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  • Aerial port hub keeps passengers, cargo rolling

    The Airman wipes the sweat from his brow. His radio crackles out a message that a shipment of blood is on its way for a critically injured servicemember in Iraq. Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher sends out the word and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's aerial port becomes a flurry of activity. There is not a

  • Chief Master Sgt. Terry Savoie: Air Force must continue to be first

    Chief Savoie made this statement during the 319th Maintenance Group Knucklebuster Award Banquet, March 10 in Building 607 here. Dressed in a desert combat uniform, mess dress combination, the retired chief from San Angelo, Texas, gave a spirited and inspiring speech about the necessity of being

  • Air Guard crew flies mission to save Soldier's life

    They flew at night and into the next day from Iraq nonstop to the United States. Fifteen hours and 10 time zones later, they handed over their precious cargo in Maryland: a Soldier who had been wounded in combat. Then, to the hum of jet engines, they packed their gear and returned to fly similar

  • AMC command chief focuses on Airmen

    In his visit to Fairchild this week, Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron, Air Mobility Command's command chief master sergeant, made an exceptional effort to thank every Airman he came in contact with for their service to our nation. "It is talking to our Airmen and seeing the great things they are

  • Dover airlifts 'City in a Box' to Soldiers overseas

    Dover Air Force Base's Super Port airlifted the Army's first 150-soldier Force Provider, nicknamed "City in a Box," aboard an Air Force C-17 here Feb. 23. The Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass. developed two Force Provider packages, said Jonathan Givens, Natick SSC physical scientist. One

  • AMC top chief visits Team Charleston, shares thoughts

    Air Mobility Command's top enlisted Airman recently shared his thoughts on important issues during a visit to Charleston AFB. Charleston welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron and 22 wing command chiefs and group superintendents for a chief's conference Feb. 28 and March 1. "We're losing a lot of

  • New survey aims to improve information delivery to Airmen

    The Secretary of the Air Force Office of Communication at the Pentagon has launched a study to find out how Airmen want to get information about the Air Force. A randomly selected group of Airmen and Air Force civilian employees will receive an e-mail invitation from Brig. Gen. Erv Lessel, Air Force

  • Fairchild prepares for strategic defense exercise

    The 92nd Air Refueling Wing's day-to-day operations fall generally under the U.S. Transportation Command, the combatant command that provides air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense. The work load for this responsibility is daunting; USTRANSCOM air missions alone average more

  • AFSO 21 -- Streamline on the Flightline

    "Work smarter, not harder" is an appropriate phrase for the Air Force, especially in a time when Airmen are asked to do more with less. With focused emphasis on Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron facilitated a Rapid Improvement Event from Feb. 26

  • Med group on board with anthrax deadlines

    On Feb. 16, the 92nd Medical Group received a directive from the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of Defense. They had 75 days--30 days preparation, 45 days implementation--to administer the anthrax vaccine immunization to 90 percent of Fairchild's servicemembers deploying to U.S. Central