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  • U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West Travis Brass tours Pacific Northwest

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West's Travis Brass is scheduled to perform free concerts in the Pacific Northwest March 20-24.The Travis Brass is the brass group of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West, based at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.Below is their schedule of events:March 30 at

  • McChord Airmen participate in Mali airlift operations

    Since Jan. 21, when the U.S. began operations to support French efforts against extremist forces in Mali, U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft have flown nearly 60 missions, transporting more than 1,200 tons of cargo and more than 950 passengers into the region. More than 30 of those

  • Welcome home, 10th AS

    More than 75 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron returned Feb. 5 after a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. The Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. They were accompanied by Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and Joint Base Pearl

  • Deployed 62nd APS Airmen breaks AMC, 379th AEW records

    In six months Staff Sgt. Ryan Stoks expedited more than 413 missions and moved more than 18 million pounds of cargo to set new aerial port expeditor records for Air Mobility Command and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. What began as a simple challenge with his fellow 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility

  • 8th AS deploys for overseas contingency

    The 8th Airlift Squadron deployed Jan. 31 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.More than 60 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 8th AS departed for a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. They will be accompanied by Airmen from the 446th AW at JBLM and others from Elmendorf Air Force Base,

  • 62nd Maintenance Group deputy commander receives Bronze Star Medal

    Lt. Col. John Knack, 62nd Maintenance Group deputy commander, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony here, Jan. 17, for exceptional meritorious service in a combat zone with exposure to risk of hostile action while he was deployed to Iraq in 2011. Knack, a native of O'Fallon, Ill., was