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NEWS

  • TCM transits more than 17,000 servicemembers over holiday season

    During the two-week period of Dec. 10 to 25, 2011, approximately 17,108 service members travelling via the Transit Center at Manas made it home in time to see their families for the holiday season."On average, Detachment 1 processes 800 passengers a day," said Capt. Jonathan Bowe, 817th

  • Air Force couple refuels their holiday spirit

    A little more than a year ago if you asked Timothy and Victoria McBride what they would be doing around the holidays they probably would have answered with the usual holiday traditions - making cookies, decorating the Christmas tree or opening presents. Normal newlywed couples would have been able

  • Military family receives house just in time for holidays

    Amanda Clegg, spouse of deployed Master Sgt. Brian Clegg and mother of four children, was greeted by a crowd of JB MDL leaders as she moved into her new home on base Dec. 21.The Clegg family was not expecting to move into their home on Falcon Courts North until next year, but United Communities

  • 305th Airmen execute 'Elephant Walk' in stride

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing completed its first 'Elephant Walk' in nearly five years, launching all 12 KC-10 Extenders on the ramp, one right after the other, in a 30-minute time period Dec. 20.The 'Elephant Walk' is a display of air power showcasing the 305th AMW's contributions to Air Mobility

  • New fuel tanks at Travis offer larger, safer storage

    Travis AFB will have three jet propulsion fuel tanks operational in January that will safeguard the environment as well as increase safety and mission efficiency.The $58 million project that took 18 months to complete was accomplished through a partnership with Kinder Morgan.Each tank is capable of

  • KC-10 cargo load training facility opens doors

    A new KC-10 cargo load training facility has opened here. The structure, officials say, is the first of its kind in the Air Force as a facility for cargo load training on the KC-10 Extender did not exist before. The building allows Airmen to train on cargo loading without an aircraft.Before the

  • Scott youth participate in national Lego competition

    What do radio frequencies, Legos and meat have in common? The First Lego League competition. A team of six Scott Air Force Base children, "Da Ex Bots," participated in the 2011 St. Louis regional First Lego League competition Dec. 4 at Florissant Valley Community College in Ferguson, Mo. The team

  • Airlift group prepares for tomorrow's disasters today

    "We train to save lives and answer the nation's call at a moment's notice, so others may prevail," said Col. Dan P. Dagher, 317th Airlift Group commander.The C-130 delivers hope not only to service members, but to families in other countries through medical evacuation, humanitarian missions and

  • 305th AMW Airmen return home from NATO support mission

    Airmen with the 305th Air Mobility Wing returned home from Europe, where they supported the final KC-10 Extender flight--and the last flight to redeploy home from their European air refueling staging base--in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's operation in Libya making the close of

  • 627th FSS hosts Thanksgiving dinner at McChord Field

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen continue to show they take care of birds both on the flight line and the dinner line by hosting a Thanksgiving meal at McChord's Olympic Dining Facility, Nov. 24. Airmen from 627th Force Support Squadron and their contractors spent 24 hours cooking top-shelf roast,