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Feb. 15, 2022
Weekend delivery: Over 27 tons of food, medical equipment flown to Honduras by Charleston AF Reservists

As part of a weekend aircrew training mission in Central America, Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston’s 315th Airlift Wing flew in over 54,000 pounds of donated food and medical equipment to the base here, Feb. 12-14, 2022.
Feb. 14, 2022
9th ARS support Super Bowl security

Airmen with the 9th Air Refueling Squadron, fly a KC-10 Extender to Los Angeles to refuel three F-15C Eagles that were performing security measures during Super Bowl LVI Feb. 13, 2022.
Feb. 10, 2022
U.S. Airmen, Soldiers practice interoperability during exercise

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, Jan. 30-Feb. 5. During mass-tactical week, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force units worked together
Feb. 3, 2022
Travis AFB trains together with USMC

The 21st Airlift Squadron assigned to Travis AFB and the 6th Airlift Squadron assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base, New Jersey, participated in a joint training High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Rapid Aerial Insertion (HIRAIN) mission with U.S. Marines assigned
Dec. 23, 2021
AFCENT strengthens capabilities, demonstrates regional commitment through ACE capstone event

Ninth Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Central) and coalition partners conducted its most comprehensive joint and multinational Agile Combat Employment-focused operation to date at an expeditionary location and various established installations across U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, Dec.
Dec. 10, 2021
Fairchild conducts large-scale readiness exercise

Fairchild completed a large-scale readiness exercise, allowing Airmen to put Multi-Capable Airmen concepts and Agile Combat Employment tactics to the test, Dec. 6-9, 2021. Key training points in this exercise included hot pit refueling, aircrew servicing aircraft, advanced communication systems, and
Nov. 10, 2021
Air mobility leaders discuss Operation Allied Refuge at Airlift Tanker Association conference

On Oct. 30 at the 53rd annual Airlift/Tanker Association conference, the A/TA hosted a panel on Operation Allies Refuge – the largest, non-combatant evacuation operational in U.S history, which saw to the successful evacuation of 124,334 individuals.
Oct. 15, 2021
Largest CENTCOM C-130 Squadron hosts coalition partners

Members from the Italian and Canadian air forces, as well as members from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, received a tour of the Hercules from the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The 779th EAS, the largest C-130 squadron in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, is responsible for
Sept. 15, 2021
Task Force-Holloman sets up, sustains support for Afghan evacuees

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Most Americans have heard that the United States is taking at-risk Afghan evacuees out of Afghanistan and bringing them to multiple safe haven military bases to process and integrate them into American society.Holloman AFB was one of the last bases to be tasked by
Sept. 13, 2021
LRAFB provides airlift support for Operation Allies Welcome

In support of Operation Allies Welcome, the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, continues to provide airlift transportation and relocation support to Afghan evacuees from Aerial Ports of Embarkation to Department of Defense installations within the United States.