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  • Tactical airlift key to winning war on terrorism

    For every 24 tons of cargo airlifted in Iraq, a supply truck and two troops are spared a trip on a dangerous road. For every 50 passengers airlifted, one more busload of servicemembers is also spared from Iraq's dangerous roads. Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron moves everything

  • Pope Airman wins Sijan award

    A Pope Airman has been awarded the 2007 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award for distinguished leadership. Capt. Stewart Parker, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, was named the junior officer category winner for the coveted award. Captain Parker led a team of combat controllers into combat in Iraq

  • C-17 uses synthetic fuel blend on transcontinental flight

    12/18/2007 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- The Air Force marked the 104th anniversary of powered flight Dec. 17 by completing the first transcontinental flight of an aircraft using a blend of regular aviation and synthetic fuel. A C-17 Globemaster III using the synthetic fuel blend lifted off

  • Senior Airman jumps 'blue to green'

    In the new year Charleston AFB will send one of its own to the Army as the first Airman ever to become a member of the U.S. Army's Parachute Team, the Golden Knights. Senior Airman Michael LaRoche, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems maintainer with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Bright Star brings together coalition forces and Charleston C-17s

    Sixty Team Charleston Airmen recently participated in the oldest training exercise in the United States Central Command's Area of Responsibility aboard three Charleston C-17s. Bright Star 07, hosted by Egypt in cooperation with USCENTCOM and U.S. Army Central, was held in Cairo from Nov. 3 -19

  • Air Mobility Command Supports Firefighting Efforts

    Since the Department of Defense response to the Southern California wildfires began, Air Mobility Command has played an important role, airlifting people and equipment to assist firefighting and recovery efforts in the region.  Air Mobility Command's 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center has moved

  • Air mobility commander tours McGuire AFB

    Air Mobility Command's eighth commander visited McGuire Air Force Base to get a first hand view of its mission and meet with Airmen, October 15-17. McGuire is the third base visit Gen. Arthur J. Lichte has made since taking command of AMC Sept 7. AMC Command Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron,

  • Team effort sets airlift standard

    Any significant group achievement can normally be attributed to a strong team, persistence, and relentless commitment to a challenging mission or task at hand. The 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, flying C-17 Globemasters, contributed the lion's share of intra-theater airlift by flying more

  • AMC commander cites successes, needed upgrades

    The commander of Air Mobility Command briefed attendees from across the globe Sept. 26 on the command's past, present and future contributions to the nation's defense during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here. "It takes bravery and courage to do our

  • 16th Airlift Squadron returns home safely

    More than 117 Airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron returned Monday afternoon from a 123-day deployment to Southwest Asia as part of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. The 16 AS Lions were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from May to