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  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alaina Kolesnik, 92nd Health Care Operations Squadron beneficiary primary care flight chief, simulates preparing a patient’s IV at the Mann-Grandstaff Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, Oct. 23, 2019.

    92nd MDG teams up with local VA Medical Center

    The 92nd Medical Group partnered with Mann-Grandstaff Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, for continuous joint training to enhance Team Fairchild Airmen’s deployment operations and readiness beginning Oct. 21, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Fernandez, 92nd Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance superintendent, pitches his idea to judges at the Energy Spark Tank forum held by the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 29, 2019. Similar to Fairchild’s previous Inland Spark competition that focused on innovation, the 92nd CES Spark Tank focused on energy initiatives that propel Fairchild to continue being Green in 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Airmen light up Spark Tank with bright ideas

    Airmen participated in a Team Fairchild Energy Innovation Spark Tank event hosted by the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Oct. 29, at the Red Morgan Center. All Airmen were welcome to pitch their innovative energy ideas to a panel that consisted of 92nd CES leadership, energy management and environmental office representatives who play a critical role in implementing energy conservation actions.
  • Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), prepare to load pallets of rice onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Oct. 24, 2019. The rice was delivered to Honduras, which will be used to feed more than 500,000 Honduran men, women and children over the next six weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

    62 AW Airmen transport much-needed food to almost 500,000 Hondurans

    Millions of people in every corner of the world lack basic supplies for food, water and education. In an effort to mitigate some of these issues, the Department of Defense created the Denton Cargo Program, which allows the U.S. Air Force to deliver privately donated humanitarian cargo on a space-available basis.Under this program, Airmen assigned
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Htyler Kelley, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, uses a metal detector to search for simulated improvised explosive devices during a Joint training exercise at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, Oct. 22, 2019.

    19th SFS and EOD replicate Joint contingency operations

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen from the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron and defenders from the 19th Security Forces Squadron participated in a Joint training exercise with pilots from the Arkansas Army National Guard, Oct. 22, 2019, to accurately simulate what could be seen in a contingency environment.
  • Aircrew members run toward a KC-135 Stratotanker during an operational readiness exercise (ORE) Oct. 24, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The 6th Air Refueling Wing conducted the ORE to ensure proficiency and response times of various units on base during a simulated alert scenario.

    Ready in a flash: MacDill exercises operational readiness

    From medical, to maintenance, mission support, to operations, every unit plays an important role in the 6th Air Refueling Wing’s mission, and each displayed their capabilities during an operational readiness exercise conducted Oct. 21 through Oct. 24 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
  • Man stands in front of a C-130J wearing OCPs.

    From practice to play: 19th AMXS Airman saves life

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brett Bibel, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, responded with a sense of urgency to a man showing symptoms of cardiac arrest after his rugby match in Little Rock, Arkansas, October 5, 2019.
  • a man lifts a bunker

    19th CES prepares base for ROCKI 20-1

    The 19th Civil Engineer Squadron Pavement and Construction Equipment Flight set up defensive fighting positions and bunkers by the flight line on Oct. 18, 2019, in preparation for the upcoming the semi-annual full-spectrum readiness exercise, ROCKI 20-01, which is scheduled to begin Nov. 4 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 19th Airlift Wing hosts wing-wide exercises to enhance Airmen’s abilities to provide Rapid Global Mobility within contested environments. In preparation for these exercises, units must stage the exercise area prior to its beginning.
  • Two children watch as a girl gets her face painted by a volunteer.

    KUDOS: having fun with family readiness

    Airmen from across Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, enhanced family readiness with a Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Oct. 19, 2019.
  • R.L. Tyler

    Airman Accounted For From World War II

    The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. R.L. Tyler, 22, of Denton County, Texas, who was captured and died in captivity during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 10, 2019.
  • A loadmaster sits on the back of a C-130.

    29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

    The 29th Weapons Squadron recently tackled phase three of the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course in Colorado, from October 12 to October 27, 2019. The 29th WPS at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, a detachment from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada, is home to the course. The purpose of WIC is to teach C-130 Hercules pilots and navigators how to become tactical experts and leaders in the art of cross-domain battlespace dominance. Top tier instructor pilots and instructor navigators are selected to attend the course and are charged with taking their training back to their respective units, increasing overall combat capability and lethality of the force.
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