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  • Air Force CRW among first on ground, supporting French operations in Africa

    More than a hundred Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, located at Joint Base McGuire, N.J., and at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are currently supporting airlift missions transporting French soldiers and military equipment from Istres, France, to Bamako, Mali.The 621st CRW, often the

  • McChord Reservist helps out in France

    A simple phone call can change everything. Less than eight hours after receiving the call to manage U.S. airlift operations in support of French efforts against extremist forces in Mali, Lt. Col. Ben Morley was on the road. On Jan. 20, mere hours after the call, he landed in Istres, France, where he

  • U.S. planes deliver French troops to Mali

    The United States Air Force began transporting French soldiers and military equipment Jan. 21 from Istres, France to Bamako, Mali, in support of French military operations in Mali.C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, operating under the control of U.S. Africa Command, are moving a French mechanized

  • U.S. Air Force aiding France's Mali operations

    Air Mobility Command contingency response, maintenance and support personnel, and air crews continue to support the movement of French troops and cargo to Mali.To date Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft have flown 18 missions delivering 574 passengers and 477 short tons of French cargo as part

  • Preventing domestic violence key to healthy relationships

    When punches are thrown, feelings are bruised and a family is crushed, violence within the home becomes a sobering subject. Domestic violence has the power to seep into any household within the Fairchild community, according to Fairchild's Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate, Janet Bunn. Educating the

  • 'Vortex surfing' could be revolutionary

    Migrating birds, NASCAR drivers and Tour de France bicyclists already get it. And now the Air Force is thinking about flying gas-guzzling cargo aircraft in formation--'dragging' off one another--on long-haul flights across the oceans.Flight tests with C-17s "vortex surfing" at Edwards Air Force

  • Resilience under pressure

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing hosted retired United Airlines pilot Capt. Al Haynes as part of its Wingman Day activities Aug. 28 at Tommy B's Community Activities Center.He shared a personal tale of resiliency with more than a thousand 305th operators and maintainers. "I want to tell you a story,"

  • Renowned author speaks at Resiliency Day on Grand Forks AFB

    The 319th Air Base Wing hosted a unique visitor August 15.Dr. Robert Wicks, a psychologist and author of more than 40 books on mental health, spoke to Airmen during the Wing's Resiliency Day.Col. Tim Bush, 319th ABW commander, noted during introductory remarks that the Air Force has experienced 39

  • Tuskegee Airman shares history with deploying Soldiers

    More than 60 Army Reserve Soldiers attended a meet-and-greet here with a local member of the second World War's famed Tuskegee Airmen Jan. 27.Retired Tech. Sgt. George Watson Sr., a 91-year-old veteran who served in the African-American fighter group during World War II, shared his experiences and

  • Resiliency: Military Family Life Consultant Program available at Fairchild

    There are only three of them, rotating in and out of Fairchild every three months, but they provide wide-ranging services to Fairchild from teaching resiliency lessons to conflict resolution.Integrated into the Airman & Family Readiness Center and the Child Development Center, the Military Family