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  • Specific training prepares legal Airmen for deployment success

    For four days prior to attending the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course, Airmen in the Air Force's legal career field receive training specialized for their upcoming deployments. That training, known as the Judge Advocate Functional ACST Course,

  • Home sweet home: Habitat, volunteers make it possible

    Mary Gallagher doesn't see anything special about her life. She says she does what she must to get by, but many see it differently. This 25-year-old single mother is raising three children, one of whom is disabled, and her 16-year-old sister. Mary works her shift job putting together circuit boards

  • HAWC: Promoting healthy living

    "If you don't take care of your body, where will you live?" This quote is a favorite of the Health and Wellness Center team, which aims to help McGuire Airmen, family members and retirees take care of themselves, in all aspects of wellness, so they have a healthy place to "live" for a long time.

  • Do you have the happiest baby on the block?

    What is the most irritating sound in the world? While some may picture a certain scene from the movie "Dumb and Dumber", any parent would probably tell you it's the sound of a baby crying - and so would any person stuck in an airplane for several hours with an unhappy infant. Studies have shown that

  • 3 decades of safety, loving every minute

    He's dedicated the past 30 years to keeping servicemembers and their families safe. His hard work, commitment and passion about safety prove he loves what he does. His nationally and internationally recognized awards from his peers, Air Mobility Command and the Air Force prove he's great at doing

  • EOD gets the mission back on the road, in the air

    While supporting an operation targeting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the platoon leader spotted some points of interest he wanted to check out. The unit started moving on foot toward the location. Five minutes into the movement, heavy machine gun fire broke out and mortars started landing on their position.

  • Expeditionary Center armory fires up training for Airmen

    Aided by having the largest store of foreign weapons in the service, the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's armory and its staff help Airmen get more "bang for their buck" for pre-deployment training. "In any 30-day span, we've had from 50 to more than 800 guns out at any given time," said Tech.