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  • During snowfall, Scott civil engineers work 'non-stop' to keep ops flowing

    When snow falls at Scott Air Force Base, there's a squadron that works constantly prior to, during and well after the initial snow fall. The 375th Civil Engineer Squadron begins preparing for the winter season as early as August.In preparation for the season, all new personnel complete a 40-hour

  • Deployed wing closes out strong year in Kandahar

    As they wrap up their first calendar year of existence, the Airmen of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, have a lot to reflect upon and expectations to live up to as they move into 2011."The men and women of the 451st AEW continue to amaze me and exceed expectations

  • Fairchild NCO earns AMC comptroller award

    Master Sgt. Carnella Brown from the 92nd Comptroller Squadron was named Dec. 8  the Air Mobility Command Financial Management NCO of the Year for 2010. "Sergeant Brown is a go-getter," said Senior Master Sgt. Shenita Meriwether, 92nd CPTS superintendent. "I can give her a project and not worry about

  • Manatee catches Air Force flight to Puerto Rico

    Air Force officials partnered with specialists at the Fish and Wildlife Service and the South Florida Museum to transport an 840-pound male West Indian manatee, along with six biologists and two veterinarians, from here to San Juan, Puerto Rico Dec. 9. Fish and Wildlife Service representatives

  • Dover Airmen help homeless shelter

    Members of Dover Air Force Base, Del., donated coats, food and toys to assist a local homeless shelter during the second "Help the Homeless" campaign which ends Dec. 23.To date, the campaign has donated 641 food items, 62 coats and 45 toys. The campaign continues to seek donations for the shelter,

  • Travis DLA wins first quarterly customer service award

    The Travis Air Force Base Defense Logistics Agency recently won the first quarterly DLA Customer Service Award, which covers the fourth quarter of 2010. DLA, formerly known as the Document Automation and Production Service, is the Department of Defense's primary source for document automation and

  • Scott Airman assembles life saving medical equipment

    If you ask Tech. Sgt. Joseph Nichols, he was just doing his job when he assembled two dialysis machines at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 that would go on to save a Soldier's life just three days later. This effort by Sergeant Nichols, a biomedical equipment technician deployed from the 375th

  • Pope Airman recalls support for operations in Iraq

    Change is a part of life for every servicemember. Modern day Airmen are expected to confront and adapt to change every day, specifically in a deployed location, and for one communications Airman here, that challenge was a milestone in his career.Airman 1st Class Seth Walter, 43rd Communications