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  • 2014 Viking Challenge a huge hit

    This year's Viking Challenge started with a bang as more than 1,500 participants began their 24-hour run/walk-a-thon at the Pulaski Park track July 25.The fundraiser was comprised of KMC staff and technical sergeants that provide mentorship to NCOs. "I am truly grateful to have been given the

  • Lajes Field receives 'excellent' in cyber inspection

    Over the course of 21-25 July the Defense Information Systems Agency inspection team conducted a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection here, resulting in a rating of excellent."I am extremely proud of all the hard work Airmen from Team Lajes and the 65th Communications Squadron accomplished to achieve

  • 721st APS design saves money, time through innovation

    Unused forklift tines, a sheet of diamond-plated metal and one yard of steel hose.The list of spare parts technician Thomas Geibel read did not seem like much to modify a standard dolly, but it would save Ramstein Air Base's 721st Aerial Port Squadron in at least three ways: time, money and

  • 3rd AF commander visits RAF Mildenhall

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Mark Marson, 3rd Air Force command chief, visited RAF Mildenhall July 21 and 22, 2014, to meet with Team Mildenhall Airmen.The general toured a variety of units, including the 100th Security Forces

  • Portrait of an active shooter

    A thin sliver of light shone through the break between two heavy, dark curtains. No one saw, no one noticed the slight, almost imperceptible, movement of fabric. Everyone's attention was focused at the base of the stage where Col. Douglas Mellars, 422nd Air Base Group commander, was briefing Airmen

  • SECAF discusses current, future challenges with 501st CSW

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom, to learn more about the mission of the 501st Combat Support Wing and to discuss with Airmen the current state of the Air Force. During her visit, James was able to meet with 501st CSW Airmen and

  • U.S. Forces display military might at Farnborough

    Organizations, businesses and military forces from across the globe gathered in Farnborough, England, to celebrate 100 years of aviation at the Farnborough International Air Show July 14 -20, 2014. FIA is a biennial international trade show for the aerospace industry to demonstrate the latest in