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FEATURES

  • MacDill's very own is truly among the best

     Becoming one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year takes superior leadership, outstanding job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements.Tech. Sgt. Toyre Hudson, 6th Medical Operations Squadron mental health flight chief, from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, was

  • 15th AMOS hosts HOMEPLATE exercise

    In today's Air Force, the daunting assignment of providing theater-level commanders the ability to optimize the use of scarce air mobility resources through a rapidly deployable team rests upon the shoulders of only a handful of units -air mobility operations squadrons.Led by the 15th AMOS stationed

  • Guard Airmen help active duty Command Post

    While total force integration wasn't always a primary strategy, it is now a common practice in the military.McConnell's active duty component, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command and control section, called upon its Air National Guard neighbor, the 127th Command and Control Squadron for help in early

  • Col. MacDill's memory lives on through base and Army staff sergeant

    Many people are unaware of the origin of MacDill Air Force Base's name. It is common knowledge that the installation was named after U.S. Army aviation pioneer and WWI veteran Col. Leslie MacDill, but the actual history behind it, to some, is still somewhat a mystery.To add to the intrigue, one of

  • Two Grand Forks AFB members save life in near-drowning incident

    Officer Robert Hadley, a police officer with the 319th Security Forces Squadron here, wasn't expecting the kind of excitement he saw June 21, 2014, when he went with his wife and five boys to a family reunion at Turtle River State Park. He was watching one of his children play near the

  • Travis contractor takes bow during break time

    If you've traveled around Travis Air Force Base in the past three years, there's a chance your ears have caught a hint of string music reminiscent of a "Star Wars" overture or Bach. Maybe you even witnessed the source of the music -- A slim man in a fluorescent orange Pride contractor vest, gliding

  • Screw loose no more

    "Look at your area of influence, look at where you work, question what you're spending, ask, 'can we do it differently, do we have to spend that much for it?' They're questions we'd ask ourselves if we were sitting at home balancing our checkbook," said Gen. Larry Spencer, the Air Force Vice Chief

  • Airman's distinctive path ongoing

    It has never been about the destination, but rather, the journey. This saying rings true as each Airman has a unique story. Staff Sgt. Gregori Sena, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor, has had a winding journey to the Air Force.Sena was born in the Dominican

  • Travis firefighter rescues woman from burning building

    7/25/2014 - TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- When Chris Muriset left Travis Air Force Base to visit his girlfriend in San Leandro, California during his off-duty break, he didn't know his work would follow him.Muriset works at the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department. He has quelled more

  • Travis Airmen enter BBQ Challenge

    Staff Sgt. Brandon May led "Flyin' High," a three-member team, in the Wine Country Big BBQ competition in Rohnert Park, California, July 12. May grew up cooking with his family who considered it the best way to spend time together. Nowadays, he frequently grills for friends at home, and he has