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  • Mind over matter: Ravens reflect on mental challenges of training

    Many of the 35 students attending the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Raven Training Course said they expected a "tough, physical experience" while training. By the end of the course on Feb. 20, many found the mental challenges of Raven training outweighed the physical side. Phoenix

  • AMC aeromedical evac missions bring Total Force partners together

    In the Air Force today, the phrase "Total Force," the multi-component of active-duty, Reserves, and Guard forces in the military, is a way of life for many Airmen. In the Air Mobility Command aeromedical evacuation community, every day entails a combination of Total Force AMC assets and

  • The 1930s: A lag, but not the end of aerial refueling

    Editor's note: This is the third article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings

  • Scott medical personnel receive Air Force awards

    Four members from the 375th Operations and Medical Groups recently received a 2008 Air Force Medical Service Award. The AFMSA is presented by the Air Force Surgeon General's Medical Force Development directorate to 150 medical personnel who exemplify superior job performance, innovative operations

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force tours Expeditionary Center

    "Can I scream?" asks Technical Sgt. Angenette Caballero, her bright smile negating any of the frenzy her question implies. Sergeant Caballero is 29 days into her new job as executive assistant to the command chief of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, and she is organizing her first big event:

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits McGuire

    By anyone's forecast, it's been a good year so far for Senior Airman Brian Buhrer. At the end of January, he won Airman of the Year for the 305th Air Mobility Wing, a tribute in part to the Airman Buhrer's outstanding work ethic, his supervisor said.On Feb. 10, another bonus came when he received

  • Spirit of Global Reach lands at Dover

    The Spirit of Global Reach made its triumphant arrival at Dover Air Force Base Feb. 9, putting itself in the history books as Team Dover's first C-5M Super Galaxy. The Spirit of Global Reach is the first of three C-5Ms Dover will receive for operational testing and evaluation. "Today we see the