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FEATURES

  • New working dog facility opens

    The 60th Security Forces Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of the new military working dog facility Monday. Members of Travis and local law enforcement agencies gathered for the unveiling."We are gathered here not only to celebrate the opening of our new facility but

  • The giant voice has a name: Command post

    Imagine a nice warm summer afternoon, a cool breeze keeps it just right for a nap. As you begin to fall asleep, you hear a booming voice on the base speaker system doing a test.The operators of the system, and that voice you hear, are one of the bases most important assets."I always envisioned

  • Be there when your Wingman needs you the most

    On an August afternoon, following a day of fishing, hanging out with friends and drinking a few beers, a McChord Field Airman began his drive home only to be stopped by the flashing lights of a police car.Senior Airman Clayton Horne, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, learned from the officer that

  • Command post: brain of the wing

    One does not simply enter the command post.Through a couple of doors, and after passing a few small offices, the full command post comes into view. More than a dozen monitors connected to multiple computers, radios and telephones are spread throughout the room and ringing.Such is the world of every

  • Jaga, an Airman's best friend

    It's been said that a man's best friend is his dog, and for one Joint Base Charleston Airman, that sentiment couldn't be truer. Staff Sgt. Kyle Shaughnessy, 628th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler at JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C., looks forward to going to work every day because

  • Airman helps save civilians from burning car

    Sometimes the Air Force training, such as Self Aid and Buddy Care, Airmen are taught in their careers can be very helpful in everyday life.This proved to be true for Senior Airman Tyler Bagby, 436th Communications Squadron communications focal point controller, and his wife Stevie Bagby, a volunteer

  • Focus on FSS: Gym helps make stronger Airmen

    Constructed in 2012 the Fitness Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., uses outstanding fitness to create outstanding Airmen.The fitness center has a variety of different fitness and group exercise classes to promote physical fitness, well being and esprit de corps while also getting in a fun

  • Dover IMA Reservist battles brain cancer

    Sometimes a headache is just a headache. Other times it can be the sign of something much worse.Just ask Maj. Shawn Boyle, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee reservist with the 436th Airlift Wing/Judge Advocate office. Boyle, who lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., was experiencing what he thought

  • First sergeant wins award twice

    It is a huge accomplishment to win the 18th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award, now imagine winning it twice in a row.Master Sgt. Jeff Gilbert, 436th Maintenance Squadron, did just this.The 18th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award is an annual award recognizing the most outstanding

  • Now boarding: PAX terminal keeps troops moving onward

    For troops traveling through Transit Center at Manas, often the first and last faces they see are those of the "port dawgs" working at the passenger terminal. As the largest flight in the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, the passenger terminal is a focal point for the Transit