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NEWS

  • Wildland fire fight presents operational, personal challenges

    The flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., roared to life June 26 as the engines of four C-130 Hercules cranked up to begin day two of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting missions in Colorado. The scene was reminiscent of a NASCAR pit with aircraft landing and refueling quickly before taking

  • 87 Forgotten Heroes remembered in Moses Lake

    Korean War veterans, families and friends and community members honored 87 "Forgotten Heroes" of a tragic Air Force C-124A Globemaster crash nearly six decades ago, at what was then Larson Air Force Base, during a memorial dedication ceremony at the Grant County International Airport here June 9. As

  • Scott's weather squadron will see influx of new Airmen

    The 15th Operational Weather Squadron at Scott Air Force Base will be receiving six to seven new Airmen every month due to the closure of the only two overseas regional weather forecast training hubs.After graduating an eight-month technical school at Kessler Air Force Base, Miss., Airmen have to

  • ROBE reaches 25,000 combat hours

    Twenty five thousand.When you think about it, it's quite a large number, but to the Airmen of the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, it's just another day, just another mission flown and just another symbol of how they provide daily support to coalition warfighters. It's above the rugged

  • Injured Airman reunites with family just 4 days after IED attack

    Staff Sgt. Brian Williams, deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron here, suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.Williams, who is a military working dog handler, was

  • CSI Scott: FBI and AFOSI train on base

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations and FBI special agents from the Springfield, Ill., and St. Louis FBI divisions trained on the steps and procedures needed for crime scene investigations May 8."This training is important because if Scott needs future assistance from the FBI with an on

  • USAF Band of Mid-America pay tribute to Sijan legacy

    Members of the Air Force Band of Mid-America's concert band completed an eight performance concert series in the eastern and southern portions of Wisconsin April 20. The performances were part of the band's community outreach effort to inspire the trust America has for our nation's military. The

  • 317th AG delivers precision resupply to the joint warfighter

    The 317th Airlift Group successfully completed a precision airdrop capability demonstration to a distinguished panel of visitors at Fort Hood, Texas, during the U.S. Transportation Command Component Commander's Conference on April 24.The mission objective was to display combat aerial resupply by way

  • Travis AFB Jazz band inspires students

    The Commanders Jazz Band of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West conducted an educational outreach clinic with students March 27, 2012, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Working with students provides a way for band members to encourage valuable life skills such as perseverance, self-expression

  • TACC leading effort for 'retrograde' cargo from Afghanistan

    For airlift aircraft transiting and moving cargo to and from the Central Command area of responsibility, planners at the 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) are leading an effort to keep those aircraft full of cargo as they return from the deployed areas to the United