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  • McChord reservists ensure vets are never forgotten

    From Flanders Fields where poppy's grow, to what is known as the "Silent War", to the bloody battle's of Saigon, we remember them. They are our heroes. They are veterans of the military. They will never be forgotten.Twenty reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing participated in the Visit a Veteran

  • Dobbins hosts Academy Day for military service schools

    United States Senator Johnny Isakson and the Georgia delegation hosted Academy Day 2011 at Dobbins ARB on Saturday, May 7. The annual statewide military academy day provided an opportunity for high school students interested in attending one of our nation's service academies and their parents to

  • Reservists save millions of dollars with a few steps

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing Maintenance Group are charged with not only maintaining life-saving aircraft here, but also saving millions of dollars in equipment damage with a few simple steps. Several times a week, as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, which is about a stone's throw

  • First lady invites Guard, Reserve kids to fitness event

    Alongside about 80 children of National Guardsmen and reservists, first lady Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves and football-handling prowess yesterday during a "Let's Move" fitness and nutrition event for military families on the White House's South Lawn.The first lady invited the kids to

  • Jay Leno creates laughter at McChord Field

    Roaring engines from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were drowned out by thunderous laughter from the thousands of servicemembers and guests who came out to enjoy the comedic stylings of NBC's The Tonight Show host Jay Leno, in Hangar 4 here, May 7.Leno's performance, which was preceded by

  • Guard, Reserve conclude firefighting operations in Texas

    After performing 81 sorties and dropping 243,000 gallons of fire retardant over the wildfires that have been burning in South and West Texas, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel and their MAFFS - Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System - aircraft are heading back home May 6.The National

  • Team Rescue gives life to cyberspace training

    Standing five-feet-five-inches tall, a small-framed female Airman, Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Danyus, stood in line waiting to go up against a human weapons system - six-foot-four-inches tall, 230 lb., Master Sergeant Jon Grant, in a hand-to-hand combat duel.Built like an NFL linebacker, Sergeant Grant, a

  • March service members say "thank you" to spouses

    President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first Military Spouse Appreciation Day in 1984.  To observe this year's Military Spouse Appreciation Day, March servcie men and women wrote notes of thanks to thier spouses.Wing Commander's thank you to March spouses"Nothing lasting is possible without the