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FEATURES

  • A survivor's story

    As he sat through the Sexual Assault and Response Program briefing during basic training he never thought anything like that would happen to him. Months later during his technical training, Airman Smith (not his real name) found himself sexually assaulted by his instructor who before then, he

  • They call the thing Rodeo

    When we hear the word "rodeo," many of us think of cowboys, broncs and bull riding. But Air Mobility Command has a different take on the word "rodeo." This Rodeo isn't about horses and bull riding, it's about readiness, it's about air refueling, air drop, air land, security forces, aerial port

  • Whitewater rafting defines teamwork

    The rushing, swirling waters of the Wenatchee River in central Washington don't care who's sitting in a raft navigating their territory. They'll have their way with whomever they want. I learned that lesson last week while accompanying the 62nd Services Squadron's Adventures Unlimited staff on the

  • Idea nets AMXS Airman $10,000

    Master Sgt. Barry Buchmiller, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was just looking to make good use of a part that was going to be turned into scrap metal. While Sergeant Buchmiller was a member of the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 12, he found out that the squadron was discarding an old nose

  • Want to tour U.S. or Europe: Dover 'hops' could get you there

    Dover Air Force Base's Air Passenger Terminal moves space-available travelers to several U.S. and European destinations daily. The travel is space available; cargo or other mission requirements will be met prior to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron Air Passenger Terminal releasing seats for passengers.

  • Balad's busy aerial port supports, supplies the fight

    The drone of forklifts moving pallets breaks the smoke-filled haze as members of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight work against the clock to expedite critical hub-and-spoke missions. Whether it is aircraft parts and ammunition, or fire trucks and heavily armored

  • More than routine maintenance

    The periodic inspection dock is where the most intensive KC-135 inspection takes place on base. Nearly every system is checked, tested and sometimes replaced by more than 50 Airmen over an eight-day period -- and it's also a classroom. During periodic inspections, Airmen from at least eight career

  • Fairchild teen named semi-finalist in national contest and Teen of the Year

    When Michael Thibodeau writes a book report, the Library of Congress sits up and takes notice. At least that's what happened when Michael and two other Fairchild teens, Chris Penchoen and PJ Slater, were named semi-finalists in the 2006-2007 Letters about Literature contest. The annual contest

  • Base hosts Air Force ROTC, Navy Sea, Royal Canadian Air Cadets

    Three groups of cadets descended on the base in a period of three days this past week. The cadets, from Detachment 850 at the University of Utah ROTC, the Royal Canadian Air Cadets of the 746th Lightning Hawk Squadron, in British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets, Fort Spokane

  • Five-star fitness: Two 62nd SVS programs earn highest grades

    The 62nd Services Squadron recently earned Five Star status for its outdoor recreation and fitness programs here. The award, which is given by the Air Force Services Agency, provides annual recognition and acknowledgement for bases that have reached the highest standard of achievement in all aspects