8th Ruck March honors vets

The 436th Security Forces Squadron sponsored their 8th Annual Ruck March Saturday at the Air Mobility Command Museum to commemorate the Korean War's Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Teams of four rallied at the museum in their battle dress uniforms at 9 a.m., hoisted 30-pound backpacks on, and trekked a

McConnell hand-picked to lead 'LRS evolution'

The Air Force has hand-picked McConnell to be one of twelve bases Air Force-wide to restructure its logistics readiness squadron to better meet the needs of the evolving force. Selected bases will streamline several logistics functions using Air Force Smart Operations 21 principles of eliminating

MacDill, base riders star in new motorcycle DVD

It was lights, cameras and action on the set at MacDill last week, as trained sports bike riders revved their high powered motorcycles and dashed through a makeshift road course on the flightline. Their movie is destined for DVD release in spring, although don't spend too much time looking for it at

Programs allow deployed Airmen to e-mail, chat with family members

The Air Force continues to provide deployed Airmen and their families with Web-based communication tools allowing e-mail and instant messaging from virtually anywhere in the world. The Air Force Instant Messenger and Global Internet Mail programs help ease the stress of deployments by keeping family

C-17 delivers strategic capability

7 Charleston Airmen receive Bronze Stars

Seven Charleston AFB Airmen were presented Bronze Stars Jan. 29 here by the Air Mobility Command commander in front of their families, friends and several hundred military members. Gen. Duncan J. McNabb said these individuals embody the heart of the nation. Awarded the Bronze Stars were: -- Capt.

AMC commander visits, encourages Team Charleston

The commander of Air Mobility Command visited Charleston AFB Monday to see the Airmen of the premier C-17 wing here. Team Charleston welcomed Gen. Duncan McNabb, a former Charleston squadron commander, to tour the base, get the Airmen's perspective, to see how the base executes the mission and how

Grindin' it down

Maintainers keep mission going in below zero temperatures

AFSO21 and IDEA programs merge

The gap between idea and suggestion just snapped shut at Fairchild. Air Force Smart Operations 21 and the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness Program have merged, creating a forum for any mission-improving suggestion to be heard and answered. Previously two separate programs, both AFSO