March celebrates at Muscle Beach

Memorial Day is a time for remembrance, a time for honoring those fallen in battle, a time for giving thanks for what we as free Americans are able to do because of the ultimate sacrifice made by so many. As more of a celebration of the Memorial Day event this year, the Muscle Beach International

Airmen decorated for heroism in fiery car crash

Three enlisted reservists from the 92nd Aerial Port Squadron, Wyoming Valley, Pa., received medals June 3 for heroism. Tech. Sgt. Mark T. Oeler, a ramp services supervisor, received the Airman' s Medal for leadership and bravery in pulling an injured motorist from a burning car in May 2005. Tech.

New scam targets military spouses

 The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops. The Red Cross was alerted of the scam earlier this month, said Devorah Goldburg of the Red Cross. The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military

Aeromedical crews work to bring wounded home

Maj. Lisa Willis knows how important it is to care for Americans wounded in the war on terror. She's a flight nurse with the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Scott AFB, Ill., and the medical crew director for an aeromedical evacuation crew of active-duty and reserve volunteers.

Grissom firefighters respond to community

Dover to receive base's first C-17

With much anticipation, a combined flight crew from the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings left here May 29 for Long Beach, Calif., to assume ownership of the base' s first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Boeing May 31. After years of planning and preparation, the addition of a new airframe to Dover's

Hurricane Hunters Talk Shop

Bird avoidance job going to the dogs

The 459th Air Refueling Wing has "hired" a new member to the wing staff ... a four-legged member who answers to the name Jackson. Nearly seven months old, Jackson is the only dog hired in the history of the 459th Air Refueling Wing. Owned by Maj. Eddie Miller, 459th Air Refueling Wing safety chief

Wright Flight program takes youths to new heights

By sponsoring a program begun in another state 20 years ago, the 442nd Fighter Wing's Human Resources Development Council here is helping to motivate young people to do better in school. Wright Flight is an aviation-themed youth mentoring program that uses manned flight's notable pioneers, such as

Wing earns back-to-back Air Force Reserve flying unit award

Air Force reservists from the 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., are keeping an Air Force Reserve Command award in the family. On May 11 members of the wing's 732nd Airlift Squadron learned they had won the 2006 Grover Loening Trophy, recognizing their unit as the best flying squadron in