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  • Through the glass: Army Air Corps veteran reflects on POW experience

    Museums display artifacts that provide evidence of times from the past.Walking into a military museum is like sitting down with some of our aged veterans and hearing their war stories from the "good old days."The heritage center at Travis Air Force Base, California, has many pieces of military

  • Raven 1 reflects on career

    When an individual was found dead in the wheel well of an Air Force aircraft after departing a foreign country, Gen. Ronald Fogleman, who later became the Air Force Chief of Staff, determined that additional security was needed to ensure the safety of Air Mobility Command's aircraft. He asked Col.

  • Confidence gained through SERE combat survival training

    Early on a Saturday morning, students load onto a bus headed to a destination unknown to most of them. The bus gears turn and wheels screech as it creeps toward its course. A destination more than 70 miles from base, deep in the Colville and Kaniksu National Forests.Upon arriving at the national

  • KC-135 weapons officers integral to future Air Force success

    Two pilots from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing graduated from the U.S. Air Force's Weapons School, June 27.Capts. Emma House, 22nd ARW assistant chief of tactics, and Thomas Horan, 349th Air Refueling Squadron A Flight commander, are the newest Weapons School graduates from McConnell. They will

  • TRANSCOM'S elite JCSE trains British army at MacDill

    After months of planning, MacDill's Joint Communications Support Element and Britain's 258th Signal Squadron, part of the 30th Signal Regiment based in Bramcote, Warwickshire, joined forces for Cobb Ring '15, a rigorous two-day physical and mental field readiness exercise, June 24-25 in Tampa,

  • Lost WWII wallet returned by Spokane neighbors, Airmen

    Simply by volunteering to sort a bag of donations, Kelsey Nearing didn't know she would activate a chain of events that would bring neighbors and siblings together.Recently, Nearing was sorting donations for the Rocky Cove Youth Ranch intended to be part of an annual fundraising event. In the

  • Escape from Alcatraz: Airman honors dad

    Master Sgt. Andrew Mujica, 60th Maintenance Group NCO in-charge product improvement, took to the chilly waters off Alcatraz Island early Sunday morning and swam a mile and a half to the Crissy Field shoreline with one thing on his mind - his father.Donned from head to toe in a full-body wet suit and

  • MacDill lieutenant to compete for AMC marathon team

    Competing as one of the top Airmen in a unit, squadron, or on an installation is always noteworthy; but, there is something to be said about an Airmen that is competing as one of the best in a major command or the Air Force overall.For 1st Lt. Christopher Chorney, 91st Air Refueling Squadron wing

  • Former commanders reflect on time with 17th AS

    With the inactivation ceremony date set for June 25, 2015, the 17th Airlift Squadron prepares to close its doors and former commanders are reflecting on their time at the helm of the first operational C-17 squadron.Two of those commanders are Maj. Gen. (ret) Ron Ladnier, and Brig. Gen. Lenny

  • Mission Monday: Medical maintainers nurse base operations

    Doctors receive a lot of credit for saving peoples' lives directly, and they should. Still, have you ever wondered where the equipment doctors use to preserve life comes from and who is responsible for keeping it in working order?The three Airmen who comprise the 92nd Medical Support Squadron