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  • McConnell AFB Airmen 'to make CWC history'

    More than donning the "general issue" gas mask, McConnell AFB members are taking a historic step by hosting a chemical weapons convention exercise March 28 to April 1, 2011.The CWC will be Air Mobility Command's first base-wide, CWC 301 Mock On-Site inspection. The CWC is a multi-national arms

  • DOD: Task force commander provides Operation Odyssey Dawn update

    The two-man crew of a U.S. fighter jet that crashed in Libya is safe, while the coalition has established a no-fly zone and grounded Moammar Gadhafi's forces, the commander of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn said March 22.Two Airmen ejected from their F-15E Strike Eagle warplane late yesterday after

  • CRW Airmen deploy in support of Japan relief operations

    More than 20 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here deployed to Japan in the last week to provide support in the aftermath of the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's eastern coast, March 11.Broken into two main teams, the CRW Airmen will provide key support to the

  • Celebrate National Nutrition Month with a visit to the HAWC

    March is National Nutrition Month -- a time to focus and re-emphasize the importance of eating right and getting plenty of exercise. To enhance and sustain the strength of the Air Force, every Airman is personally obligated to take care of themselves and be ready to answer the nation's call in

  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Looking out for those 'invisible wounds'

    As deployment rates continue to climb and the jobs exceed the number of available workers, Airmen may forget to keep their guard up for one of their deadliest foes and greatest ally - their mental health ."We provide our Airmen the best equipment in the entire world, without a doubt, but it's the

  • Deployed maintainers keep aircraft aloft in Iraq

    Touted by some as the most versatile aircraft in the Air Force's inventory, the C-130 Hercules can practically do it all. From troop transport, cargo airlift and airdrop to electronic surveillance and aerial attack, this four-turboprop engine airframe is robust, but without the support of aircraft

  • Air Force chief of chaplains participates in McConnell event

    "Where do you find the courage to live?" asked Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, during his message at McConnell's National Prayer Breakfast, March 1. He continued with, "Where do you find the courage to truly give of yourself; where do you find the courage to

  • Team effort at Robins AFB gets C-5 back in action

    The 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, with a big assist from the 78th Civil Engineer Group, worked hard to rapidly get a C-5 Galaxy back in action recently after it arrived here for significant unscheduled maintenance. As is the case with other C-5 work, numerous other organizations on base also