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  • Aeromedical Evac team saves 3-day-old baby

    The mission: get a newborn in dire need of heart surgery from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S. in the least amount of time while ensuring the baby remains in stable condition. This was the situation Airmen from 735th and 613th Aeromedical Evacuation Teams were faced with April 15, 2013,

  • JB Charleston Airmen participate in Army Wives

    Maj. Roseann Teckman, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, sets up medical equipment to be used as props by her and a team of Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members during the filming of an Army Wives episode aboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 23, 2013, at Joint Base

  • Edwards completes tests to extend KC-135

    Known as "The Mighty War Wagon" of the Air Force, the KC-135 Stratotanker has proven to be the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force for more than 50 years.With the help of the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards, along with a multitude of testers, the KC-135 Block 45 test team

  • Victim Advocates help sexual assault survivors seek help, justice

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and Grand Forks Air Force Base has an effective weapon to combat sexual assault within its gates--volunteer victim advocates.The advocates, referred to as VAs, act as first-line responders when a sexual assault occurs, offering information, guidance

  • Mobility squadron keeps Yokota people, cargo moving

    In the civilian world, whenever the U.S. Postal Service needs to ship internationally, they use cargo planes. In the military, the process is pretty much the same except instead of mail, shipments include ammunition, food, supplies and even people. On Yokota Air Base, that mission is accomplished by

  • Budget request provides for best Air Force possible, Welsh says

    The Air Force's $114.1 billion fiscal 2014 budget request will provide for the most capable airpower arm possible, the Air Force chief of staff said here today.Testifying with Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III told the House Armed Services Committee his service's

  • Airmen participate in Exercise Carpathian Spring

    More than 30 Airmen left Ramstein April 14 to participate in Exercise Carpathian Spring in Romania.The exercise runs through April 21 and is designed for aircrews to train as well as help build a partnership capacity with Romanians."In Germany we have a lot of restrictions, and waivers are needed to

  • 18th Air Force: A Legacy of Excellence

    Although a divide of more than six decades separates them from the founders of their command, today's 18th Air Force Airmen continue to embody the same motto: "expedite!"Signifying a commitment to excellence in the successful and rapid completion of the command's worldwide air mobility mission, the

  • Eighteenth Air Force: A Legacy of Excellence

    Although a divide of more than six decades separates them from the founders of their command, today's Eighteenth Air Force Airmen continue to embody the same motto: "Expedite!" signifying a commitment to excellence in the successful and rapid completion of the command's worldwide air mobility

  • Comedian brings serious message to Scott Airmen

    As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, stand-up comedian Bernie McGrenahan talked with 800 Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing during his "Happy Hour" comedy tour April 11 at the base auditorium. During his show, he addressed important issues that are a concern in the military, including