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  • Security forces urges parents to use car seats

    Patrol officers with the 75th Security Forces Squadron have noticed a trend at the Hill Field Elementary School drop-off area with parents not placing their children in car seats or safety restraints. Security forces wants to reminder parents that this is a violation of the law and a risk to their

  • POW/MIA Remembrance Week: Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder is a motorcycle demonstration ride which began in 1988 to bring awareness to the POW/MIA and achieve full accountability for, and the return of all service members, alive or dead. POW/MIA Remembrance Week is a designated period of time dedicated to honoring and remembering prisoners

  • Dr. Ravi Chaudhary visits Andersen AFB

    Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment visits Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 25, 2023. Chaudhary is responsible for the formulation, review and execution of plans, policies, programs, and budgets to meet Air force energy,

  • Fly in for safety

    Travis Air Force Base invited civilian pilots to discuss flight safety and strengthen partnerships within the local community at the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance fly-in event Aug. 26, 2023.

  • ‘Safe!’ or ‘Safe by a mile!’ … There’s a big difference

    Imagine a baseball game where a player hits a nice line-drive single to right field. A runner who had been at second takes off for third, but then fails to pick up the third base coach’s signal to hold up at third and, instead, aggressively heads for home. The throw from right field targets the

  • Kicking Mules validate, verify hot refueling procedures

    The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron validated and verified recently developed RC-135 hot refueling procedures at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2023.Hot refueling is when an aircraft is refueled after landing and parking, while also leaving an engine running.“This was part of a larger

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