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FEATURES

  • Airman recognized for excellence in spiritual support

    Staff Sgt. Frank Rivas, 6th Air Mobility Wing chaplain's assistant, was honored by the Air Force Thunderbirds in a special recognition ceremony on the flightline at the Tampa Bay Air Fest held March 23, 2014, here.With thousands of spectators from the Tampa Bay community looking on, Rivas stood

  • Airman plays in Pro-Am

    Upon winning the MacDill Air Force Base golf championship Airman 1st Class Dalton Dishman, 6th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, was informed that he was selected to play with professional golfer, Rory Sabbatini, in the Valspar Championship Pro-Am, March 12, 2014 at

  • KC-135 trainers keep aircrew mission ready

    The KC-135 flight simulators here are used each duty day by aircrew to maintain their flying proficiency and improve mission readiness.Flight simulation has grown in complexity and effectiveness since its origins and continues to develop throughout the Air Force. "It's definitely added a new

  • Who Are Those Airmen with the Red Hats?

    It is just a typical day for Staff Sgt. Christopher Hoffman, 627th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor. His office for the day is Range 108 next to North Fort Lewis here., where he prepares for the students heading his way. Hoffman walks around his "office" as the gravel crunches under

  • Teamwork nets multiple awards for legal office

    Airmen at the Grand Forks AFB legal office have been recently recognized for their dedication to teamwork and completing the mission to the highest standard.Though three separate awards were given to three recipients, the merits and achievements did not come without workplace cooperation throughout

  • Through Airmen's Eyes: Team Dover Airman improves process

    The appointment letter process is sometimes a difficult process, plaguing Airmen with redundancies, errors, disorganization, and time waste. This may all soon end because of one Team Dover Airman who created a new process that may soon spread throughout the Air Force and possibly the entire

  • Innovative McConnell Airmen Save Air Force Money

    With the Air Force facing budget reductions in a financially unstable environment, Airmen from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron are saving big money by manufacturing an otherwise expensive aircraft part.The aircraft metals technology section now produces a boom azimuth pulley, which controls the

  • NDI Airmen inspect to protect

    Tech. Sgt. Ryan Michalec, 437th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspector, uses ultraviolet lights to inspect aircraft parts without causing any damage to the parts March 8, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 437th MXS NDI shop inspects metal objects ranging from nuts and bolts, to large

  • Grand Forks Airman named AMC's First Sergeant of the Year

    Air Mobility Command named Master Sgt. Richard McCorkle, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, as First Sergeant of the Year March 21. McCorkle is deployed from the 319th Security Forces Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., where he serves as the squadron's First Sergeant. "It's an

  • JB Charleston perform large formation exercise

    Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., file into a C-17 Globemaster III March 27, 2014, on the flightline at Fort. Bragg, N.C. The paratroopers were part of a large formation exercise which provided more than 500 operational and maintenance training objectives and demonstrated