Honorary commanders visit survival school

Kadena school teacher thanks his military medical heroes

Many talk about heroes in their lives. For a Department of Defense Dependent Schools teacher here, his heroes wear camouflage and flight suits. He came to Kadena Air Base May 2 to thank those who saved his life a year ago. For Jim Brierly, March 30, 2006, was a day his life would change forever, in

World War II pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross

Art Cader (former Army Air Corps 1st Lt.) received the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions he took almost 63 years ago, during a ceremony at the Travis Air Museum Monday. Mr. Cader earned the medal for his heroism during a bombing mission he was part of Sept. 30, 1944, during World War II. The

Travis begins AEF rotations

With their mobility records in hand and their airplane pillow fluffed and ready for the long journey, more than 60 Team Travis members bid farewell to family and friends at the Travis Passenger Terminal before departing on their deployments May 5. "I'm going to miss her," said Jay Peaveley, husband

Fairchild volunteers kick off Bloomsday Run

Wearing the designated volunteer T-shirts and warm layers to ward off the chill of the morning, hundreds of volunteers funneled into the Spokane Transit Authority Plaza early Sunday morning. Inside the plaza, the volunteers were organized into groups and given duties to ensure the 31st Lilac

Air Force officials evaluating KC-X proposals

The Air Force source selection evaluation team is poring over industry proposals for the KC-X program, the replacement for the Air Force's aging KC-135 Stratotanker strategic refueling aircraft. The evaluation team, made up of a broad spectrum of acquisition and operational professionals, is

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