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  • Colin, Heidi and Megan giving a Base Camp Shout-Out to the folks back in Colorado Springs.

    USAF 7 Summits update: 26 April - Camp 2

    7 Summits team member Rob Marshall reported Friday that the American flag is the highest point in the camp which sits at 21,100′. The start to the day was cold with single digit temperatures in the early morning, but it warmed up and turned out to be a beautiful day. With the Lhoste face looming overhead the team can see their next objective. Read
  • The Khumbu Icefall. Everest Base Camp is at the bottom center of the photo, where the glacier turns. (Photo courtesy of Eric Simonson, IMG)

    USAF 7 Summits Update: 23 Apr: Base Camp Rest Day

    April 22nd, 2013 Rob Marshall checked in just a few minutes ago from Base Camp. After yesterday's venture into the Khumbu Icefall in snowy conditions, he reports a bright and sunny day at EBC, with the Air Force flag flying high over their campsite! The team is taking a rest and recovery day today, attending to chores like doing laundry and sewing
  • There have been several incidents of negligent discharge on JBER in recent months. Use caution with firearms and remember basic safety practices – never point a weapon at something you don’t intend to shoot, treat every gun as if it were loaded, and always store them in a safe place away from children. (Courtesy photo)

    HANDLE WITH CARE

    With recent gun activity incidents involving two Air Force service members, both resulting in weapon discharges inside homes off-base and on-base, JBER leadership would like to make gun owners aware that firearm safety is no laughing matter.People purchase guns every day, be it from those wanting for the use of protection to those buying for the
  • From the Lobuche East summit, the USAF 7 Summits team had an amazing view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, the Khumbu Glacier, Pumori, Everest Base Camp and dozens of breathtaking peaks in all directions (Photo courtesy of USAF 7 Summits)

    USAF 7 Summits Update (21 Apr: Everest-A (very) brief climbing history)

    As we wait for word on whether the team has made it's first of several trips through the Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1 at 19,900', we'd like to offer a short history lesson on Mt. Everest climbing. 2013 is an auspicious year to be on Everest, as it is the 60th anniversary of the first ascent by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, and the 50th
  • From the Lobuche East summit, the USAF 7 Summits team had an amazing view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, the Khumbu Glacier, Pumori, Everest Base Camp and dozens of breathtaking peaks in all directions (Photo courtesy of USAF 7 Summits)

    USAF 7 Summits post: Apr 18: Lobuche Peak Climb!

    What a great day to be alive! It's 7:45pm on the 18th and most the team is already asleep in their tents. We are at Lobuche Base Camp and recently finished up a meal of curried rice, cauliflower, roast chicken, soup and cake. Yes- somehow the Sherpas baked two cakes in their rugged camp kitchen- one for a climber's birthday and one to celebrate
  • The USAF 7 Summits Challenge Team is dedicated to positively highlighting the US Air Force and honoring comrades who have fallen in the line of duty. Team members mark their accomplishments with memorial pushups, in honor of their fallen friends, on each summit. The team is not funded by or officially sponsored by the US Department of Defense or the US Air Force.

    7 Summits Update (18 Apr: Lobuche summit bid)

    By the time you read this, our USAF 7 Summits climbers should have returned from 20,161' Lobuche peak. They moved to high camp yesterday, and expected to summit on Apr 18. We hope to hear word back from them (and hopefully get some summit photos) as they make their way back to Everest Base Camp (EBC) tomorrow, since they will pass through the
  • Part of the U.S. Air Force Seven Summit team smiles for a group photo in front of a Himalayan mountain range in Deboche, Nepal. A team of six active-duty Airmen is currently on their way to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. (Courtesy photo/USAF Seven Summit Challenge)

    Airmen make progress in bid for Everest

    A team of Air Force mountaineers began their journey to ascend and summit Mount Everest recently as the final expedition of the independent U.S. Air Force Seven Summit Challenge. The team of six Airmen is underway on a 50-day journey to the highest mountain on earth, completing a project that began eight years ago with the goal of reaching the
  • Tech. Sgt. Adam Albrecht, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Weapons Safety Noncommissioned Officer inspects chaff and flare canisters at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia Apr 2, 2013. Albrecht recently returned from a forward deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan where he provided a capability the Afghans where lacking for more than two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

    Face of Defense: Airman Brings Weapons Safety to Kabul

    Safety is a cornerstone of almost everything the Air Force does, and when it comes to weapons safety, one unsafe act could be the difference between life and death.Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Albrecht, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons safety noncommissioned officer, recently returned from a forward deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan, where he
  • Distractions come in many forms. Many people only think of phone calls or texting. As you can see in this photo, anything other than driving is a distraction. Keep your eyes and mind on the road. (Photo courtesy of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, https://www.aaafoundation.org/)

    Distracted drivers are traffic dangers

    Everyone knows about the dangers of drunk driving and is encouraged to have a plan in place to get home safely. Many may not realize, however, the things they do every day in their car, like eating, visiting with passengers, or talking on their cell phones, also pose a danger.April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to Luis
  • Tech. Sgt. Brooks Hanson, 728th Air Mobility Squadron, makes a loop around a safety course during a motorcycle safety training class March 7, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Hansen and five other Airmen participated in the course to be able to instruct other riders on base on how to stay safe when riding the two-wheeled vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

    Motorcycle safety course "trains the trainers"

    The 39th Air Base Wing safety office hosted a motorcycle safety trainer's course that began on March 5 and ends March 15 as part of a U. S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa initiative to have more motorcycle safety trainers.The course is designed to teach motorcycle riders how to coach other riders in motorcycle safety classes in a "train the
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