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  • Travis firefighters win world championship

    Competing against the best of the best, a team of Travis firefighters captured top honors during the World Firefighter Combat Challenge Nov. 9 to 13 in Las Vegas.Travis is the first Department of Defense team to win the international title and only the second American team to win the award since

  • France honors U.S. Air Force senior leaders

    Two U.S. Air Force senior officers were inducted recently into the French Legion d'Honneur, the highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France.Gen. John P. Jumper, Air Force chief of staff, and Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air

  • Air Force spouses receive deserved recognition

    The Air Force unveiled a new program Nov. 8 to show appreciation for and recognize those who support Airmen around the world its spouses.The Air Force Spouse Pin a blue star cradled in the Air Force symbol is a contemporary adaptation of a wartime tradition. Beginning with World War I, families

  • General Myers praises troops, addresses concerns during A/TA convention

    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers addressed this years Airlift/Tanker Association convention here Oct. 29 with one main goal in mind.I wanted to look you in the eye and tell you how important you are to this great country of ours you are our future, he said. Thank you for

  • A/TA announces 2004 awards for air mobility excellence

    The Airlift/Tanker Association recently announced its 2004 award winners for excellence within the air mobility community.The association recognized 27 people in five categories. These Airmen will be honored at the annual A/TA convention in Dallas Oct. 29.The outstanding men and women recognized by

  • Fairchild environmental programs win governors award

    Fairchilds environmental programs were recognized by the Washington Department of Ecology Oct. 7.The base was one of seven organizations, and the only federal installation, awarded the 2004 Governors Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices.The governor of Washington presents the

  • AMC units, people honored by Air Force Association

    Three Air Mobility Command organizations and two AMC individuals earned Citation of Honor awards during the Air Force Association's 2004 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. The Citation of Honor award recognizes the most outstanding contribution by an

  • AMC thanks CRAF employees for 'significant' contributions

    Air Mobility Command officials have begun awarding hundreds of Aerial Achievement Medals and thousands of certificates of appreciation to the employees of commercial air carriers called to duty during the Civil Reserve Air Fleet activation in 2003.The Civil Reserve Air Fleet, or CRAF, is a fleet of

  • ATWIND 2004 ends on high note: Officials look to freshen program in 2005

    Around The World In Ninety Days -- Air Mobility Command and Air Force Space Commands summer promotion ended Aug. 30.An interactive, Web-based program, ATWIND was designed to help increase awareness and participation in Air Force programs, services and activities.According to command ATWIND