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  • McChord members summit Mount Rainer

    As part of the U.S. Air Force 50 Summits Challenge, 8 Team McChord members summited Mount Rainer. Standing at 14,411 feet tall, Mount Rainer is the tallest mountain in Washington and one of the 50 summits that was yet to be summited under the 50 Summits Challenge until now.

  • Stokes takes command at 22nd Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris relinquished command of the 22nd Air Force to Maj. Gen. John Stokes during a change of command ceremony August 8 in the banquet hall at the Marriot Hotel in Atlanta. Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of Air Force Reserve, commander Air Force Reserve Command, officiated the

  • Reservist training, quick response saves life

    Imagine driving home and seeing a car swerve wildly, crash into a traffic sign, and hit a bicyclist. The driver is unconscious, with no breathing or pulse. There are moments when fast and decisive action can save lives. Military service members are exposed to life-and-death situations much more

  • 442nd FW completes Estonia FTD

    Reservists and active-duty Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, completed a flying training deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, August 8.

  • MacDill Reservists host lunch and learn financial workshop

    "How many of you want to get rid of debt?” said Ian Norkin, executive vice president of Bank United.  This is just one example of the questions asked by representatives from Bank United to members of the 927th Air Refueling Wing during the latest lunch and learn workshop Aug. 7.Members of the

  • Dover Reserve wing trains with Coast Guard

    A Dover Air Force Base Airman is basket lifted by a Coast Guard H-65 Dolphin helicopter during water survival training Aug. 6, 2016 at Bowers Beach, Del. Airmen with the 512th and 436th Airlift Wings performed water survival training focusing on treading water, raft survival, and the basket-lift

  • 'Tacoma Starlifter' historic POW service remembered

    Nearly 50 years to the day, members of the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings celebrated the anniversary of the arrival of the first C-141 Starlifter, August 6 at McChord Field, Wash. The McChord Starlifter 50 event featured the rechristening of McChord’s first C-141 Starlifter, Tacoma Starlifter, by

  • Under the hat: Drill Instructor brings skills to the 459th

    Learning the basics of the Air Force is no easy task. Getting yelled at constantly, memorizing Air Force facts, strict attention to detail, and marching around for hours upon hours are all experiences Airmen endure upon crossing into the blue. These basics are taught to new members of the 459th Air

  • F-35A combat readiness celebrated at Hill AFB

    Hill AFB hosted a ceremony Aug. 5 in celebration of the recent announcement that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft is ready for combat.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, declared that the fifth-generation fighter aircraft was ‘combat ready’ Aug. 2.During the ceremony, Carlisle

  • Tyndall Reserve Airmen reach rare F-22 milestone

    Few people get to fly an Air Force fighter jet. Even fewer have flown the F-22 Raptor. And, even more rare are Reserve Airmen, Majors Bryan Dick and Robert Ice who have reached the 1,000-hour flying mark in the Raptor. Flying 1,000 hours equates to a pilot sitting in a fighter jet for 41 days and 16