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FEATURES

  • Airman builds partnerships using his Indian roots

    Senior Airman Roshan Joseph is an aerospace propulsion maintainer with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., where he makes sure all C-17 Globemaster III aircraft engines are in first-rate condition at all times, but more than 14 years ago he had never even stepped

  • Maintenance after midnight

    While many Airmen and their families are sleeping soundly in their beds, some members of the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are preparing for the night's work.From 11:30 p.m. until 7:30 a.m., these KC-135 Stratotanker maintainers are busy at work, ensuring mission readiness 24/7."The main

  • Trainer to trainee

    Most Airmen transition from being a trainee to a trainer, however, for Tech. Sgt. Renee Strayer, 310th Airlift Squadron flight attendant, she went from being a trainer to a trainee.Strayer began her Air Force career in airborne surveillance and worked her way up to a technical school instructor at

  • McChord Club manager retires after 43 years of service

    After serving more than four decades in the Department of Defense, Wayne Bechard retired as the manager of the McChord Club in a ceremony here, Sept. 24.Bechard, a native of Yakima, Wash., began his service in 1970 as an enlisted emergency room technician in the Air Force. He later retrained into

  • FTU puts boomers in sky

    (Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series on boom operator training. Part one was published Aug. 29, 2013.)After a three to 15 month period of fundamental courses, technical reviews, flight simulators and time in between classes, KC -10 Extender boom operator students earn the

  • One shot: Guard member uses tintype

    You only get one shot at life.  This is the message conveyed through the deployed works of Staff Sgt. Ed Drew, California Air National Guard, 129th Rescue Squadron aerial gunner who frequents Travis for services and support.Drew is tall and athletically built. As an aerial gunner, he is who you

  • Loadmaster delivers last C-17, father delivered first

    For one family, the term "like father, like son" has never been more true.Any father would be proud to watch their son be a part of the arrival of the last C-17 Globemaster III to Joint Base Charleston. However, for retired Chief Master Sgt. Bob Morris, felt more than pride knowing his son, Tech.

  • Grenier pilots to protect after surviving 9/11

    As Derek Grenier finished showering in the bathroom of his friend's 34th-floor apartment he felt the floor give and shudder under his feet. It was Sept. 11, 2001, and the coming events would change Derek's life.After feeling the entire structure shake, Grenier continued getting ready for the day,

  • Ops never stop

    Attention to detail is a phrase every Airman is familiar with, however, for the Airmen with 6th Operations Support Squadron airfield management team, this phrase is more than just a cliché. This hypersensitive attention is what keeps the more than one billion dollars worth of local and transient

  • Service dog brings life to Fairchild NCO

    The old saying, "dogs are a man's best friend," is no more true than for Staff Sgt. Abigail Foster.In November of 2011, Foster adopted a young golden retriever that would change her life forever.After the removal of a golf-ball sized brain tumor in 2004, Foster's journey through a maze of medical