• Air Force Marathon seeks volunteers

    The 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon may not be until Sept. 19, but seeking volunteers to help plan and execute the race's many aspects began May 1. Individuals interested in volunteering can go online to www.usafmarathon.com to see jobs, schedules, dates, times, etc. All registered volunteers will

  • Safety tips from Todd

    Here we are again at yet another "101 Critical Days of Summer." In light of all that Americans have endured within the last year, it's time for us to unwind. However, before you let your hair down, keep your guard up. Last year was a dismal summer for the Air Force as we lost too many "blue suitors"

  • Life support/CPR class set

    The 932nd Medical Squadron is sponsoring a Basic Life Support/CPR(cardiopulmonary resuscitation) instructor class on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the 932nd Medical Group conference rooms.The instructor class is held annually. Individuals interested

  • Congratulations

    Parting is such sweet sorrow, but it was a joyful time too for the aeromedical community.The retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Boyd was held last month at Rockwell Hall at Scott Air Force Base where family and friends gathered. A Chicago native, Sergeant Boyd had been a member of

  • 73rd Airlift Squadron history

    By April 1944, the 434th Troop Carrier Group (TCG) and 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) had completed weeks of practice dropping the Army's 101st Airborne troops in England. The units then turned to perfecting glider-towing operations. The 434th and its parent wing collectively logged nearly 7,000

  • Manas agreement awaits Kyrgyz parliament vote

    The Kyrgyz parliament is expected to vote in the coming days on agreements reached between the United States and Kyrgyzstan governments to extend U.S. access to Manas Air Base, a logistics hub that supplies troops in Afghanistan, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell confirmed June 24 here. While

  • Airmen rescue kittens inside wall

    Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing may not be known for conducting search and rescue missions, but when a litter of kittens was trapped in a wall June 22 here, wing members knew just what to do. Bruce Chappell heard a cat early June 22 as he sat at his desk in Building 90005, but he