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March 23, 2011
Mobility Airmen in air refueling, airlift part of the equation in moving aid to Japan, stats show

To get a small glimpse at the measure of support mobility Airmen are providing for Operation Tomodachi in Japan, all a person has to do is take a look at statistics from the Tanker Airlift Control Center here.Operation Tomodachi, derived from the Japanese word for friendship, is the operational name
March 23, 2011
Mobility Airmen among 'joint team' helping returning families with Operation Pacific Passage

Whether it's at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, these are just some of the areas where mobility Airmen and other people from Air Mobility Command bases are stepping up to help people returning from Japan.Shortly after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent
March 20, 2011
DOD: No-fly zone in place, but danger remains

While the attacks on Libya's integrated air and missile defense system have been successful, thousands of anti-aircraft artillery emplacements and portable missile launchers still pose threats to coalition air crews, the director of the Joint Staff said March 20.On the second day of Operation
March 19, 2011
McChord Airmen support first voluntary departure flight from Japan

Members of Team McChord helped welcome 233 Department of Defense personnel and family members who voluntarily departed Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the island March 11."This is a tremendous team effort from the entire Joint Base community aimed at easing a
March 19, 2011
Operation Tomodachi: Mobility Airmen supporting effort on multiple fronts

Every day since an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami struck Japan on March 11, mobility Airmen have been on a busy pace.Every day since March 11, for example, reports show aircrew Airmen flying C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft moving cargo and personnel to support Operation
March 18, 2011
McChord Airmen support effort for Japan

An augmented crew from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th Airlift Squadron departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation March 11. The first
March 16, 2011
Reports: Mobility Airmen continue global support effort for Japan

Reports from throughout the Department of Defense are showing a U.S. military-wide effort to support humanitarian relief efforts for the quake- and tsunami-stricken areas of Japan. However, behind the scenes of that effort, are mobility Airmen from Pacific Air Forces, Air Mobility Command and many
March 15, 2011
AMC emergency responders test integrated capabilities

The detector's beeping alarm warns that the liquid seeping from the barrel in front of them is some type of chemical warfare agent. The M-8 paper turns gold indicating the presence of a G-series nerve agent.After further testing, the team determines the drum contains the deadly chemical warfare
March 15, 2011
MARE challenges McConnell Airmen during a tornado response

In 2010, 1,543 tornados struck taking 45 lives in the U.S. So, in preparation for severe weather, McConnell AFB members participated in a major accident response exercise, or MARE, on March 10. Tying into the base priority of "Ready Base" and "Ready Airmen," the MARE tested the skills of McConnell's
March 14, 2011
AMC Test and Evaluation part of team leading effort in KC-135 LAIRCM possibilities

For nearly 55 years since the first KC-135 Stratotanker became a part of the Air Force in August 1956, no KC-135 has carried a defensive system. But that has changed. One aircraft is now equipped with a Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures, or LAIRCM, defensive system. In a combined effort

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