Aug. 26, 2020 Team Travis expedites aircraft evacuation in midst of fire emergency As the LNU Lightning Complex Fire encroached on communities near Travis Air Force Base Aug. 19, units across the 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wings here, rallied to evacuate the base’s fleet of C-17 Globemaster III, C-5M Super Galaxy and KC-10 Extender aircraft to safeguard them against the impending
Aug. 25, 2020 34th CTS advances warfighting capabilities with GFLR The 34th Combat Training Squadron recently hosted Green Flag Little Rock 20-09, a joint exercise allowing unique integration between units from both mobility and combat air forces at Little Rock Air Force Base and Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana, Aug. 17-23.
Aug. 23, 2020 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its 20 aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. The wing’s 815th Airlift Squadron, a tactical airlift unit, flew their C-130J Super Hercules to Joint Base San
Aug. 21, 2020 Travis firefighters help community battle Solano wildfires Airmen from the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron responded to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire to support the Vacaville Fire Protection District’s firefighting effort, Aug. 19, 2020.
Aug. 21, 2020 AMC Phoenix Raven Course continues strong during COVID-19 U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center instructors executed the first Phoenix Raven Qualification Course of the year from July 27 to Aug. 19, 2020. Due to the constraints of COVID-19, the Phoenix Raven instructors of the 421st Combat Training Squadron had to completely redesign the PRQC in order to
Aug. 20, 2020 AMC welcomes new commander during ceremony Air Mobility Command welcomed its new commander during a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 20.
Aug. 20, 2020 Joint, multinational exercise enhances capabilities against near-peer adversaries Throughout the week of Aug. 17, 2020, fighter jets, helicopters, a C-130 Hercules and more came together to train in a challenging and ever-changing environment. This was an exercise known as Gunfighter Flag (GFF) 20-1. This exercise leverages the unique airspace of the region to host a large scale
Aug. 20, 2020 50th ARS arrives at AUAB replacing 349th EARS The 50th Air Refueling Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, along with several of their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of a mass unit deployment, Aug. 18, 2020.
Aug. 20, 2020 908th AW’s unique relationship with DoD’s only airborne school The fog was starting to dissipate on Maxwell’s flightline as the crew walked along the painted yellow line to the C-130 Hercules. Their shoulders weighed down by equipment that was readied for the long journey ahead. On March 11, 2020, the pilots, flight engineers, loadmasters and a navigator of the
Aug. 19, 2020 Software flight 'Conjures' warfighter solutions The 375th Communications Support Squadron software services flight, Air Mobility Command’s only software factory, have developed and published a brand name and logo. The flight will now be known as “Conjure,” a name inextricably linked to the 375th CSPTS “wizard” mascot and AMC's airlift heritage of