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  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Airman 1st Class Baron Billingsley, 422nd Communications Squadron, was named the December 501st Everyday Hero from the 422nd Air Base Group. Billingsley is responsible for maintaining the high frequency radios at Croughton. He has only been at RAF Croughton for a short period, but has shown a strong

  • CFC-O deadline extended

    The 2011 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas Campaign has been extended to Dec. 15 to provide additional opportunity to give.Each fall, Department of Defense uniformed and civilian personnel demonstrate their generosity by making contributions through the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. The 2011

  • Avoid stress, mishaps during holiday Space-A travel

    The Air Mobility Command passenger terminal at Spangdahlem Air Base offers traveling advice for Airmen and their families during the holiday season.Space-A travel is free travel aboard Defense Department owned or controlled aircraft and occurs when aircraft are not fully booked with passengers

  • November Innovator of the Month named

    The 501st Combat Support Wing recently named the Innovator of the Month for October.Tech. Sgt. Patrick Curtis, 501st Combat Support Wing Finance Office, was recognized for identifying the need to improve the civilian time sheet process.Curtis took a hard copy product into a simpler to use Excel

  • JAC NCO's Restore Memorial to 1976 C-141 Crash; Honor Fallen Airmen

    28 August 1976 was a bad day for the U.S. Air Force Military Airlift Command. Two accidents in one day: a C-141 Starlifter stalled and crashed after an aborted landing at Sondestrom AB, Greenland, killing 23 of the 27 crew and passengers; that same day an additional McGuire-based C-141 broke up in a

  • NORAD Gears Up to Track Santa Claus

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's yuletide journey.The NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org, went live Dec. 1 featuring a countdown calendar, a kid's countdown village complete with holiday games and activities that change daily, and

  • 501st CSW December promotions

    The 501st Combat Support Wing congraluates the following Airmen for their promotion in December.Lieutenant ColonelAdisa Hinton, 422nd Communications SquadronFirst LieutenantMark Pleis, 422nd Communications SquadronSenior Master SergeantChristopher Marshall, 421st Air Base SquadronMaster

  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Staff Sgt. Shawn Zapata, 421st Air Base Squadron, was named the November 501st Everyday Hero from the 421st Air Base Group. Zapata earned recognition by taking on additional responsibility as the primary unit deployment manager, ensuring 68 group members were deployment ready . He filled supply

  • Air Force refines force presentation, generation

    Air Force officials have been working for more than two years to develop a more consistent force presentation model for the Air Expeditionary Force deployment system.Future changes in how the Air Force presents its forces in the joint environment and generates forces to support combatant commanders