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Oct. 31, 2017
JB Charleston partnership enables sealift relief efforts to Puerto Rico

The first humanitarian relief supplies sealifted from Joint Base Charleston to Ponce, Puerto Rico departed here Oct. 31. In the hours following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs responded delivering more than 1,700 tons of aid, supplies and medical teams
Oct. 26, 2017
Joint, interagency partners establish ISB for hurricane relief efforts

Joint Base Charleston has been established as the central hub for sustained efforts aiding the rebuilding of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
Oct. 20, 2017
JB MDL airlifts Airman, supplies to family in Puerto Rico

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- On Sept. 6, Hurricane Irma ravaged the northeast side of Puerto Rico, leaving almost one million people without power. Weeks later, Hurricane Maria limited communications, uprooted trees and created a labyrinth of inaccessible roads and highways throughout
Oct. 3, 2017
Dover Airmen lifeline to hurricane survivors

Dover Air Force Base Airmen have a proud history of delivering help in dire situations all across the world. No matter the circumstance, these men and women can be on site in a short amount of time providing hope for those in need. The 3rd Airlift Squadron from the 436th Airlift Wing supported
Sept. 25, 2017
Dover AFB delivers communication equipment to Virgin Islands

A Team Dover C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron, conducted a humanitarian relief mission to hurricane-ravaged St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017.
Sept. 12, 2017
Travis AFB Airman leads Oregon forest fire rescue

Tech. Sgt. Rob Dones was simply out for a four-mile hike when a giant plume of smoke from a raging forest fire turned a casual date into a 22-plus hour rescue of more than 140 people.
Aug. 5, 2017
Mobility forces enable joint forcible entry exercise

Mobility forces partnered with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division for a joint forcible entry exercise Aug. 2 here and at Moses Lake as part of Exercise Mobility Guardian.
July 14, 2017
U.S. and coalition partners demonstrate global defense capabilities during Talisman Saber

Four U.S. Air Force and one Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs loaded with 306 American and Canadian paratroopers tookoff from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska to Shoalwater Bay, Australia for biennial training exercise, Talisman Saber July 13, 2017.
May 23, 2017
Mobility, Combat Airmen hone search, rescue skills during exercise

The 3rd Airlift Squadron supported exercise Rapid Rescue May 15–18, 2017, providing transportation and simulated aeromedical evacuation along the East Coast.
May 2, 2017
Travis Active, Reserve EOD support local national parks, law enforcement

Their name brings to mind the stories out of Hollywood blockbusters. Visions of deafening explosions and gun shots spin through the mind as one visualizes a service member crouching over a device, daring the sweat dripping from his forehead not to fall, praying he chooses the right wire to pull.

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