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  • Pope chess champion goes international

    As a boy growing up in the Philippines, Master Sgt. Dan Ranario, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, had his first encounter with the game of chess when his father, an avid chess player, sat him down and taught him the rules of the game. Now, years later, that initial training will prove valuable as Sergeant

  • C-17 crew returns rescued contractors to America

    Three Americans flew to freedom aboard an Air Mobility Command C-17 July 2 after being held more than five years in captivity by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The three military contractors -- Marc Gozalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, all employees of the Los

  • Patriot Express to Begin New Schedule

    Beginning July 9, the U.S. military's chartered commercial air service, also known as Patriot Express, will begin regular B-747 bi-weekly round-trip service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Wash., to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa and Yokota AB, Japan. After ATA Airlines filed for bankruptcy and

  • Airmen trace roots of independence during Air Force Week in Philadelphia

    Airpower roared over the birthplace of American independence as Airmen on the ground and in the air showed local citizens what the Air Force is all about May 27 during festivities supporting Air Force Week in Philadelphia. Throughout the Independence National Historical Park here, Airmen talked with

  • MacDill firefighters pitch charity softball tourney for cancer victim

    The MacDill firefighter's association and the Men's Varsity softball team donated $1,700 to retired civilian firefighter Andy Bernt, after a softball tournament on May 24. More than 400 servicemembers and their families came out to show their support for the former MacDill firefighter. Additionally,

  • MacDill AAFES goes green

    Recycling plastic, aluminum cans and paper products are all things that people have been doing for years to help save the environment. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service along with The Defense Commissary Agency have both introduced another way for people to do their part. AAFES is introducing

  • AMC provides users new way to access data online

    In the near future, your supervisor might tell you to post a document on EIM, so your unit can access the information. Enterprise Information Management, commonly called EIM, allows users to access and share information across the wing, command, and eventually the Air Force, in one common storage

  • Air Force Announces Air Force Week in Philadelphia Events

    The United States Air Force is proud to announce events planned for Air Force Week in Philadelphia, May 26-June 2. Activities in the Philadelphia metro region will begin on Memorial Day, May 26, and culminate with an Air Exposition--featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration

  • Exercise tests students' planning, execution skills

    Students of the 57th Weapons Squadron here recently participated in one of the largest exercises in the Air Force May 9 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. Nearly 40 aircraft from Air Force bases across the U.S. participated in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise, which involved six and a half to