McChord Reservists help teach building skills to Iraqis

Airmen of the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here work with local Iraqis daily teaching them various trade skills as they team together to improve the infrastructure at Kirkuk Air Base. "I was given the opportunity to teach the local nationals what we could with the jobs that we're

Construction projects impede parking, walking

Watch your step as you traverse between 446th Airlift Wing facilities here. Construction projects are now under way to improve parking lots and sidewalks.The parking lot  for Bldg. 1207 (which houses the Recruiting, Airman and Family Readiness, inspector general offices among others) had two large

Fort Lewis road closes for repair, resurfacing

Fort Lewis officials will close a 900-foot section of 150th St. SW from Nov. 2 - 21 for repair and resurfacing. Outside the Fort Lewis cantonment area, 150th St. SW connects with Perimeter Road, which runs between Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Typically 150th St. SW is used for commuter

Reservist injured during second Iraq tour returns from third deployment

Calling the police to help fix a leaking toilet is generally the sort of call that can get you in trouble for taking up an officer's valuable time. But it one case, it was a call gladly answer as an assist to the spouse of one their own who was deployed - for the third time - to Iraq. Senior Master

Winning attitude just the polish on solid competency

As the Operational Readiness Inspection approaches, Reservists of the 446th Airlift Wing are fully prepared to put their readiness and skills competency to the test with our partners from the 62nd Airlift Wing here and the 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, N.D. We've all been involved and have

CE structures shop employs ingenuity to complete projects

Airmen assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's structures shop here recently demonstrated their ingenuity constructing a protective overhang while saving the Air Force money. With a little creativity, discarded scrap materials and a drive for customer satisfaction, an overhang

Decade of extreme logistics

Sometimes civil engineers really need heavy equipment

Civilian employees to receive equal base salary increases

Defense Department employees paid under the National Security Personnel System will receive the same base salary increases this year as their General Schedule counterparts, a Defense Department official said Sept. 29. This includes the approximately 65 civilians and Air Reserve Technicians in the

Civil engineers upgrade fire safety in old building

Airman impresses visitor in Afganhistan

Holy Cow!: Reservist provides aid on a lonely Utah highway

It was just after dusk on Sept. 14, along the Skull Valley Road in Grantsville, Utah, that an Air Force Reserve medical technician used his emergency medical skills to help a mother and daughter who sustained injuries after their vehicle smashed into five cows that wandered across the road. Taking

Tuskegee Airman takes part in promotion ceremony of next generation Airman

The past and future met Oct. 3 in a promotion ceremony that bridged two generations of American heroes.Retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond, a Tuskegee Airman who flew the B-25 bomber and P-47 Thunderbolt during a 25-year Air Force career, administered the oath of office to Kimberly Scott during her

TACC deployment enlightens 97th AS Reserve pilot

An 18-year veteran pilot with the 97th Airlift Squadron here recently completed a six-month assignment, controlling critical missions at Air Mobility Command's Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Lt. Col. Tony Leung, 97th AS, chief of training, made the TACC's front line

Security Forces Airman volunteers for clean up duty