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  • Global Mobility Wargame 2008 explores the future of air mobility

    From June 16 to 20 within the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here, wartime planners from across the Air Force, Army and coalition nations investigate future concepts in air mobility through Global Mobility Wargame, or GLOMO, 2008. "GLOMO helps shape Air Mobility Command's strategic planning via

  • General officer panel discusses C-17 on 15th anniversary of delivery

    A group of seven general officers discussed with more than 300 Team Charleston members June 14 the importance of the C-17 Globemaster III since its delivery 15 years ago June 14, 1993, to Charleston AFB. The general officer panel was moderated by retired Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald Fogelman and panel

  • Air Force Week Philadelphia culminates with McGuire air expo

    Officials opened the gates here for an air expo to highlight the men, women and equipment of the Air Force May 31 and June 1 to culminate Air Force Week in Philadelphia. The weather hampered aerial demonstrations May 31, but base and New Jersey officials still held a wreath-laying ceremony to open

  • MacDill AAFES goes green

    Recycling plastic, aluminum cans and paper products are all things that people have been doing for years to help save the environment. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service along with The Defense Commissary Agency have both introduced another way for people to do their part. AAFES is introducing

  • AMC commander discusses Burma relief posture, new tanker, joint basing

    "Every time a C-17 (Globemaster III) from McChord, or any of our other bases, lands anywhere around the world, it's a symbol of hope," said Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, today during his visit here. "It may be in the middle of an earthquake, it may be in the middle of a

  • Exercise tests students' planning, execution skills

    Students of the 57th Weapons Squadron here recently participated in one of the largest exercises in the Air Force May 9 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. Nearly 40 aircraft from Air Force bases across the U.S. participated in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise, which involved six and a half to

  • Airmen participate in Ultimate Caduceus 08

    When an improvised explosive device "detonated" along Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct on May 1st, the ensuing blast and chemical truck explosion sent deadly methyl isocyanate into the air, causing hundreds of deaths and thousands more injured and sick. At least on paper. Ultimate Caduceus 08, part of

  • Rangers dish up feast at AirFest 2008

    Members of the Army Chairborne Rangers served up meals to Team MacDill and guests here at AirFest 2008. They fed hundreds at the commander's chalet where they volunteered Saturday and Sunday. The rangers began the morning with breakfast then pulled out their barbecue grills and refreshments to

  • 'Army Wives' features Charleston AFB aeromedical evacuation crew

    Airmen of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on Charleston AFB had the opportunity to play themselves Monday for an upcoming episode of the Lifetime Television drama "Army Wives." The scene simulated a medical evacuation mission from Iraq to Germany in the belly of a C-17 Globemaster III.