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  • Fairchild's Airmen ace bi-annual inspection

    Fairchild passed a bi-annual inspection with flying colors this month on its new flightline, just 7 months after the base's runway reopening following almost a year of reconstruction.Air Mobility Command inspectors from Scott AFB, Ill., gave Fairchild overwhelming positive feedback about the safety

  • Sister squadrons go platinum: Historic flying units predate the Air Force

    In the spring of 1942 the United States filled battle-torn European skies with squadrons of airborne war machines. Among them, two transport squadrons began carrying troops and supplies into the Second World War, beginning a parallel history spanning seven decades and many military conflicts. As if

  • 87 Forgotten Heroes remembered in Moses Lake

    Korean War veterans, families and friends and community members honored 87 "Forgotten Heroes" of a tragic Air Force C-124A Globemaster crash nearly six decades ago, at what was then Larson Air Force Base, during a memorial dedication ceremony at the Grant County International Airport here June 9. As

  • Could you be the next AMC Icon

    Air Mobility Command is searching for the next AMC Icon. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol.All AMC installations will conduct base level talent shows, around during July and August. Local contestants compete for $1000 in cash prizes. The top finishing Air

  • 317th AG supports mass air mobility exercise

    Airmen from the 317th Airlift Group recently flew to Las Vegas, not for the bright lights and sights of Sin City, but to support the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Mobility Force Exercise, better known as MAFEX.The exercise is part of a six-month Weapons Instructor Course conducted by the school.

  • 615 CRW inactivates, transfers command to 621 CRW

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing, headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, ceased its operations as a CRW, ending seven years of mobility excellence during an inactivation ceremony on Travis Air Force Base, May 29. Part of the inactivation ceremony included the transfer of command of the two

  • 6th AS gives bird's-eye view of Jersey Shore to spouses

    More than 30 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst employees and spouses attended the 6th Airlift Squadron's second annual spouse orientation flight May 19 here.The orientation flight included a mission brief, squadron tour, lunch, C-17A Globemaster III tour and orientation flight over the Jersey

  • OSHA endorsement highlights Med Group safety culture

    When inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration visited the 436th Medical Group one month ago, they entered a facility that, by its nature, is at risk for office hazards, poor ergonomics, slips, trips and falls, electrical hazards from equipment, needles, blood-borne

  • The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new commander

     The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. David Almand, during a change of command ceremony today. During the ceremony, the presiding officer, Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, accepted the guidon from Col. Michael Hornitschek as he relinquished command and

  • Local Spokane boy lives dream as "Airman for a day"

    A 10-year-old Spokane, Wash., boy, who has been fighting a cancerous tumor on his optic nerve and undergone 1.5 years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit here May 4 thanks to a program started by Fairchild's Company Grade Officer's Council."When I was little, I would say, 'Hey mom! I'm