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  • 'Total Force' keeps 618th TACC, air mobility in the fight

    The 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command's hub for directing global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations, has sustained record high levels of operation since the onset of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, thanks in large part to the contributions of

  • Col. Hughes appointed Ill. Assistant Adjutant General-Air

    Gov. Pat Quinn and Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, announced the appointment of Col. John P. Hughes of O'Fallon, Ill., as the Assistant Adjutant General - Air on March 10.As Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colonel Hughes is responsible for the command,

  • Commanders assume leadership of two McGuire wings

    In an assumption of command ceremony highlighted by the consolidation of McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, Col. Gina Grosso became commander of the newly established 87th Air Base Wing and Col. Scott Smith took the reins of leadership of the 305th Air

  • Joint Assessment Team surveys 7 OEF, OIF bases in less than 30 days

    Airmen assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing here recently completed a nearly 30-day assessment mission in Afghanistan and Iraq.The 10 Airmen were part of a 13-member joint Air Force-Army team, which received their mission tasking from U.S. Transportation Command.The group, known as a

  • The 1930s: A lag, but not the end of aerial refueling

    Editor's note: This is the third article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force tours Expeditionary Center

    "Can I scream?" asks Technical Sgt. Angenette Caballero, her bright smile negating any of the frenzy her question implies. Sergeant Caballero is 29 days into her new job as executive assistant to the command chief of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, and she is organizing her first big event:

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits McGuire

    By anyone's forecast, it's been a good year so far for Senior Airman Brian Buhrer. At the end of January, he won Airman of the Year for the 305th Air Mobility Wing, a tribute in part to the Airman Buhrer's outstanding work ethic, his supervisor said.On Feb. 10, another bonus came when he received

  • Spirit of Global Reach lands at Dover

    The Spirit of Global Reach made its triumphant arrival at Dover Air Force Base Feb. 9, putting itself in the history books as Team Dover's first C-5M Super Galaxy. The Spirit of Global Reach is the first of three C-5Ms Dover will receive for operational testing and evaluation. "Today we see the

  • Air refueling development lags

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history. After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings of the