• 777th EAS removes 20,000 vehicles from roads

    "It's the mighty power of the Air Force mobility machine that enables the U.S. to be able to operate in austere locations like Iraq and Afghanistan," said Lt. Col. Nathan Allerheiligen, 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.The 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron proved this in the month of May by

  • African tortoise found on base

    Airmen from the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron "Dirt Boys" are used to unearthing old or discarded items while they work around base. However, they made a rather interesting discovery on the base's perimeter road June 1 that might be a first around here. Meet "Hinz," an African Spurred Tortoise, who

  • Airmen and families offered free automotive inspections

    Twelve technicians from the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight are taking time to provide Airmen and their families with free automobile inspections. Vehicle maintenance technicians are inspecting vehicles June 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Auto Skills Center, Bldg. 656, to

  • Air Traffic Control Tower named best in Air Force

    In May 2010, officials announced the Air Traffic Control and Airfield Management Annual Award winners for 2009 during the airfield operations conference awards dinner held in Las Vegas, Nev.The 19th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control Tower Air Traffic Control team earned the Air

  • Air Force transitions from NSPS to GS

    Most Air Force civilians under the National Security Personnel System will convert to the General Schedule by the end of this fiscal year in support of the Department of Defense goal to convert out as quickly as possible. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010 National Defense

  • 2010 promotion chronic critical shortage skills program

    Air Force Personnel Center officials recently released the calendar year 2010 promotion chronic critical shortage skills program list for the staff through master sergeant promotion cycles.The promotion CCS skills program provides flexibility to target critically-manned skills for increased