Christmas delivered by air

Santa employed members of Bagram Air Base this year to help him deliver Christmas to troops deployed to austere locations throughout the theater. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, there are thousands of troops living in forward operating bases who receive their supplies through various

Elite Air Force unit transports former president's body

Airmen from the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., will transport the body of former President Gerald R. Ford, a U.S. Navy veteran, as his remains are flown between points in California, Washington and Michigan, Air Force military officers based here said. Ford, the nation's 38th

Terminal 2010: Air Transportation Transformation

With the continuing increase in operational tempo, all branches of the government must act in concert with the joint and coalition community.Accordingly, the supporting processes and systems...like the Air Transportation Enterprise...must successfully operate in complex and oftentimes versatile

Refuelers keep mission going Christmas Day over Afghanistan

'Tis the season for giving and receiving. In the skies over Afghanistan, every day of the year could pass as Christmas Day. Refueling aircraft give up their fuel to the receiving aircraft which carry out the mission of air supremacy and ground support for Operation Enduring Freedom. Christmas Day

Charleston AFB breaks C-17 flying record

The largest formation of C-17 Globemaster IIIs from a single base took off from here Dec. 21 in a demonstration of Charleston AFB's strategic airdrop capability. After taking off at 9:30 a.m. at 30-second intervals, the 20 C-17s flew over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and then back over the base to

TRANSCOM Commander visits Air Mobility Warfare Center

Saying he was impressed by the remarkable people and their wide-ranging missions, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, wrapped up a recent two-day tour of units at McGuire Air Force Base, nearby Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the Air Mobility Warfare

Contract modification adds 4 aircraft for Air Force, Marines

Officials from the 657th Aeronautical Systems Squadron here issued an undefinitized contract action in December that will add four aircraft to be used by the Air Force and Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. of Marietta, Ga., was awarded the $256 million firm-fixed-price contract

Team McChord proves C-17s have global reach

The capability of the C-17 Globemaster III and Team McChord Airmen reaches to the very end of the earth. And that global reach was affirmed today when a Team McChord aircrew completed the first C-17 airdrop over the South Pole, delivering 70,000 pounds of supplies to the National Science Foundation.

Keeping the fuel flowing

KC-135 Accident Investigation Board complete

Air Mobility Command today released the results of its investigation into the Sept. 26 KC-135R aircraft accident at Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The collision between the TU-154 and KC-135R aircraft was clearly an accident and not the result of any intentional conduct. The