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  • Donating to AFAS helps fellow Airmen

    One of the organizations servicemembers can donate to during the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, running March 1 through April 11, is the Air Force Aid Society. According to Dawn Doan, AFAS officer, in 2006, 162 loans and grants were provided to members of Team Pope, totaling $112,820 for

  • Survivors of helicopter crash airlifted to Germany

    Only hours after a helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, Airmen from an aeromedical evacuation control team in Southwest Asia got 11 of fourteen injured survivors onboard a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Germany. "That really made a difference in saving lives," said Lt. Col. Lenora Cook, the evacuation

  • A Snapshot of Combat Support Flight

    Quick game of word association: "mortuary affairs." Your first thought, and most likely your second and third, probably wasn't "dining facility," unless you're a services specialist. The 43rd Services Squadron encompasses five flights, and while each has many diverse tasks, they all work to sustain

  • Historian highlights Lucky Lady II

    Feb. 26, 1949, the Lucky Lady II, a B-50A, went on the first non-stop flight around the world lasting 94 hours and one minute to demonstrate the effectiveness of air refueling. The aircraft was commanded by Capt. James Gallagher and was made up of a crew of 14 people from both the 43rd Bomb Group

  • Is your retirement program on track?

    The first factor to consider is how much money in retirement you'll want to receive per year in today's dollars? Other factors include age to retire or stop working; length of time you plan to spend in retirement; estimated value of retirement accounts when you retire; retirement dollars received

  • Chief Induction

    Congratulations to the following individuals who were inducted at the chief's induction ceremony Saturday night: Arthur Boyer Gary Carter Marshall Farris Terrence Greene Robin Kasper Michael Lamonica Alfonso Smiley Jr. Rodney Taylor Robert Vanlinden James Wangelin (Courtesy of the 43rd Airlift Wing)