Dec. 8, 2014 C-5 Pacific channel - big crew with big mission The first thing you need to know about a C-5B Galaxy channel mission: everything is really big.The plane is huge, distances are vast and even the sound is enormous.As the mission begins, four TF-39 turbofans belt out their oversized metallic howl, accelerating more than 600,000 pounds of aluminum,
Dec. 8, 2014 Grissom Airmen use math to keep mission flying High-school algebra, a course many have thought useless for day-to-day activities, is being used to keep Grissom's mission in the air.Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing completed a pallet build-up course that uses such math to properly load cargo onto an aircraft at Grissom Nov. 2."Pallet
Dec. 6, 2014 Reserve Airmen participate in anti hijacking exercise The 433rd Airlift Wing, local and federal agencies participated in a Joint Base San Antonio-led anti-hijacking exercise here Dec. 3 .The scenario centered around a disgruntled service member attempting to hijack a C-5A Galaxy, according to Senior Master Sgt. Robert Kusterer, 433rd AW Inspector
Dec. 5, 2014 403rd Wing reservists depart for deployment training About 30 reservists with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron departed for Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, today for combat and expeditionary skills training in preparation for their deployment to Southwest Asia next month.This group is the second wave of 403rd SFS Airmen to head to Nevada for the
Dec. 4, 2014 Office looks to keep Airmen safe While juggling a chainsaw isn't safe, sometimes juggling everyone's safety is just as complicated.The 434th Air Refueling Wing's safety office juggles ground, flying and weapon systems to ensure Grissom's workforce gets the job done without getting hurt."At regular Air Force bases whole divisions
Dec. 3, 2014 Tools to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of
Dec. 2, 2014 Cleveland area community sends stacks of stockings to Youngstown Three van loads of yuletide cheer, courtesy of the USO of Northern Ohio and the citizenry of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, arrived here Nov. 26.For the past eight years, civic organizations in the Youngstown area have rallied to collect donations to fill stockings for U.S. military members serving in
Dec. 2, 2014 Cox to replace Ellis as 307th Bomb Wing commander Col. Bruce R. Cox, currently the director of 10th Air Force Operations and Plans Directorate, will replace Col. Jonathan M. Ellis as commander of the 307th Bomb Wing during a change of command ceremony here Dec. 7.Ellis will move to Air Force Global Strike Command to serve as the Mobilization