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April 3, 2017
Patriot Delta prepares AES units for deployment

The 349th Air Mobility Wing hosted an aeromedical evacuation training exercise, Patriot Delta, on March 24 to March 26 at Travis Air Force Base.“We did the whole ground operations as well as flying for patient movement on a C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III,” said Col.
April 3, 2017
Homestead Reservists making mark in SWA

More than 200 Airmen from 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, are currently serving in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
April 2, 2017
McConnell Reserve unit stands up first KC-46A Pegasus squadron

The 931st Operations Group stood up the first squadron in the Air Force dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus in an official ceremony here, April 2.
March 31, 2017
Bataan survivor’s descendant leads unit in grueling marathon

Thirty years ago, she was dancing on her granddaddy’s feet; this month, she marched 26.2 miles through deep desert sand and over mountains carrying a 50-pound ruck sack with four comrades in arms, in his honor.
March 31, 2017
MIlitary exercise provides medical care for Kodiak Island residents

The Arctic Care 2017 exercise kicked off on March 28 with the opening of clinics and other villages throughout the island started receiving services on March 29, as service members work to provide all citizens on Kodiak Island various medical and veterinary services.
March 30, 2017
Ride-along fuels Reservists dream in law enforcement

Ever since Staff Sgt. Joshua Castorela went on his first ride-along with a family friend, he knew that he wanted a career in law enforcement.
March 30, 2017
Reserve defenders deploy to Dominican Republic

ive U.S. Air Force Reserve defenders are heading to the Dominican Republic, in support of a Operation New Horizons, a 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) humanitarian mission to build churches and schools.
March 30, 2017
Engineers keep C-5 flight ready

Senior Master Sgt. Todd Wylie, 339th Flight Test Squadron C-5 flight engineer, performs pre-flight checks to a C-5M Super Galaxy March 29, 2017, at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Wylie has been with the squadron for eight years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)
March 30, 2017
Citizen Airmen support milestone recycled rocket launch

SpaceX made history March 30 with the successful launch of a reused Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first time a commercial company has been able to send a previously-launched rocket into space a second time. SpaceX launched SES-10 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in
March 29, 2017
Marking Change: Capt. Kim Burford

She saw her. The scared little girl was only five or six years old. The girl needed her help, having possibly never sought dental care before. The tiny patient was in pain. Her mother tried to calm her, but she did not understand. The young dentist tried to sooth her fears, but did not prevail. Her

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