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  • KC-135, C-5 engine water-wash test could reveal fuel savings

    Select KC-135 and C-5 engines are getting a good scrub, which could lead to future fuel and maintenance hour savings. Subcontractors have washed more than 340 out of 650 F108 and TF39 engines using atomized water in an Air Force Materiel Command-run test program. "We're hoping for not only fuel

  • Travis senior airman competes for AMC's top athlete honor

    Senior Airman Michael Gunter, 60th Mission Support Group knowledge operator and native of Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded Travis Athlete of the Year on Aug. 24 at the 60th Air Mobility Wing conference room during a wing leadership meeting.Gunter's award package has been forwarded to Air Mobility

  • Building partnerships through training at Little Rock AFB

    In May 1971, the 314th Airlift Wing was introduced to Little Rock Air Force Base. Throughout the last 40 years, C-130 training has expanded as well as the opportunities afforded to international students. Foreign students come here for training, but when they leave, they take with them not only a

  • Couple's bedroom gets homecoming makeover

    Members of 60th Force Support Squadron Full Access Marketing and Balfour Beatty Communities worked together Aug. 13-14 to make the "Homecoming Home Makeover" possible in support of a deployed service member and his active-duty spouse.The $5,000 event was put together to show military appreciation by

  • Reserve pilot spearheads Air Force's efforts to go green

    Lt. Col. Stan Davis from the 317th Airlift Squadron was recognized Aug. 25 for his work introducing new approach and descent procedures here at Joint Base Charleston.The historic agreement between the Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration establishes procedures for pilots called

  • Fairchild's 36th Rescue Flight rescues mountain biker in Idaho

    Fairchild Airmen rescued a 52 year-old female mountain biker Aug. 17 near Thompson Pass, Idaho, after she flipped over her handlebars and injured her ribs and back. The victim, Paulette Kirby, was on a single-track mountain bike trail participating in the six-day Idaho Expedition Race when she hit a

  • Deployed Fairchild K-9 supporting Manas mission

    A decade of service is more than most military members serve; in fact with the deployment tempo and demands for military working dogs, it's on the higher end of a MWD's service as well. But, Lucky is not a typical dog. At 10-years old this Belgian Malinois is the oldest MWD at the Transit Center.

  • Fairchild Airmen rescue SERE student

    A student attending the Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training course in the Colville National Forest, Wash., was rescued Wednesday after he went into anaphylactic shock following a bee sting.The student, 1st Lt. Andrew Metzger, was practicing evasion techniques when he was stung.Three Airmen