Wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery

Life on the tarmac

Westover named sole maintenance center for Reserve C-5s

Air Force officials announced Dec. 13 that Westover ARB will become the new center for in-depth maintenance on all Air Force Reserve C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The Air Force will consolidate the eight existing C-5 isochronal inspection facilities into three in order to increase aircraft availability while

Army parachute team jumps from Charleston C-17 over Miami football game

Air Force selects new C-5 isochronal inspection sites

Air Mobility Command today announced Dover Air Force Base, Del., as one of three sites selected for future C-5 cargo aircraft isochronal inspections.Two additional C-5 ISO inspection sites -- one at an Air National Guard base and another at an Air Force Reserve base -- will be announced at a later

Fairchild Airmen awarded Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for heroism

Whether it is a meth lab in Spokane, Wash., booby trapped with grenades or an Improvised Explosive Device in Baghdad, every day brings something new for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. On the morning of Dec. 7, two of Fairchild's EOD technicians were awarded decorations for heroism in a

St. Louis selected for Air Force Week

Air Force officials announced Tuesday that the St. Louis metro area was selected as one of the six locations to host an "Air Force Week" in 2007. Air Force Week activities are scheduled in and around St. Louis from July 2-8 and will culminate July 7-8 with the Scott Air Force Base Open House and

'Train 60' awarded Mackay Trophy: Loadmaster from Dyess helps make hair-raising Iraqi training flight successful

A Dyess Airman was presented with the Mackay Trophy Nov. 6 in Arlington, Va., because of his and four of his comrades' bravery and valor during a hair-raising Iraqi training flight Feb. 13, 2005. Master Sgt. Corey Turner, 40th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster and assistant flight chief, was

Safety committee promotes holiday hazard awareness

Increased alcohol consumption and dangerous road conditions are two of many holiday hazards a Defense Department safety committee is working to remind servicemembers about this season. The Defense Safety Oversight Council is using a series of holiday messages from top DOD and service safety center

Fairchild, Grand Forks crews support NATO Summit

KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft along with aircrews, crew chiefs and maintainers from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and Grand Forks AFB, N.D., are augmenting the refueling mission here in support of a NATO Summit mission. The weeklong deployment by the two stateside units allowed the RAF Mildenhall