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  • Security….everyone’s responsibility

    Information Protection should be on everybody's minds whether they are a military member, civilian employee, or government contractor. The compromise of our nation's classified or controlled unclassified information, whether from an insider threat or unauthorized public release, can have a

  • Installation parking frustrations an easy fix

    Whether driving through town, local neighborhoods or even on base, there always seems to be one inconvenience that comes up: parking.Most people have experienced the inconvenience of running into a parking problem here or there, whether it's driving around a lot for what may seem like an eternity

  • Thrift Store Find Yields 99 ABW Historical Treasure

    The phrase, "never leave an Airman behind" is part of the Airman's Creed. Recently, that phrase took on greater meaning for me.It began with a chance find at a Goodwill thrift store a few months ago: an old book published by News Day magazine in 1959 called "Sky Sentry... a SAC Crewman in Service."

  • AMMOS continues to prepare advanced wartime maintainers

    The Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School continues to put forth superior maintainers with the Feb. 17, 2012 graduation of the Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course."AMSC, the Air Force's first maintenance advanced training course for Senior Non-commissioned Officers, is considered

  • Vance Marchbanks: Military, Space Medical Pioneer

    The American public remembers John Glenn for his solo orbit around Earth. They remember Neil Armstrong for his walk on the moon. But few remember how Col. (Dr.) Vance H. Marchbanks Jr., one of the first black flight surgeons in the Army and the first in the Air Force, made it possible for them and

  • Mike O'Callaghan Treatment Facility Upgrades to Expand Care

    Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center has begun adding new services and a larger capacity for care. The former federal hospital was redesignated in this year's defense authorization bill, clearing it for the expansion.Maj. James Combs of the 99th Medical Dental Support Squadron, head of patient

  • 8th CMSAF Sam Parish speaks with Nellis Airmen

    The eighth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam Parish came to speak with more than 800 enlisted Airmen and give them an opportunity to ask questions Feb. 10, 2012, at the Nellis Air Force Base theatre.Parish retired from the Air Force June 30, 1986, after serving 32 years of active duty time.

  • Airmen return home

    A group of 71 Airmen, most of whom are assigned to either the 66th Rescue Squadron or the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron, returned from a deployment Feb. 8, 2012, to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. These Airmen comprised the last Air Force rescue unit stationed in Iraq prior to the withdrawal of U.S.

  • TSR team assists with developing resiliency

    Today's Air Force is focused on developing resilient Airmen. To accomplish this, the Air Force has provided numerous resources that will assist Airmen as they strengthen themselves mentally, physically and spiritually. One resource that is available to help Airmen before and after a tough time is

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