FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - The 908th Flying Training Wing supported a robotics competition Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The 908th FTW provided a MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter as a static display, allowing attendees to take photos and ask questions about the unit and the aircraft. The robotics competition brought together bright young minds from … [Read more...]
Space-A Travel Returns With Expanded Flight Availability
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 – Space Available travel has returned to Scott Air Force Base, thanks to a partnership between the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and other units on Scott after facing setbacks following COVID-19. The program is operational and available for eligible personnel, and passengers can expect it to be fully operational by March 1. “The Space-A program … [Read more...]
Airman Awarded Red Cross Certificate of Merit
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Staff Sgt. Christopher Rickenbach, a 355th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, was awarded the Red Cross Certificate of Merit for administering life-saving actions, in Oro Valley, Arizona, Feb. 4. The Red Cross Certificate of Merit is the highest award given to an individual who saved or sustained life using skills learned … [Read more...]
DoD Names Crew as Top Maintenance Performers
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - The Defense Department recently presented the 2024 Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence to sailors attached to the maintenance crew of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Presented annually to honor DOD's top-performing field-level maintenance unit, the Phoenix Award was presented to representatives of the Makin Island at the 2024 … [Read more...]
Scholarships for Military Children
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 – The Feb. 12 deadline to submit applications to the Scholarships for Military Children program, administered by the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, is almost here. A total of 500 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded for the 2025-26 school year with at least one recipient selected at each military commissary store location where qualified … [Read more...]