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  • Manas C-17 crew drops vital cargo in Afghanistan

    The primary mission of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is to provide air mobility support to servicemembers in Afghanistan fighting the war on terrorism. Detachment 1 of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here enabled that mission with a combat airdrop Sept. 17. The C-17 Globemaster III

  • Air Force instructor recalls Pentagon attack

    Five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Master Sgt. Dean Steele looks at the day as though it were yesterday. Sergeant Steele, an contingency skills training instructor and manager for the 421st Combat Training Squadron here, worked in the Pentagon that day. On every anniversary of

  • Charleston closed, airlift still going strong

    Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., closed Aug. 31 because of severe weather conditions from Tropical Storm Ernesto, but the base's global airlift mission is still enduring. The base's fleet of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft evacuated Aug. 30 to Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, to

  • Dover Airman receives Purple Heart

    Whenever Tech. Sgt. Randy Gardner drove a short distance from the protected gates of Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan to pick up rental vehicles, he said he always felt uneasy. He told himself it was only for a few minutes, but he admits each time he left the protected bubble he was scared.

  • Salvaged flight deck from C-5 mishap becomes tool

    The crew compartment belonging to the C-5 Galaxy aircraft that fell less than a mile short of Dover Air Force Base's runway April 3 has been salvaged for use in C-5 aircraft crew training. The compartment, commonly referred to as the aircraft's flight deck, was loaded onto a C-5 and airlifted to its

  • Bagram aircrew drops ammo to Soldiers in firefight

    On Aug. 10, Maj. Jim Van Hoomissen's C-130 Hercules crew, all from the Alaska Air National Guard's 144th Airlift Squadron, found out how valuable their contribution is to Operation Enduring Freedom. Scheduled to airdrop a load of ammunition to U.S. Army Soldiers operating near a high-desert

  • Platforms to provide smooth, comfortable transition for patients

    In an effort to improve safety and comfort for patients being transported on high deck aircraft, Air Mobility Command officials plan to soon acquire several High Deck Patient Loading Platform vehicles. The HDPLP is a vehicle with a series of hoists that allows the cab and patient seating area of the

  • B-2 Spirit flies over St. Louis

    There was a unique sight to behold over St. Louis Aug. 10 as an Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft flew above the city as part of the celebration of the inaugural Air Force Week. The aircraft, which is based at the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., was trailed by a C-130J Hercules from the

  • Resupply the warrior; protect the messenger

    Prepare for and participate in the joint fight--anywhere, anytime. Develop, maintain and sustain the warfighter edge. Take care of our people. These are just words to some, but not those involved in the Joint Precision Airdrop System--the Air Force and the Army. Managed by Aeronautical Systems