• Operations commander completes corporate fellows program

    Earlier this summer the 157th Operations Group commander completed a 12-month Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program, which assists in the Defense Department's strategy to achieve the transformation of our military forces and capabilities."I learned that the challenges we have at the Air

  • Safety remains priority

    As the end of summer fast approaches and the Critical Days of Summer campaign wraps up Sept. 2; the 157th Air Refueling Wing safety personnel reminds members that it doesn't mean the importance of safety should be forgotten. The theme for this year's observance was "Safe 'n Sound - All Year Round."

  • Airmen must take time to update SGLI, vRed

    Safeguarding important papers is something servicemembers have been taught to do. Many lock them in a box underneath a bed; many others store them in a safety deposit box or tuck them away in a 'secret' coffee can. Whatever the method, these papers must be kept safe.But what is the point in securing

  • Understanding human trafficking

    President Barack Obama has called human trafficking, "modern slavery," adding, "It ought to concern every person."Human trafficking, or trafficking in persons, may be thought of as an exclusive problem outside the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, however, human trafficking

  • 64 ARS instructor pilot helps achieve max effectiveness

    Providing over watch for ground forces to get much needed rest, airborne forces to include B-1B Lancers are their eyes in the sky. Enabling these to complete their missions by providing necessary air-refueling capabilities are the Airmen of the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron deployed to

  • Air guard director hosts first all-call

    Remaining operationally engaged, the fiscal climate, furloughs and serving with distinction were topics frankly discussed by the director of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, at his first All-Call Aug 14 here. The event, part of "Focus on the Force" week held at the Air

  • Knowing what to do, key to survival

    Over the past 20 years there have been several deadly mass shootings at places such as a malls, movie theatres, schools as well as military installations. In 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, a gunman killed 13 people and injured more than 30 in what is the most deadly shooting at an American military

  • Final preparations underway for fall inspection

    Base officials are making final preparations for the Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled for Oct. 15 through 21.A robust schedule of base readiness exercises in February, May and August of this year, and one scheduled for the September Unit Training Assembly, are designed to help N.H.

  • Tips for protecting against West Nile Virus

    People of all ages can be infected with West Nile virus. Residents are urged to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the threat of the virus rises throughout the United States. West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. While the West Nile virus can infect people of all