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  • 'That others may live' Air Force hero remembered Wednesday

    Wednesday was an important anniversary for all Airmen as it marked 41 years since Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger, pararescue crewmember, distinguished himself by extreme valor near Cam My, Republic of Vietnam. The slogan 'that others may live' is the foundation of everything Air Force

  • Team McGuire hosts AFPET team

    Team McGuire recently hosted the Headquarters Air Force Petroleum team here. McGuire AFB has been chosen to test a new piece of equipment to help save time, energy and money as part of recently being selected as a test base for the new energy initiatives pilot test program. The AFPET team was here

  • 818th CRG members ruck in Bataan Memorial Death March

    Two members of the 818th Contingency Response Group pushed themselves to their physical and mental limits in a 26.2-mile ruck march. Tech. Sgt. Michael Vendzules and Master Sgt. Bubba Beason participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25. The Bataan

  • 'Sew Much Comfort' founder visits patients in Germany

    As wounded servicemembers were loaded onto stretchers in preparation for their medical evacuation mission to get underway, a special visitor provided pillows and blankets to make their journey a little more comfortable. One of the patients she attended to was a Soldier wearing a bulky metal halo

  • Air National Guard crew flies its 1st C-5 to Djibouti

    The C-5 Galaxy's red-striped tail cut across the African sky April 10, flying a first for one Air National Guard unit. The West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing, recently gaining the Galaxy, flew the massive airframe to Djibouti to deliver two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and

  • Brig Gen Rew: Fairchild wing, tenant relationship 'very strong'

    As the Air Force moves into the future of air power, Airmen are witnessing a constant increase in technological capabilities, heightened deployment schedules and a growing number of joint-force operations. This week, a visiting wing commander said Airmen at Fairchild are clearly ready for the

  • Airmen team with state police for night patrols

    Airmen at Fairchild are getting a cop's-eye view of the Spokane DUI scene. A new base program pairs Airmen Against Drunk Driving volunteers with the Washington State Patrol for night patrols with the state's DUI Task Squadron. Senior Airman Cindy Phillips, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief