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  • Retired Lt. Col. Bruce Sooy receives a demonstration flight at Nut Tree Airport, Calif., July 2015. It had been 56 years since he had last flown an aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

    Through the glass: Vet looks back

    The heritage center at Travis Air Force Base has many pieces of military, history rich with old war stories. One piece, a bullet-riddled B-24 Liberator windshield, tells the story of a man from a small town who went on to fight in World War II and gave more than 40 years of service to his country.
  • Maintainers from the 436th and 512th Maintenance Groups take advantage of the shade provided by the tail section of a C-5M Super Galaxy June 22, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Maintainers regularly have to work outside in excessive heat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)

    Hot maintenance

    Carrying out maintenance on Dover Air Force Base’s fleet of C-5M Super Galaxies and C-17A Globemaster IIIs can be challenging at times, but extreme heat and humidity can add additional challenges during the summer months.
  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Lucio Bernabe, assigned to the Marine Aircraft Group 49 and a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course instructor, demonstrates the final part of a wrist takedown during a MCMAP tan belt class for Airmen on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 16, 2015. Ten Airmen took and passed the course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua King)

    All colors fade to mud

    Marines and Airmen crawled and carried one another through the pouring rain, and as their tan and green uniforms got covered with mud, the service members looked like the joint fighting force that they are.

  • Men’s Health Month

    Each June, a congressional health education program is promoted to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.

  • Eagle Eyes vital to spotting danger

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigation administers an Air Force-wide program called Eagle Eyes. It's an anti-terrorism initiative that teaches individuals how to identify and report possible terrorist activity. The program provides a 24-hour hotline, allowing information to be reported as soon as suspicious activity occurs.
  • A KC-135 Stratotanker connects with a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during an aerial refueling mission over the Alaskan coastline as part of exercise Amalgam Dart 15-2 May 28, 2015. The annual North American Aerospace Defense Command exercise affords American and Canadian forces field training aimed at improving NORAD's operational capability in a binational environment. The exercise spanned two forward operating locations in Canada’s Northwest Territories, two U.S. Air Force bases in Alaska, and a mobile radar site in Resolute, Nunavut, as well as the sky over much of NORAD’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

    Fairchild, McConnell tankers fuel NORAD exercise

    A tanker task force assembled from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and the 22nd ARW from McConnell AFB, Kansas, joined approximately 300 military personnel and 15 aircraft in exercise Amalgam Dart 15-2 May 26-June 1.
  • Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Trevor Lanoue, a 10th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, conducts aerial refueling operations May 12, 2015, over central Washington state. Lanoue is part of the military exchange program working with the U.S. Air Force for a three year tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)

    Canadian airmen work, train with Air Force through military exchange program

    The military exchange program gives a service member in the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force an opportunity to work for the other nation for three years at a time to learn their systems and methods.
  • Staff Sgt. Alexander Cedillo, a 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron day-shift supervisor, says goodbye to two men he cared for during his February 2015 trip to Kolkata, India. He volunteered for a month at a hospice house and a home for the mentally challenged. (Courtesy photo)

    Sergeant helps others in India

    Staff Sgt. Alexander Cedillo, a 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron day-shift supervisor at Travis Air Force Base, California, recently visited Kolkata, India, where he found peace and answered a calling. In February, he used 30 days of leave to volunteer at a hospice house and a home for the mentally challenged.
  • A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and the 315th Airlift Wing is sprayed with water May 5, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., during an event celebrating the C-17 surpassing the 3 millionth flying hour. Aircrew members from Charleston flew the plane from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The first C-17 flight was Sept. 15, 1991, and the Air Force currently has 222 C-17s in the fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

    C-17 fleet celebrates 3M flying hours

    The C-17 Globemaster III has proved again that it remains the world's premier airlifter after the total C-17 fleet celebrated the historical milestone of achieving 3 million flying hours on May 5.

  • AMC to relocate KC-135 simulator to Pittsburgh

    As Air Mobility Command fields the KC-46A Pegasus, displaced KC-135 Stratotanker simulators are being designated for relocation to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the total force mobility enterprise by maximizing flying hour cost avoidance through improved simulator access.

  • New AF maintenance technology keeps aging tankers flying

    The 92nd Maintenance Squadron now uses a new technologically advanced parts fabrication machine extending the life of one of the Air Force's oldest airframes -- the KC-135 Stratotanker.
  • Former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, Medal of Honor recipient, visited McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., April 21, 2015. Giunta is the first living Medal of Honor recipient from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He spoke to McConnell members about service and thanked all in attendance for the sacrifices they make every day. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman David Bernal Del Agua)

    Medal of Honor recipient speaks to McConnell Airmen

    The first living Medal of Honor recipient from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq shared his story with McConnell Air Force Base members April 21.

  • Medics participate in Ultimate Caduceus 15

    Members of the 22nd Medical Group, and units from across the U.S., participated in Ultimate Caduceus 2015, giving them the opportunity to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, April 16-18, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Airman 1st Class Bernice Yunwe Kwasinyui, a 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store technician, sings the national anthem during a change of command ceremony Feb. 12, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Yunwe Kwasinyui, a Cameroon native, won a visa to come to the U.S. and joined the Air Force to give back to a country that has impacted her life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht)

    McConnell Airman, Cameroon native serves to give back

    The Air Force defines diversity as a composite of individual characters, experiences and abilities consistent with the Air Force core values and the Air Force mission.
  • Senior Airman Robert Viera, a 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, disassembles a damaged troop seat on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a periodic inspection, April 13, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During the inspections, maintenance crews thoroughly examine the entire aircraft and make any necessary repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht)

    Periodic inspection: Just what the ‘tanker doc’ ordered

    For more than 40 years, KC-135 Stratotankers have been flying over the sunflower state, and just like any other crew member, they need their "check-ups" too. Keeping the 60-year-old planes up-to-date and safe to fly takes more than a simple check-up; it takes a team of tanker "docs" ensuring each aircraft undergoes proper treatment.

  • US air advisors pioneer new DOD training in Zambia

    Eight members of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, to take part in a first of its kind Department of State training event, March 21.
  • A B-29 Superfortress aircraft, named Doc after its nose art, sit on the flightline March 23, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. Doc will be one of two Superfortresses in the world capable of flight. Volunteers have spent more than 300,000 hours restoring the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

    McConnell community marks B-29 rollout

    One of more than the 1,600 B-29 Superfortresses assembled in Wichita, was delivered to the Army Air Forces on March 23, 1944, and that very same aircraft was "delivered" again on March 23, 2015, in commemoration of its restoration during a ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base.
  • Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Wasnuk, an explosive ordnance technician with the 775th EOD flight at Hill AFB, Utah, is set to receive a purple heart March 25 for brain injuries sustained during combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Micah Garbarino)

    Coming to terms: Airman remains resilient through multiple TBIs

    For the tall, quiet Airman, speaking up about his injuries is difficult. His wounds aren't always visible, but they're very real. After two deployments and six bomb blasts, Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Wasnuk, who is assigned to the 775th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Flight, is receiving a Purple Heart for traumatic brain injuries he suffered during combat in tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • Staff Sgt. Chad Ericksen conducts particle testing on a crane hook March 13, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Ericksen reports the findings of his test into the Parts, Inspection, Turnover (PIT) log that he created in 2012 as a way to better record maintenance records within NDI. Ericksen is a non-destructive inspection craftsman assigned to the 436th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

    NCO banishes mountain of paperwork to the PIT

    As years of logbooks and paper records stacked up in the 436th Airlift Wing Non-destructive Inspection lab, they needed to find a way to improve both their record logging system and their efficiency. Leadership knew they had a young, computer savvy Airman and they turned to him for the answer.
  • Tech. Sgt. Shamika Beckley poses with a photo of her and her sister, Raquel Calleja, Mar. 4, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Beckley’s sister was killed by a drunk driver Dec. 22, 2014, in Long Island, N.Y. Beckley was able to have some of her travel costs, associated with the tragedy, reimbursed by the Air Force Aid Society emergency travel provision that is financed by the Air Force Assistance Fund. Beckley is the 436th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge unit intelligence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

    AF Assistance Fund supports Dover Airman during tragedy

    Tragedy rarely strikes on a schedule. It doesn't wait for a convenient time, often turning a person's life upside down. Tragedy struck for Tech. Sgt. Shamika Beckley, a 436th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of unit intelligence, when her sister Raquel Calleja was killed by a drunk driver on Long Island, New York, three days before Christmas in 2014
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