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NEWS

  • 87th MDG pushes up to reach 1 million

    The 87th Medical Group combat medics began a unit competition among its squadrons to achieve a combined goal of completing one million pushups between October 1 and Sept. 30, 2012.The idea behind completing one million pushups is not only a numerical goal, but a means to promote physical fitness,

  • Oldest airlift unit calls JB MDL home

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is home to the 6th Airlift Squadron which has served with distinction since Oct. 14, 1933, making it the oldest airlift squadron in the Air Force.The 6th AS is a historic unit, celebrating more than 75 years of service to the U.S. through transporting troops and

  • Fit Plate gives Airmen healthy option

    Look out, waistlines! There's a new tool for keeping Airmen 'Fit to Fight,' changing the eating habits of Team McChord each day. This new tool is called the Fit Plate, and it can be found everyday during breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Olympic Dining Facility on McChord Field. Prominently

  • Air Force 'Tops in Blue' touches down at McChord

    More than 50 years ago then Maj. Al Reilly had an idea- build an Air Force-wide competition different from the many athletic competitions already thriving throughout the service, make it based on creative talent, and then use what he found to entertain other Airmen and their families around the

  • Community, McConnell honor veterans

    One hundred and ninety-five Derby, Kan. area veterans were honored at the opening of the new Derby Area Veterans Memorial - Walk of Freedom, which was officially dedicated Nov. 11. With less than 10 miles separating McConnell Air Force Base from Derby, there are strong military ties for many people

  • FTAC helps Airmen adjust to active duty life

    A year before, and in some cases only months before, they were wide-eyed young people fresh out of high school, while some were twenty-somethings looking for a new start. Some maybe used to slink down in their chairs, and some would speak to their neighbors in class while the instructor spoke. Some

  • McConnell, AMC Airmen attend A/TA convention

    More than 4,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of Air Mobility Command gathered at the 43nd Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 3 to 6 in Nashville, Tenn.During three days of briefings, AMC Airmen, including more than 80 Airmen from McConnell, were addressed by Marine

  • Living on the binge

    The night of, raucous partying, patchy memories, flaunting cash, empty bottles stacked up like trophies, no recollection of a beginning, middle or end, verbose bravado, delusions of grandeur, spastic drunk-dialing, bursts of emotion, enthusiastic sentimentality toward those they like, vitriolic

  • Quality of life upgrades continue at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    Barely a year old, Joint Base Lewis-McChord continues to upgrade its amenities that serve a growing, diverse military and military family population. The trend continued when installation leadership, along with family and morale, welfare and recreation and private construction company