Hickam Airmen conduct 4-ship airdrop training

Four C-17 Globemaster III aircrews from the 535th Airlift Squadron conducted multi-element airdrop training over the Kahuku training range Aug. 13 here allowing aircrew members to maintain currency while increasing proficiency and capability.Strategic airlift for the eight C-17s at Hickam AFB is in

Loadmasters: night life of C-130 mission hackers

"Some people go their whole career without (air) dropping (cargo or people) in combat. Missions like this are few, far between, and very coveted," said Master Sgt. Larry Lambert, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron senior loadmaster. Excitement gripped one aircrew from the 746th EAS recently when

Air National Guard assists with Utah mining rescue

Air National Guard members airlifted a critical piece of equipment Aug. 9 in Salt Lake City to assist with rescue operations for six Utah miners, who have been trapped deep inside the earth since the Crandall Canyon Coal Mine collapsed Aug. 6.Within hours of receiving the request for help from Utah

Ravens demonstrate tactics, techniques at USAF EC

Lt. Gen. Sullivan visits Expeditionary Center

McConnell AFB showcases airpower

Missouri Air Guard airlifts near North Pole

They have deployed and airlifted cargo around the world, but never above the Arctic Circle. This was the farthest north they had ever flown, they said.Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing deployed to the world's largest island -- Greenland -- from July 23 to 27 to support

Saving makes a world of a difference

Are you the kind of person who hasn't trusted the bank since the Great Depression and save your money under the mattress? Are you an active investor with a majority of funds in some sort of account or another? Or do you happen to be the type of person who just doesn't bother to save? If you answered

SCOPE office opens on Fairchild

The 16th Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort opened on Fairchild in the 92nd Security Forces Squadron headquarters building here Aug. 7 in conjunction with National Night Out. The SCOPE misson is to provide a safe living environment for the community; to increase citizens' awareness of, and

Charleston maintenance officer receives AMC-level award

A 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Operations officer was awarded the General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy July 31 at Charleston AFB. Maj. Mike Dailey, 437 AMXS operations officer was recently named Air Mobility Command's General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy winner and will compete this fall at the Air Force