Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., completed the Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 winter fly-in season when a final C-17 Globemaster III took off Aug. 25 from Pegasus White Ice Runway in Antarctica. Members of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew a total of 355 passengers and 119,953

Off to the South Pole

Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 begins

Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 winter flights began Aug. 20 ending more than five months of isolation for the research station as the first C-17 Globemaster III delivered passengers and cargo to McMurdo Station, Antarctica.Landing 15 miles from McMurdo Station at Pegasus Runway, the C-17s will carry

Airmen from all around world join at Air Force Sergeant Association Conference

The Air Force Sergeants Association in Orlando, Fla., met to discuss issues Airmen are facing in the Air Force for a week starting Aug. 19. "Air Force professional organizations are important to Air Force people and the mission," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. "These

Dover colonel helps Charleston lean checks

The 436th Maintenance Group commander, Col. Robert Hamm, headed south Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 and kicked off 'lean' initiatives at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Charleston chose Dover AFB because of its command-wide reputation for having made huge strides in Air Force Smart Operations 21 programs

Team Charleston receives award for helping local school

Team Charleston's was presented an award by Charleston County Wednesday for stepping up and volunteering more than 500 hours to help the students of a local school improve their basic studies and behavior. During the 2006 school year, Hunley Park Elementary asked the base for volunteers to come help

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center: Phoenix Warriors practice convoy skills

Peruvian support

6th ARS grants local child's wish

The 6th Air Refueling Squadron granted a local boy's wish by making him a "Pilot for a Day" in the United States Air Force. Mitchell Louie, of San Carlos, Calif., who is battling Gliolastoma Spinal Cancer, got the chance to become a KC-10 Extender pilot Monday as part of the Pilot for a Day program.

Sergeant receives $10,000 for great idea

Everyone feels like they have a good idea every now and then, but Tech. Sgt. Cade Peterson, 92nd Maintenance Operations Squadron senior weapon system coordinator, had an idea that really paid off. Through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program, known as IDEA, Sergeant Peterson