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  • Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits Travis

    The fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited Travis recently. Chief Robert Gaylor's (retired) arrival here May 2 was part of his annual tour of bases he takes to speak to Airmen. Chief Gaylor spoke about his decision to join the Air Force, how he feels about today's Airmen and words of

  • Honoring Airmen who escaped, evaded capture – and those who helped them

    Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, honored the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society with a ceremony here, May 4, as part of the group's 2007 reunion. AFEES is a non-profit organization of U.S. Airmen who were forced down behind enemy lines and avoided captivity, or escaped from

  • Airlifters, maintainers respond to SWA 'microburst' storm, damaged C-130s

    Sudden "microburst" winds damaging 14 C-130 aircraft assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing prompted a rapid response from Air Mobility Command agencies and the wing's maintainers, April 24. AMC's Logistics Directorate and the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center coordinated a rush delivery of

  • Charleston Airmen train Davis-Monthan loadmasters

    Charleston Air Force Base Airmen traveled to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., in late April to train augmentees how to assist loadmasters to load C-17 Globemaster IIIs in an effort to further develop Air Force capabilities. With C-17s flying around the world delivering cargo for warfighters, Airmen need to

  • AFSO21 changes streamline force

    Several groups on base are working together to come up with more efficient ways to use available C-17 Globemaster IIIs for training missions during the week. By shortening the turn time of each aircraft from three hours and 15 minutes to two hours and using an engine running crew change process, by

  • SNCO shares story of success in spirit of Fitness Month

    If Airmen were trains and their career paths were tracks, then undoubtedly Master Sgt. Robert Stewart was a rusty, worn-out and derailed train a year ago, until he found a driving force strong enough to lift him back onto his track, grease his wheels and get him chugging again - this time, on the

  • Latest AFSO21 successes at McGuire

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is changing the way Airmen around the world do business, and McGuire AFB is no exception. Here is a brief description of a few recent Rapid Improvement Events here: - A Mobile Composite Tool Kit has been designed to serve the Airmen of the 305th

  • Services Airmen train, practice use of expeditionary kitchen at Eagle Flag

    Some Airmen might not think a hot meal is a big deal, but for Airmen at a bare base a meal not named "MRE" can bring a few happy and hungry faces to the dinner table. That's where Airmen from the Air Force services career field deployed to Eagle Flag come in to play. When service members arrive at a

  • Fairchild Airmen reunite with family after deployment

    Applause and cheers, hugs and tears of joy. This is what awaited 44 returning warriors as they walked off of a KC-135 to be greeted by a crowd of more than 100 military family members, fellow Airmen and local media crews here April 30. After the welcome on the ramp next to the plane, the families

  • 14th AS Pelicans deliver Davis-Monthan AFB augmentees loadmaster training

    It was 91 degrees in the hot, arid climate of the Arizona desert. Tail 1190 landed at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and Team Charleston's loadmasters Tech. Sgt. Jason Brown and Airmen 1st Class Matthew Efird, James Soto and Peter Jensen of the 14th Airlift Squadron kicked into gear. In an effort to