McConnell AFB showcases airpower

Missouri Air Guard airlifts near North Pole

They have deployed and airlifted cargo around the world, but never above the Arctic Circle. This was the farthest north they had ever flown, they said.Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing deployed to the world's largest island -- Greenland -- from July 23 to 27 to support

Saving makes a world of a difference

Are you the kind of person who hasn't trusted the bank since the Great Depression and save your money under the mattress? Are you an active investor with a majority of funds in some sort of account or another? Or do you happen to be the type of person who just doesn't bother to save? If you answered

SCOPE office opens on Fairchild

The 16th Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort opened on Fairchild in the 92nd Security Forces Squadron headquarters building here Aug. 7 in conjunction with National Night Out. The SCOPE misson is to provide a safe living environment for the community; to increase citizens' awareness of, and

Charleston maintenance officer receives AMC-level award

A 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Operations officer was awarded the General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy July 31 at Charleston AFB. Maj. Mike Dailey, 437 AMXS operations officer was recently named Air Mobility Command's General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy winner and will compete this fall at the Air Force

Charleston holds exercise similar to Virginia Tech incident

Charleston AFB held a simulated emergency base-wide exercise Aug. 1, which compared to the Virginia Tech shootings earlier this year. The objective of a base-wide exercise was to test the initial and tactical response of the base in the event of an emergency. "The base as a whole did very well

Life of the line: Crew chiefs keep up planes above

As one of the busiest flightlines in the Air Force, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing is home to more than 100 Air Force aircraft.Crew chiefs are responsible for all of an aircraft's day-to-day maintenance, including refueling, defueling, launch, recovery, hydraulics, brakes and tires. Each aircraft

Liberating benevolence

A sense of relief has no monetary value. It can't be bought. It can't be sold. But it can be given. The Air Force Aid Society, the official charity of the U.S. Air Force has had more practice in giving than Santa Claus. Located at all Air Force bases world wide, the AFAS has contributed significant

Rodeo team leader praises 3 top outstanding competitors

Team Dover's team of 26 hand-picked Airmen, who represented the wing at Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., returned Sunday. When their abilities were measured against 55 teams of Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international competitors, Team Dover rocketed to the top as

Team Dover embodies top 3 AF priorities