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FEATURES

  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2011: Mobility Airmen in-process international teams

    A majority of the 34 international Rodeo competitors arrived at McChord Field July 18 and were in-processed by mobility Airmen from several different career fields. The in-processing line consisted of eight different stations that provided the teams with everything they'll need during their stay."As

  • Dover security forces strenghten partnership with local police

    Adrenaline is pumping through Airman 1st Class Damien Taylor's veins and sweat is dripping down his face as he holds the shoulder of the man in front of him. A two-man team of security forces members line up on a wall ready to clear a room. An active shooter has entered Carpenter Hall at Wesley

  • Steeped in history: Fairchild AFB hits 60th anniversary

    On July 20, 1951, Spokane Air Force Base was officially named Fairchild during a base dedication ceremony. The base was named for Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, former vice chief of staff of the Air Force and a Bellingham, Wash., native. The keynote speaker at the event was supposed to be Gen. Hoyt S.

  • Aircrew flight equipment personnel: Protecting lives is their job

    On April 3, 2006, a C-5 Galaxy crashed into a field just a mile short of a runway and broke into three pieces. The heavily damaged pieces meant the crew and passengers only had one way to exit the plane quickly and safely -- with the five inflatable slides on the plane, which worked

  • Last three C-5s get avionics upgrade

    Seven years ago, 46 Lockheed Martin technicians were preparing to modernize the avionics suite on 111 C-5 Galaxy aircrafts. Now, 18 technicians at Travis are working on the last three of those aircraft and should finish the work by next May, two years ahead of schedule."We're just a few weeks into

  • USDA helps keep wildlife off Scott AFB's flightline

    In 1905, Orville Wright documented the first known bird strike in his journal after a flight over a corn field in Dayton, Ohio. Since then, wildlife strikes have been a common obstacle to aviation. From 1990 to 2008, there were more than 100,000 known strikes from the civilian and military sectors

  • Dover EOD Airmen: 'Initial success or total failure'

    Traveling south on a Provincial Reconstruction Team towards Farah, Afghanistan, three Air Force explosive ordnance disposal members were tasked with providing cover for a convoy of vehicles with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division.The area was dangerous and Master Sgt. Jennifer Burch, 436th Civil

  • Twin brothers call Fairchild AFB home

    It's not that unusual to see twins these days, however, it's extremely unusual to see twins both in the Air Force, both the same rank, stationed together at the same Air Force base and assigned to the same squadron. But, this is the case for Staff Sgts. Cody and Christopher Engelke. Both brothers

  • 'Flying' crew chief discusses Super Galaxy, historic Arctic mission

    Staff Sgt. Steven Dow has worked on all forms of the C-5 airframe for more than 10 years, but he'll tell you the "C-5M is the future." All of his experience, and a recent history-making mission, are why he is proud of what he does as a C-5 maintenance Airman."I love the C-5 -- always have," said