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  • Air Force blue goes green on energy, environment

    Air Force blue wants to leave a greener footprint with more environmentally-sound energy resources, said the service's senior energy executive during testimony to the House of Representative's Armed Services Committee and Readiness Subcommittee Feb. 29 on Capitol Hill. "The Air Force recognizes that

  • Entertainers use humor to deliver 'We Support You' message

    "If they can put their lives on the line for us, why can't we do it for them," said comic Danta 'Touchee' Jackson during a pre-show interview at a Southwest Asia air base Feb. 26. "It's my honor, my pleasure, to be here." Touchee Jackson, 'Wild' Bill Dykes, and 'The Cowboy Comedian,' closed out a

  • Medical Clinic saves time with checklists, huddles

    In healthcare, access and cost effectiveness is being addressed across the United States and throughout military medicine. A medical treatment facility that is accessible, safe, efficient and cost effective is desired. Annual military healthcare spending has more than doubled over the last few years

  • Alive @ 25 is back at McGuire

    Alive @ 25 driver education classes will be held March 12-13 for McGuire personnel aged 26-years-old or younger. Alive @ 25 is a single, four-hour course providing attendees a chance to hear and be heard regarding decision-making while on the road. What risk will you accept when you are driving?

  • Save, save, save

    Ready, set ... save! The Air Force recently implemented the Military Saves Campaign, endorsed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, to improve financial readiness of Airmen and enhance mission readiness. According to the Web site, Military Saves is a social marketing campaign to persuade,

  • Joint effort made satellite success possible

    When analysts determined a satellite carrying a tank of 1,000 pounds of hydrazine fuel could be a threat to human life, the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies came together to find the best course of action. More than two dozen federal agencies collaborated to shoot down the

  • McGuire supports JTF OBF

    Ready at a moment's notice. McGuire recently provided support for the Joint Task Force Operation Burnt Frost. The JTF quick-response team, which formed in less than one week, stood ready at McGuire to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice to recover debris from a non-functional satellite

  • Airmen find softer side in Africa

    In less than 12 hours Airmen from Joint Task Force-Nomad Fire (West) brought a humanitarian outreach event from concept to fruition benefiting 150 orphaned children here Feb. 18. The task force members deployed here to support President George Bush's visit to Africa. The team heard there was a