Pittsburgh 8-day inspection a unit record

The 911th Maintenance Group here set a new record and personal best with an eight-day fly to fly, May 31 to June 7, 2013. The C-130 left the hangar June 7 and was flown on a local mission and returned with zero discrepancies.According to Tech. Sgt. Michael Wolfe, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,

Anatomy of a hurricane hunter: When storms get personal

During Maj. Sean Cross' first flight into what became Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, he and his WC-130J Hercules crew joked and asked themselves why they were even tasked for the mission. "There was absolutely nothing to it at that point," he said.By his second flight, the jokes stopped and were

A moment at the memorial

Tropicare 13 wraps up readiness training in Hawaii

Communities across Hawaii are bidding aloha to more than 500 Guard and Reserve members as Tropicare 13, a medical Innovative Readiness Training event, draws to a close this week on the islands of Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii.Reserve component medical personnel from the Air Force, Navy, Army and

Pope Field getting 'green' control tower

Construction crews on are busy putting finishing touches on the new $8 million air traffic control tower overlooking the flightline here. "The new 135-foot 11-story structure brings a host of capabilities to Fort Bragg that the long-standing 1970s-era tower had grown too outmoded to provide," said

Hawaiian communities welcome Tropicare 13

"My sons have not seen a doctor in a long time. I just want to know if I can bring them here." The lady on the other side of the fence seemed to be talking to no one in particular. Without making eye contact, she continued, "And my husband, he's in such pain with two bad teeth. I just want to know,

Command group for national airborne fire fighting system activates

The national command headquarters for military air tanker aircraft assigned to fight wild land forest fires activated at the National Interagency Fire Center here June 13."Our first priority is protecting the lives and property of Americans threatened by wild land forest fires," said Air Force Col.

Wright-Patt C-17 delivers half million meals to Haiti

Comptroller offers glimpse of post-sequester options

The budget storms assailing the Pentagon are unprecedented, the Defense Department's chief financial officer said in Washington June 13."I've never seen anything like this," Pentagon Comptroller Robert F. Hale told an audience attending the 2013 Defense Communities National Summit, "and I hope we

Refueling the BUFF

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, S.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission, June 14, 2013.  The KC-135 aircrew was made up of Air Force Reservists from the 18th Air Refueling