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  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Kristin Stewart

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Kristin StewartSquadron: 436th Logistics Readiness SquadronJob: Vehicle management and analysisDream assignment and why? Anywhere overseas because I've always wanted to go and it would be fun.Favorite movie: "Act of Valor"Favorite food: Mashed potatoesFavorite book:

  • 436th MXS B team sweeps 736h AMXS in volleyball opener

    Coming into the season the 436th Maintenance Squadron B volleyball team set a goal of making it to the championship round.If Monday night's result is any indication, the 436th MXS B team is off to a good start.The 436th MXS B got solid performances from hitters Eti Alesana, Roger Parsons and

  • New engines make the plane

    The C-5 Galaxy has been part of the Air Force's fleet for 43 years. In that time, it has provided the Air Force with heavy intercontinental strategic airlift capabilities. Able to carry oversized cargo, the C-5 is one of the largest military aircraft in the world. Beginning in 2006, the C-5

  • The Super Galaxy fleet: squadron commanders’ perspectives

    The U.S. Air Force is known as the most technologically superior form of air power worldwide, able to project its influence on a global scale by staying on the forefront of aeronautical advancements. On the cutting edge of heavy cargo airlift is Dover Air Force Base, Del., who will boast the Air

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Thomas J. Sax Jr.

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Thomas J. Sax Jr.Squadron: 436th Maintenance Squadron Job description: Aerospace ground equipmentDream assignment and why: Aviano Air Base, Italy. I want to go overseas, and it seems like it would be an awesome first overseas assignment.Family: My wife, Katy.Favorite

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Delyn Jacobs

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Delyn JacobsSquadron: 436th Security Forces SquadronJob: Base securityPrevious assignments: 48th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.Dream assignment and why? Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, so I can be a military training instructor.Favorite

  • HAWC 90-in-90 fitness class offers no-fail approach to test

    It's 12:55 p.m. on a Wednesday and Staff Sgt. William A. Goede is sweating profusely.He has just completed 55 minutes of intense training, which included six sets of push-ups, sit-ups, burpees, flutter kicks and squats, each exercise done while running from station to station with no resting in