• SARP provides essential service to Airmen

    The Department of Defense stood up the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office in June 2005 in direct response to an alarming rate of sexual assault reports throughout our military services. The SARP program has three main goals: 1. To deter sexual assaults through education and training. 2.

  • 509th CES readies equipment for snow and ice removal

    In late September, amid inspections and exercises, football season and school functions, thoughts of snow shovels are months away. After all, the leaves are just beginning to fall. Tech. Sgt. Fredrick Denne, Heavy Equipment Operator, 509th Bomb Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, on the other hand, is

  • iCan make a difference

    This year's Combined Federal Campaign theme is iCan. iCan? Yes, you can! How can you make a difference in the world? Many of you have asked this question. Today, you can answer it. It's a simple way to give back to a nation and world that is in dire need of help. From debilitating diseases to global

  • In the Midst of Ghosts

    (Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the book "We Were Crewdogs V - We Flew Heavies" by  Tommy Towery. The book is scheduled to be published November of this year.)I thought to myself, "Had Charles Dickens written "A Christmas Carol" as a war story, then this would have been the setting

  • Military working dogs

    509th Security Forces K-9 handlers and dogs work together daily so when faced with real life situations they can react precisely. To see the Slideshow click here.

  • 2009 Military Appreciation Day at Mizzou

    The University of Missouri at Columbia hosted a 2009 Military Appreciation Day with the generosity and support of Mr. Joe Scallorns and his wife Fran, Saturday Sept. 12. More than 500 military members and their familes were in attendance as well as Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Global Strike

  • General Fraser takes command of ACC

    Gen. William M. Fraser III assumed command of Air Combat Command from Gen. John D. W. Corley in a ceremony here Sept. 10. The ACC commander leads the largest major command in the Air Force and acts as the lead agent for the Combat Air Forces, which includes elements of U.S. Air Forces in Europe,