Can Do Crew - Staff Sgt. Rito Prieto

‘Airmen saluting Airmen’ – 305th AMW Annual Awards fast approaching

The 305th Air Mobility Wing's 2008 Annual Awards Celebration will be held Jan. 30, 5:30 p.m., at The Club. Airmen and family members are encouraged to sign up by Jan. 23. "We don't have a way of giving our Airmen a performance bonus, but showing them our sincere appreciation for their service is

High-tech loss prevention safeguards base exchange benefit

With a mission of providing quality merchandise and services at competitively low prices while generating earnings to support Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is enlisting the support of the latest in loss prevention technology to protect military

Family Child Care Provider of the Year announced

The 305th Services Squadron's headquarters recently named Michelle Barletta the Family Child Care Provider of the Year. Ms. Barletta, the wife of Tech. Sgt. Louis Barletta, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is the mother of two daughters and has been with the McGuire FCC program for four years.

How up-to-date is your list of medications?

Just as you wouldn't go commissary shopping with last year's grocery list, the same principle holds true for showing up at a medical appointment with an out-of-date list of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and related health products such as vitamin supplements and herbal teas. But

Registration opens for Africa Command symposium

Registration is open for the Air Force's U.S. Africa Command Symposium scheduled to be held March 31 through April 2 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The policy-focused event will ponder the Air Force's contribution to AFRICOM and engage participants in the creation of a set of proposals for the

Hero of Hudson River crash landing got start in Air Force

The pilot who crash-landed a crippled airliner in New York's Hudson River Jan. 15, saving 155 lives on board, is an Air Force Academy graduate who received his pilot training in the Air Force. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger steered US Airways Flight 1549 toward the river when both engines failed

Disability board accepting applications for records review

Department of Defense officials here are now accepting applications from certain medically-separated veterans to have their records reviewed, potentially increasing their disability rating. "To be eligible for a review, veterans must have been medically separated between Sept. 11, 2001, and Dec. 31,

Museum opens exhibit dedicated to 'Warrior Airmen'

A new exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force now gives visitors a chance to see not only the service's past, but also its present and future. Called "Warrior Airmen," the new exhibit highlights how today's Airmen are contributing to the war on terrorism, both in the air and on

From McGuire crew to Air Force Two

One McGuire C-17 crew recently participated in a one-of-a-kind mission when they were assigned to transport the vice president to Andrews AFB, Md. It started out like any other day. The five-person crew (Capt. Mike Dorrell, 305th Operations Support Squadron C-17 pilot, 1st Lt. Roderic Rosario, 6th