McGuire Airman fatally wounded

An Airman from McGuire AFB was fatally wounded in an incident as he and his wife attempted to leave a club early Dec. 17 in Philadelphia. Airman 1st Class Lam Mai Ho was an air transportation apprentice in the 819th Global Support Squadron based at McGuire AFB. The incident is under investigation by

Restoring excellence: Dover program wins best in AF

The 436th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental restoration staff competed with installations Air Force-wide to win the 2006 Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Restoration Award, one of the Air Force's most prominent environmental awards, Nov. 28. The award recognizes the installation

Air Force releases KC-X draft request for proposals

Air Force officials announced Friday the release of an updated draft Request for Proposals for the KC-X, the aerial tanker replacement aircraft. "This continues our open and transparent acquisition process," said Mrs. Sue Payton, the Air Force senior acquisition executive. "We're releasing this

Airmen wrap up airdrop campaign

The Air Force C-130 Hercules team Dec. 14 wrapped up its six-day campaign of airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya. But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference. As a way to say goodbye

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