its home base of Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, R.I.Six C-130s made the trip from Quonset Point to Pope Field with an expected return date of Feb. 12,