Humanitarian mission helps those in need while providing training for AE, aircrew

Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing deployed a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 1, 2020 to deliver donated humanitarian aid to Honduras, in support of the Denton Program. The Denton Program is a Department of Defense transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by U.S. based

Devil Raiders strengthen defense forces in Saudi Arabia

When it came to deploying scalable forces to reopen an air base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Air Force knew just who to call: Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

AMC increases global reach, power during TRANSCOM exercise

Air Mobility Command Airmen participated in U.S. Transportation Command’s annual Exercise Turbo Challenge here Jan. 23-30.More than 2,200 personnel participated in a TRANSCOM-led exercise scenario where Airmen exercised their ability to respond decisively on a global scale when diplomatic efforts

New simulator boosts LRS training

From the streets of Bagdad to a local interstate, its imperative that all transportation Airmen understand how to operate every vehicle they’re assigned to, and the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron has added another tool for them to do just that.

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center leadership visits 726th AMS

Joint emergency response exercise showcases capabilities of Air Force Reserve, 315th Contingency Response Flight

Three Air Force Reserve Contingency Response units, along with partners from the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, National Guard, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and FBI teamed up to put their emergency response capabilities to the test during exercise Patriot Palm, held here Jan. 27-30, 2020.

Air Force supports repatriation efforts at Travis AFB

At the direction of the Secretary of Defense, Travis Air Force Base is one of four bases that has been hand-selected to assist the Department of Health and Human Services for housing individuals traveling overseas due to the novel coronavirus. HHS officials requested DOD installations to provide

Ready, set, respond-315AW Airmen train in tropics

A team of Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., trained in rapid response deployment scenarios during exercise Patriot Palm with joint-service members from the Marines, Coast Guard, Army, and FBI Jan. 27-30, 2020, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii. One of the key players

AMC increases global reach, power during TRANSCOM exercise

Air Mobility Command Airmen participated in U.S. Transportation Command’s annual Exercise Turbo Challenge here Jan. 23-30.More than 2,200 personnel participated in the TRANSCOM-led exercise where Airmen exercised their ability to respond decisively on a global scale when diplomatic efforts fail.

Expanding the Mission

Nearly 50 years ago, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins made the journey back from the moon onboard Apollo 11. The men passed into Earth’s atmosphere and made a splash landing in the Pacific Ocean. This was the end of the astronauts’ journey, but it was only the