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  • SERE trainers eat weird stuff, chill in woods

    Your aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure and went down in the heart of a great forest. You survey the wreckage and find you are the only survivor. Fear and panic begins to worm its way to the foreground of your consciousness. Then you begin to remember bits and pieces of survival tips

  • Dyess maintainer named 2012 AMC crew chief of the year

    Staff Sgt. Jamie Febus, 317th Maintenance Squadron, was recently named one of three Air Mobility Command crew chiefs of the year."I am honored and privileged to represent the 317th Maintenance Squadron as their crew chief of the year," Febus said. "Working alongside my fellow maintainers would

  • Service chiefs ask congress for fiscal help

    The senior officers from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps asked Congress March 5 for more spending flexibility so they can maintain military readiness as the sequester's across-the-board budget cuts take effect.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

  • KARL members soar with McConnell

    More than thirty members of the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership group took to the skies to witness McConnell's main mission firsthand Feb. 7, 2013.A staple of the Kansas community, KARL is a two-year program that provides study, training and worldwide travel opportunities for emerging

  • Scott firefighters save mechanic's life

    A team of firefighters raced down the flightline at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to arrive at what looked like a normal KC-10, but the real emergency was inside the plane. Firefighters deployed from Scott Air Force Base, assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Wing Civil Engineer Squadron fire

  • 628th SFS Airmen conduct CQB training

    The 628th Security Forces Squadron conducted a simulated raid on a house in Joint Base Charleston - Air Base's housing using Close Quarter Battle tactics Jan. 28, 2013. They armed up, breached the door, and cleared the house quickly and efficiently. According to Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Stuart, 628th

  • SPAWAR commemorates MRAP integration program

    A ceremony was held to commemorate the rapid acquisition, integration of electronics and delivery of more than 27,000 MRAP vehicles sent to Iraq and Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012, at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic integration facility on JB Charleston - Weapons Station,

  • Scott Medical Clinic dubbed 'Energy Star' by EPA

    The 375th Medical Group is leading the way in this year's Air Force energy conservation efforts by reducing energy use in the clinic at Scott. The Scott Clinic recently earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star certification signifying that the building is in the top 25 percent

  • Shepherds in the Wilderness

    Chaplains have been an integral part of American military history since long before the nation was founded. Their scope of duties has developed alongside the changing nation. Early American colonists recruited religious leaders from their towns when they went to war. Ministers were involved in every