Security forces Airmen complete 'Fly Away' course at Fort Dix

Sixty security forces Airmen from across the Air Force prepared for an overseas deployment while attending the Fly Away Security Training, or FAST, Course 07-1 Jan. 18 here. Each student gained new skills in everything from hand-to-hand combat to anti-hijacking training. The FAST course is the first

Chief McMillon shares his wisdom with Grand Forks AFB Airmen

Fairchild welcomes Honorary Commanders

A new group of Fairchild Honorary Commanders were officially welcomed during a reception at the wing commander's residence Saturday night. Local business and civic leaders, Honorary Commanders are chosen based on their ability and willingness to carry the Fairchild story to friends and associates in

Medications being used to harm instead of heal

Most parents know to keep medicine out of the hands of small children. However, toddlers and pre-schoolers aren't the only ones sneaking into cabinets and causing trouble. Many teenagers and young adults are now using over-the-counter and prescription drugs as an easy and cheap way to get high, said

AMWC’s Mobility Operations School earns major award for online air transportation career field course

An online course aimed at training students in the Air Force air transportation career field in aerial port air freight operations earned a Gold Award in the 2006 Brandon Hall Excellence in E-Learning Awards competition in Denver, Colo., in late 2006.The Air Mobility Warfare Center's Mobility

Former TACC vice assumes center's command

Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force's Tanker Airlift Control Center here Jan. 22 in a change-of-command ceremony. General Ladnier had served as the TACC's vice commander since July. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott, III, who moves on to an assignment as deputy

Gone with the wings: The removal process is in full swing at site of C-5 mishap

The wings of the C-5 aircraft that landed short of the runway here April 3, 2006, were removed Wednesday by an Ohio-based contractor. Using giant mobile shears, InterGroup International, a company that buys, reprocesses and sells post-industrial scrap, chopped the wings off the remaining C-5 shell

Travis trains Pacific AMC crews to maintain KC-10s

In an effort to streamline KC-10 maintenance responsibilities in the Pacific theater, the 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron developed a two-phase course designed to train en-route maintainers how to recover aircraft and perform basic maintenance tasks to help move aircraft through the theater

Fairchild rescue flight saves 3 in busy week

Helicopter crews from the 36th Rescue Flight here rescued a man and his son Jan. 11 and one woman on Sunday in what turned out to be a busy, heroic week in North Idaho. Sunday's save was number 613 for the flight, which is part of the U.S. Survival School, a tenant unit at Fairchild. The action

Grand Forks tankers set for stealthy Red Flag

Two KC-135 Stratotankers, four air crews and a large supporting cast from the 319th Air Refueling Wing are primed to be the lead tanker unit at the upcoming Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in February. As the lead tanker unit, the wing is the focal point for all Red Flag tanker