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Nov. 10, 2011
First KC-135 returns home after almost one year: Runway reconstruction completed on schedule

More than 100 Team Fairchild Airmen watched the first KC-135 Stratotanker return to Fairchild, Nov 2.Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander and Col. Richard Kelly, 141st ARW commander, each landed a KC-135 for a flight check to test the new 2.5 mile runway that reopened on
Nov. 9, 2011
Scott Airmen march in Veterans Day parade in St. Louis

More than 100 service members from Team Scott participated in the Veterans Day parade Nov. 5, hosted by St. Louis to honor all veterans. The Scott AFB contingent of Air Force and Navy members complimented the numerous other organizations marching that included local Reserve Officer Training Corps
Nov. 8, 2011
DBIDS enhances safety on McConnell

McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., will be one the first Air Force bases to implement the new Defense Biometric Identification System 4.0 version when it comes online mid-November.The 22nd Security Forces Squadron began installation Oct. 31, and the system is scheduled to be complete by Nov. 14.At
Nov. 7, 2011
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears case, holds 'project outreach' at Scott AFB

Judges and counsel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces held court in Air Mobility Command's Global Reach Planning Center on Nov. 3 as part of a "project outreach." For an hour, the GRPC became a federal courthouse where military lawyers argued an actual case. "This [project outreach
Nov. 3, 2011
Travis announces civilian workforce reductions and military restructuring

Travis Air Force Base, Calif., will reduce support function costs and expeditionary headquarters overhead as part of an Air Force-wide action announced at the Pentagon Nov. 2. The adjustments reflect several initiatives to boost mission effectiveness, eliminate organizational redundancy and reduce
Nov. 3, 2011
Black eyes raise domestic violence awareness

Thirty-nine Airmen and civilians reported for work across the wing last month, each sporting a noticeable black eye and wondering just one thing: Would anyone notice?Thankfully, the bruises were simulated - part of Grand Forks' first-ever Family Advocacy Program Black Eye Campaign from Oct. 17 to
Nov. 2, 2011
Scott AFB affected by Air Force civilian workforce restructuring

In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for DoD to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5,900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the Air Force has eliminated approximately 9,000 positions. Scott AFB has identified 313 Air Force civilian
Nov. 2, 2011
Restructuring to enhance 18th Air Force, Expeditionary Center

Air Mobility Command officials announced plans Nov. 2 to restructure some functions of the 18th Air Force and U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center (EC) as part of an ongoing process enhancing both organizations' effectiveness and efficiency as they conduct global air mobility operations. The
Nov. 1, 2011
Air Force team transports wounded Libyan fighters to U.S.

Nearly two dozen wounded Libyan fighters were evacuated from the revolutionary battlefields of Libya to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Oct. 29, aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. At the request of the Department of State, the Secretary of Defense directed two missions supporting
Oct. 31, 2011
Final rehearsal prepares Team Charleston for ORI

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., began returning home Oct. 29, following a week-long exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss.More than 600 Airmen deployed to form the 121st Air Expeditionary Wing as part of exercise Operation Crisis Look, in which Charleston Airmen

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