Feb. 5, 2011 Fire Chief Hangs Up Helmet After 42 Years The 134th Civil Engineering Squadron recognized the retirement of Base Fire Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth M. Smith, in a retirement ceremony held here on January 8, 2011.Chief Smith was a member of the 134th Air Refueling Wing for more than 42 years. He began his career in 1968 and officially
Feb. 5, 2011 Hometown Heroes Honored at McGhee Tyson The 134th Air Refueling Wing held a Hometown Heroes Salute ceremony on January 9 to recognize members of the Wing who have served in the Global War on Terrorism between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2008, and their families who have supported them.Airmen were presented with letters of
Nov. 22, 2010 Blount Mourns Maj. Gen. Fred Forster As news of his death Thursday night moved through Blount County by word of mouth and cyberspace well into Friday, retired Maj. Gen. Frederick Harwood "Fred" Forster was remembered not just for his service to country, but to his God, his family and his community."Fred was one of the finest men I
Nov. 5, 2010 Medical Group First to Recieve Decontamination Training On October 20th -21st, members of the 134th,119th, and TEC conducted training on the Air National Guard's new In-Place Patient Decontamination (IPPD) Kit . The IPPD team consists of personal that will be called upon to provide support during real world accidents or terrorists attacks providing
Nov. 5, 2010 Fire Department Loses an Old Friend On October 29th, 2010 134th ARW Fire Emergency Services Flight firefighters loaded its largest fire truck into a C-5 Galaxy to be delivered to the 101st ARW Bangor, Maine. The OSHKOSH P-15 first came to McGhee Tyson in 1991 and it is believed to be one of the last ones ever manufactured. It was
Sept. 18, 2010 Golfing for a Cure The McGhee Tyson ANGB Golf League recently raised and donated $775 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Working in concert with Lambert Acres Golf Club Manager Nick Berrong, who had donated a free round of golf to the cause, golf league members held a "closest to the pin" competition.
Sept. 18, 2010 Journey to new life: Blount family adopts siblings from Kazakhstan Kristina and Britt will be spending their Fourth of July with their new "semya." That's Russian for family. Kristina is 8, her brother, Britt, is 4, and it is hard to fathom the change these two youngsters have witnessed in the past month. Until mid-June they lived at an orphanage in
Sept. 18, 2010 119th CACS Celebrates 60th Anniversary The 119th Command and Control Squadron celebrated its 60th anniversary of service to the United States on August 7. With five members of the squadron present who were present when the unit stood up in 1950, Col. David Evans, commander of the 119 CACS recognized those who have served in the unit
Sept. 18, 2010 Security Forces Return From Iraq Tears can speak volumes when words won't come. Such was the case August 8th when the 134th Security Forces Squadron returned from a more than six month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Many friends and family members burst into tears as they greeted the returning airmen in
Aug. 7, 2010 134th Deploys to Spangdahlem AB, Germany Eighty-two members of the 134th ARW recently deployed to Spangdahlem AB, Germany for twelve days of training with their active duty counterparts and the opportunity to visit scenic Europe. Tennessee Air Guardsmen from McGhee Tyson AB, Tennessee worked side by side with the active duty component of