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FEATURES

  • Flightline maintainers place safety as top priority

    In today's Air Force, keeping planes in the air takes around-the-clock dedication from the Airmen who maintain the aircraft. To ensure the mission continues, there is a team within the 60th Maintenance Group who monitors and protects the base so our Airmen and aircraft return home safely every day.

  • 437th MXS PMELs attention to detail impacts all JB Charleston

    All equipment used in the military, from the smallest of screws to precision-guided weapons, depend on accurate measurements to properly function.The 437th Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, located in the Test, Diagnostic and Measurement Equipment flight in Bldg. 707,

  • 47 year reunion: man, metal

    In 1965, the KC-135 Stratotanker 62-3498 was three years old and had logged close to 1,000 flying hours. In 1965, Airman 3rd Class Melvin Cline, aircraft maintenance crew chief, began his Air Force career working on that exact plane. Fast-forward to May 31, 2012, and the tanker 62-3498 is assigned

  • TEDxScottAFB inspires with stories of service to others

    The auditorium was full, but the only noise from the audience was the muffled sound of choked-back tears. Everyone's complete attention was focused on the master sergeant onstage as she struggled reliving the day her teammate, her friend, her brother sacrificed his life for his country."I don't tell

  • Behind the scenes with Fairchild Protocol

    There's proper protocol behind any big ceremony or event and that holds nowhere more true than at Fairchild Air Force Base.This is where the 92nd Air Refueling Wing protocol office has a long-standing reputation of being one of the best at handling all the details preceding, during and after these

  • Society of Illustrators visits Air Force Expeditionary Center

    "Receiving and looking at a digital photo sent to you electronically today is almost something you do as an afterthought, but there is something timeless and enduring about looking at a painting on canvas," said acclaimed artist Mr. John Witt as he discussed his nearly five decade long involvement

  • Fuel's continous stream

    In the chain of how Jet Propellant-8 finds its way to Travis aircraft, there is one very critical link. The fuel comes from an off-base refinery and is stored in bulk storage tanks on base, but it still must be delivered to the aircraft to keep the mission moving. This is where the fuels

  • "676" Stratofortress static display stands proud

    There's a story behind everything, and it holds true to the B-52 Stratofortress static display in the Heritage Park near the entrance of the base. The B-52, serial number 56-0676, is a D model and has a long and impressive history. It was delivered to the Air Force in August 1957, and its first

  • Extending the fight

    It's no secret Travis has some of the largest aircraft in the Air Force. To keep such large aircraft in the air, it can take thousands of pounds of a special fuel. With such massive aircraft, carrying tons of cargo, it is often necessary to receive extra fuel in-flight to complete the mission. The

  • 92nd Vehicle Maintenance Keeps it Rollin'

    If it has wheels, an engine and uses gasoline, the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance crew here is more than likely responsible for all of its bumper to bumper maintenance."Big picture...we keep the mission going," said Master Sgt. Kenneth Lagerquist, 92nd Logistics Readiness