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  • Nine people, two rescues, 12 hours: 36th Rescue Flight flexes its muscle

    In two separate rescue missions, spanning nearly 12 hours, Fairchild Airmen rescued nine people in the mountains near Lewiston, Idaho, on Oct. 21. The first rescue occurred when Mike Webberley, a 57-year-old male, slipped while deer hunting and fell down a steep valley suffering from injuries that

  • Little Rock recycling rescues resources

    In one year, the base' s recycling center saved $625,646 and made $270,715 more by recycling nearly 5 million pounds of would-be trash, which would have been rotting in a landfill, into recycled treasure.While the prospect of recycling seems easy, there's a lot more that goes into winning the war

  • C-5 fleet reaches historic milestone during 'surge'

    Aircraft from 12 separate total force bases went "full throttle" to move cargo and passengers across the globe during a historic surge of Air Mobility Command's C-5 Galaxy fleet from Oct. 17-21.On average each day, about 18 C-5s fly strategic airlift missions across the globe in support of combatant

  • 15 acres of land made 'ecologically safer' at Little Rock AFB

    Nearly 15 acres of the base, previously used as a skeet range in the 1960s, is an ecologically safer place today because of a restoration project that excavated 36 million pounds of contaminated soil, or enough to fill 450 semi-trucks, and replaced it with more than 3,000 trees and recycled soil and

  • Travis' 22nd Airlift Squadron prepares for C-5 Galaxy 'surge'

    Members of the 22nd Airlift Squadron, and all Airmen associated with the C-5 Galaxy, are preparing for a surge that will put the effectiveness and efficiency of the aircraft to the test.According to an 18th Air Force Public Affairs report from Scott AFB, Ill., a historic "surge" of the nation's

  • AMC saves energy in the office, on the road

    With an annual energy bill of more than $100 million, not including aircraft fuel, Air Mobility Command officials are exploring ways to save energy and the money spent on it. While the most obvious energy savings might come from the flying mission, AMC is working just as hard to save energy on the

  • Airmen focus on fitness

    According to a July report, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen are exceeding Air Mobility Command and Air Force averages on the year-old Air Force Fitness Test. Coming in just higher than AMC and as much as 3 percent higher than the Air Force overall in the "excellent" category, Airmen from the 62nd

  • Travis holds Viking Challenge 2011

    Twelve-hour relay - long day. Thirty-six teams - 2,768 miles run. Two beneficiaries - peace of mind and comfort. More than 350 service members and civilians from Travis, the local communities and Beale Air Force Base participated in the 2011 Viking Challenge Saturday.Viking Challenge is a 12-hour

  • Joint Base Charleston Airmen visit, support Navy guided missile cruiser

    Leadership from Joint Base Charleston, including more than 30 Airmen, Sailors and civilians, welcomed the crew from the guided-missile cruiser, USS Vicksburg, Sept. 23, pier side in downtown Charleston. Vicksburg moored at the port of Charleston for a three day port visit.More than 20 Sailors and

  • Joint Base MDL pays tribute to 9/11

    Army Support Activity-Dix here hosted a memorial ceremony Sept. 9 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and the lives lost on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 125 people filed into the Soldier's Chapel here to pay their respects to those