Cutting edge medical technology comes to MacDill

The base hospital on Bayshore Boulevard soon will offer some of the most technologically advanced patient-care equipment in the country. The film-less Picture Archiving Communication System, manufactured by AGFA, is going to revolutionize day-to-day operations, said Kevin Reed,

First Russian Open Skies mission visits Travis

AMC musicians among those honoring President Reagan

Four members of the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America here will perform during the private sunset interment ceremony to honor former President Ronald Reagan at his presidential library and museum in Simi Valley, Calif., June 11.President Reagan, 93, died June 5 after a long battle with Alzheimer's

Staying fit to fight

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AMCNS) - Capt. Beth Murchison, a KC-10 pilot assigned to the 9th Air Refueling Squadron here, swims breast strokes at the base swimming pool. (Photo by Master Sgt. Scott King, 60th Air Mobility Wing)

McChord Air Force Reserve pilot captures NAACP award

Maj. Kimberly Scott, a C-17 pilot with the 728th Airlift Squadron, an activated Air Force Reserve squadron here, is the recipient of the 2004 NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for the Air Force.The award will be presented June 10 during the NAACP 29th annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs

AMC historian: 'Farewell, Mr. President'

Every president since Harry Truman, the first to fly out of Andrews AFB in 1946, has had a close relationship with the men and women of Andrews. Ronald Wilson Reagan was no different. As America mourns his death, we at Andrews celebrate his life and look back at the special relationship the former

AMC announces senior officer assignments

Air Mobility Command officials have announced the following senior officer assignments:Col. Scott A. Miller, Deputy Commander, 62nd Maintenance Group, McChord AFB, Wash., will become Commander, NATO E-3A Logistics Group, Geilenkirchen, Germany, effective in August.Col. James J. Wendling, Chief,

Ear what I'm saying?

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AMCNS) - Senior Airman Willie Myers, 379th Expeditionary Operation Group, receives an ear examination from Lt. Col. Blake Lollis, squadron medical element leader here. Colonel Lollis is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (Photo by Airman Alexis Lloyd)

Learning basic math lessons from doughnuts, bicycles

Adapting to the new Air Force Fitness Program has forced me to learn a lot of strange new things over the past six months - some things I wish I never knew.A lot of that has to do with math. Math and exercise are two things most people don't really enjoy - so we avoid them when we can.However, I've

Go fly a kite

Senior Airman Ryan Sullivan, a member of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron here, controls his parafoil stunt kite May 29. Airman Sullivan said he made a hobby of flying his kite during his days off, wind permitting. He is deployed from McChord Air Force Base, Wash.