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Feb. 17, 2010
Palmetto freeze

This photo slideshow highlights Joint Base Charleston C-17s on the flightline as they thaw in the mid-afternoon sun after the first snowstorm in 10 years covered the base in more than three inches of snow Feb. 13.View slideshow.
Feb. 16, 2010
Photo essay: Sunset mobility in Southwest Asia

Aircraft and Airmen from the mobility air forces of U.S. Central Command's Air Forces Central have a busy evening at AFCENT's 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 12, 2010. KC-10 Extender aircraft, the Air Force's largest air refueling plane, and the
Feb. 16, 2010
AMC vice commander visits 380th AEW in Southwest Asia

As part of a visit through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Lt. Gen. Vern M. "Rusty" Findley II, Air Mobility Command vice commander, stopped at a non-disclosed base here Feb. 10 to 11 to visit with deployed mobility Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Air mobility assets at
Feb. 12, 2010
EC hosts Republic of Yemen Air Force student

The United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, through its Mobility Operations School here, recently hosted an Air Force officer from the Republic of Yemen as part of the International Military Education and Training Program. The training is a component of U.S. Air Force's efforts to build the
Feb. 12, 2010
Photo essay: Mobility, maintenance and motion on a Southwest Asia flightline

In the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, activity on the flightline never stops -- it just keeps going 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. In this photo essay, see how air mobility aircraft and maintnenance Airmen with units like the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the
Feb. 12, 2010
'Extending the fight:' Multi-faceted effort keeps KC-10s on the move for deployed operations

The number is 2,756. That's how many times KC-10 Extenders and their flight crews from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed base here supported "troops in contact" in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2009.That number, courtesy of Mr. Ralph Jackson of
Feb. 10, 2010
Scott medics train with critical care teams

Teamwork ... that's what it takes to get injured Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, coalition forces and civilians home safely and into the arms of their loved ones. And that's exactly what the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and their aeromedical evacuation crews have been doing in support
Feb. 5, 2010
Photo essay: KC-10s continue U.S. Central Command air refueling ops

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia flies off for a combat air refueling mission on Feb. 5, 2010. The KC-10 is used extensively for air refueling operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility
Feb. 2, 2010
C-5M Super Galaxy Completes Operational Test and Evaluation

The C-5M Super Galaxy completed operational test and evaluation in January, releasing the aircraft for use in worldwide operations.The tests, which lasted nearly 4 months, measured key performance parameters to demonstrate the capabilities and reliability of the C-5M."With the completion of
Feb. 2, 2010
Photo essay: KC-10 maintainers conquer the night shift

KC-10 Extender maintenance Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work shifts around the clock keeping the Air Force's largest air refueling tanker flying every day.From a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, KC-10s fly combat air refueling missions in support of