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  • Gold Star Mother's Ruck March: Moving tribute

    The 5th Annual Gold Star Mother's Ruck March, held Oct. 15 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, attracted more than 300 runners, making up approximately 76 teams of four.The 20 Gold Star Mothers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in attendance presented each team with a memento during a ceremony prior

  • Dream deployment: Travis major makes the most of his six months

    Maj. Alan Tornay returned from a six-month deployment to tell his colleagues that he had the "dream deployment." The fact that he earned the trust and friendship of his Afghan counterparts as well as a Bronze Star Medal speaks to his accomplishments while there.A Reservist with the 82nd Aerial Port

  • 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

  • Travis AFB hosts Tuskegee Airmen for annual ball

    The Lee A. Archer, Jr. Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. at Travis AFB will host the annual Tuskegee Airmen Fall Ball at the Delta Breeze Club on Oct. 22. The theme of this year's ball is "70 Years of Aviation Excellence -- Then, Now, The Future." The guest speaker will be Dr. Milton Chen, noted

  • 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

  • Fairchild receives new transfer fuel line

    Project and construction managers here, along with Garco Construction, are in the process of finishing up a construction project which was awarded in June 2010 and began in August that year. The construction team has installed a new fuel transfer line that runs from off-base stretching nearly across

  • Ali Base Airmen help U.S. forces transit Iraq

    Aerial porters and Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group's passenger terminal at Ali Base are preparing for an increase in passengers and cargo during the final months of Operation New Dawn.As the main aerial hub in southern Iraq, this terminal processes approximately 5,000 passengers and

  • Members made citizens in ceremony at Travis AFB

    Three service members, each from a different military service branch, became naturalized citizens of the United States at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here Sept. 16 during the military naturalization ceremony.Senior Airman Adam Hamar, 940th Wing public affairs, Army Sgt. Chansophru

  • 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

  • Dover AFB's Eagle's Rest Inn wins top Air Force award

    Eagle's Rest Inn, Dover AFB's lodging facility, has been named 2011 Innkeeper of the Year (small base) for the Air Force. The award will be presented in New York City in November. Rauchelle Watson, Eagle's Rest general manager, believed her inn was the best, now they have the award to prove it.