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  • Wounded in War: Air Force tracks, assists injured Airmen

    Service leaders have put into effect a program designed specifically to assist Airmen wounded or sick, including Purple Heart recipients, as a result of their support of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Palace HART (Helping Airmen Recover Together) is a critical program," said

  • Delaware hero remembered on St. Patrick's Day

    The thundering booms of cannons roared over the echoes of stomping feet; charging ahead into a ferocious battle. They pressed forward, forcing their way through the dismal fog that camouflaged the tattered country side. The sounds of bagpipes wailed over the raging battle and faintly, through the

  • 3rd AS flies last C-5 mission

    More than three decades of airlift history and tradition will come to a conclusion this week when members from the 3rd Airlift Squadron return from the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility upon completion the squadron's final C-5 mission. The unusually large crew of 20 departed Dover Air

  • Gen McMahon visits Fairchild

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is no secret to Team Fairchild, as there have already been several initiatives approved since the programs inception. Fairchild got the chance to show its progress as a changing force to Brig. Gen. Robert McMahon, Air Mobility Command Director of

  • Airmen, Soldier nutrition specialists work, train together at Fairchild

    From March 1 to Monday, Army nutrition specialists from the 396th Combat Support Hospital in Spokane had the opportunity to join Fairchild Airmen in the Warrior and Sgt. Roger A. Ross dining facilities to share food service tricks of the trade. The Soldiers from the 396th CSH specialize in medical

  • 319 MXG honors Airmen at annual banquet

    Nearly 30 Airmen earned recognition during the 319th Maintenance Group's annual Knucklebuster Awards Banquet March 10 here. Airmen won awards at the group level and received a bronze statuette of "Sven," the wing's Warrior of the North mascot, for their accomplishments. Five Airmen are group

  • CSAF visits Warriors of the North

    The highest-ranking officer in the Air Force visited the Warriors of the North, March 13 during a visit to North Dakota bases. During a breakfast with Airmen, and an interview with local reporters, Gen. T. Michael Moseley talked about the future of the Air Force, and more specifically, the future of

  • Emergency airdrop sustains combat ops in Afghanistan

    When coalition ground forces fighting Taliban extremists in southern Afghanistan needed fuel in a hurry March 12, coalition air power answered the call, filling the 9,000-pound full airdrop order in less than eight hours. The 1st Battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry Division was engaged in

  • AMC, 463rd Airlift Group welcome first C-130J

    Gen. Duncan McNabb, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered the 463rd Airlift Group' s first C-130J aircraft March 13. The aircraft is the first active duty combat-ready C-130J and will be used in combat operations around the world. "This is a big day for Little Rock and it is a big day for Air

  • AMC honors its outstanding Airmen for 2006

    Air Mobility Command has announced its Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year finalists for 2006. They are: Airman category: Senior Airman Gany M. Gamboa, 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. Senior Airman Tiffany L. Lott, 375th Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo. Staff Sgt. Richard W.