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  • Aerial porters save lives by moving air cargo in Iraq

    Moving supplies, equipment and people from place to place in a convoy anywhere in Iraq is very risky business. Many hidden dangers such as improvised explosive devices, anti-Iraqi forces, and other such dangers can be on any road. Many lives that might have been lost in convoy attacks have been

  • Dover stands up new C-17 maintenance squadron

    The 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stood up Monday in an assumption-of-command ceremony at the Air Mobility Command Museum here. The 736th AMXS will be responsible for maintaining the C-17 Globemaster IIIs, scheduled to start arriving this summer. "This is all very, very exciting, yet

  • Cutting the red tape: AMC hosts AFSO 21 support agreement initiative

    More than 40 experts from across the Air Force gathered at AMC's Logistics Directorate April 23-26 for a "fruit ripe for picking" - cutting red tape from base support agreements. "We took out a lot of the waste - steps that were unnecessary and duplicated processes," said Chief Master Sgt. Roslyn

  • Air Force air evac crews adapt, train onboard mix of planes

    Taking care of patients on an aircraft is not an easy task. What if there are patient emergencies or problems with the aircraft itself? What if it's a plane the aeromedical crew is not familiar with? These questions, and more, were answered during an Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Evacuation Jamboree

  • McGuire Energy Team upgraded to Air Force Model Base Energy program

    Recently the office of the secretary of the Air Force, through the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program, selected McGuire AFB and Barksdale AFB, La., as Air Force "Model" Bases. The Air Force is making energy conservation a priority by identifying two proving grounds for

  • C-17 unit brings 'bombs, beans, bullets' to the fight

    "Bringing the bombs, beans and bullets to the warfighter" is how Capt. Aaron Oelrich described the mission of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron while on his way to fly an airlift mission into Iraq. And "bring it" they do, to the tune of about one million pounds of cargo daily. The 816th EAS,

  • Airman wins Air Force Enlisted IMA of the Year

    The Travis Individual Mobilization Augmentee of the Year awards were announced recently naming a Travis Airman the Enlisted IMA of the Year. Special Agent Denny Wood, Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent, won in the enlisted category of the award. The award is earned through an

  • Child honored as Team Charleston's Pilot for a Day

    Team Charleston hosted the Pilot for a Day program for the 17th Airlift Squadron's youngest honorary pilot April 20. Zachary Moore, three-and-a-half-year-old son of Capt. Christopher Moore, 437th Airlift Wing chief of public affairs, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 18 months and

  • Girl Scouts give thanks, cookies to deployed servicemembers

    The Girl Scouts with the Inland Empire Council have finished their third year of collecting cookies for deployed troops through Operation Troop to Troop. More than 2,200 scouts canvassed more than 52,000 square miles collecting contributions for U.S. forces overseas. The scouts surpassed last year's

  • Veterans gather for retiree appreciation events

    Retirees from regions surrounding Spokane, Wash., gathered at Club Fairchild here April 24 for Retiree Appreciation Day events. They started their day with words of appreciation from base leadership. "We're very excited to have you here, to express our gratitude for everything you've offered," said