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  • Fighting birds with birds

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program is being overhauled with new contractors employing the use of a falcon to keep skies clear from avian adversaries.The BASH program is in place to reduce bird strikes by introducing a natural predator into the area to ward off smaller

  • Summer safety wraps up

    Air Combat Command leaders reflect on the positive impact this year's safety campaign made across the command as the 2012 Critical Days of Summer nears its end Sept. 4. The Headquarters ACC Safety office led the campaign, with the goal of preserving combat capability for the command and the Air

  • September is Preparedness Month

    For many, Labor Day weekend is when families gather together for one last summer celebration. As you're firing up the grill and feasting on brats and burgers, ReadyWisconsin urges everyone to take just a few minutes to talk about preparing for emergencies. September is National Preparedness Month.

  • NORAD, Russian Federation wrap up Vigilant Eagle 12

    Members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian Air Force completed Exercise Vigilant Eagle 12 Aug. 29.Vigilant Eagle 12, a joint computer-based command post exercise, is designed to build and strengthen cooperation between U.S., Canadian and Russian military forces during a

  • Saving money through "six"ess

    Beginning this fall a new platform for redistributing equipment and supplies across the base (Fairchild AFB) will be available to every unit assigned to Team Fairchild and is part of a program the Air Force is calling "6S.""What we're putting together here is a great way for people and units from

  • Academy instructor applications due

    The application window for Air Force Academy instructor duty closes Aug. 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials reminded interested officers Aug. 23. Instructor duty is a controlled, three-year maximum special duty assignment and applicants must be released by their AFPC core officer assignment

  • Rules of the road, the airfield

    Driving onto the Airfield at an Air Force base can be a daunting process for any Airman. There are so many things that need to be remembered to be safe. Drivers must ensure they conduct roll over foreign object debris checks at all FOD points, stay back 200 feet from taxiing aircraft, ensure they're

  • Being a Wingman: Simple tap of an app could save a life

    Smartphone applications, or apps, have no shortage of uses and can include nearly everything from sharing an exercise route with a friend to finding nearby restaurants. For Air National Guard members and families, one app serves as a potential lifesaver.With the goal to enhance communication, the

  • New USNORTHCOM deputy commander promoted

    Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, former adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, and incoming deputy commander of United States Northern Command and vice commander of U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, was promoted to lieutenant general during a Pentagon ceremony Aug.

  • NORAD pilots talk flight restrictions, intercepts with civilian pilots

    Sometimes you need pilots to talk to pilots. Working under this premise, three pilots from North American Aerospace Defense Command, the binational U.S. and Canadian military organization charged with intercepting aircraft that violate temporary flight restrictions, attended the AirVenture air show