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  • 36th Rescue Flight makes 634th save

    What started out as a day of hiking in the cathedral-esque mountains just west of Wenatchee, Wash., turned into a nightmare for a local 58-year-old man and his son at around 3 p.m. June 14. One misplaced step sent the 58-year old man tumbling more than 1,000 feet down a mountain in an avalanche

  • Team McChord trains NATO crew chiefs

    When the new NATO base in Papa, Hungary, becomes fully operational in the next few months, McChord AFB personnel can take great pride in the fact it played a role in helping establish an installation which will support airlift operations of 12 nations.Five flying crew chiefs -- three from Sweden,

  • Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft makes first flight

    Members of the Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin's famed 'Skunk Works' launched a new era of aircraft manufacturing technology and performance with the successful initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft June 2 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.

  • AMC commander visits Incirlik Air Base

    General Arthur J. Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, visited Airmen and toured facilities during a visit to Incirlik Air Base May 20-22.The visit was part of an 11-country tour inspecting air mobility operations across Europe and the Middle East, including a new North Atlantic Treaty

  • U.S. Military Shepherds Humanitarian Aid to Pakistan

    Two Air Force C-17 airlifters have begun delivering humanitarian aid to internally displaced people in Pakistan's northwestern provinces, the chief U.S. defense representative said today. For Navy Rear Adm. Michael A. Lefevre, who works out of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, the humanitarian effort

  • Development of the modern air refueling aircraft

    Editor's note: This is the sixth article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.By the early 1950s, Air Force air refueling tankers consisted of converted bombers and cargo aircraft. The

  • AMC delivers 30,000 H1N1 prevention kits to South American countries

    An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III and its crew, operating in conjunction with U.S. Southern Command efforts, delivered 30,000 H1N1 influenza prevention kits to six South American countries May 8 to 10, according to AMC officials. The H1N1 flu virus, first detected in April, is a new

  • Viking Challenge '09 breaks record as largest in event history

    With 321 participants competing on 36 teams, Saturday's Viking Challenge 2009, was the largest in event history and was another successful fundraiser for the Travis Fisher House.Viking Challenge, the 12-hour relay event in which teams continuously moved -- running, jogging or walking -- took place

  • Charleston AFB welcomes new wing commander

    Col. John Wood took command of the 437th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony here May 8.Colonel Wood, who was part of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's Fellows Program at the Pentagon, officially assumed command of the 437th Airlift Wing from the outgoing wing commander, Col. John