Aug. 21, 2019 AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete In less than two weeks, all 113 Total Force C-130 Hercules aircraft have been inspected and 112 cleared to return to worldwide operational duty, following a temporary removal from service Aug. 7 designed to address atypical cracks found on an aircraft.
Aug. 21, 2019 61st loadmaster wins 2018 Outstanding Career Enlisted Aviator award A 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, was named the 2018 Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Career Enlisted Aviator of the Year.
Aug. 21, 2019 39th Airlift Squadron hits west coast skies, drops 200 Marines Members of the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently trained in airspaces over Nevada and California, August 8 – 16.This training was designed to prepare 39th Airlift Squadron aircrew for future deployed operations in mountainous terrains.Pilots experience higher atmospheric
Aug. 20, 2019 DoD agency keeps file swaps safe Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications.
Aug. 18, 2019 Air traffic control: Keeping Herk Nation airspace safe Team Little Rock sends out aircraft every day supporting a variety of missions around the local area and across the globe. The 19th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers take care of maneuvering aircraft within the airspace and flight line to ensure all Airmen in the air and on the
Aug. 16, 2019 Team Travis innovates, 3-D prints first certified aircraft parts The 60th Maintenance Squadron is the first field unit in the U.S. Air Force to be certified with an industrial-sized, 3-D printer that is authorized to produce nonstructural aircraft parts.
Aug. 16, 2019 Fairchild Fuels Dyess AFB B-1B Lancers A KC-135 Stratotanker, and aircrew members from Team Fairchild's 384th Air Refueling Squadron, conducted air refueling training missions in support of 7th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancers Aug. 12-16 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
Aug. 16, 2019 571st MSAS provides aviation weather capability to Panama Panama’s Darién Gap is a 10,000 square-mile remote region of mountains, swamps and rainforests, known for attracting explorers and adventurers alike. In July 2019, 11 air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron descended upon the Gap as part of a mobile training team with
Aug. 16, 2019 Scott aeromedical Airmen respond to emergency on Southwest flight Staff Sgt. Ashley Shirley was just 1 ½ hours into a commercial flight in June when she suddenly turned around and yanked the earbuds out of Capt. James Bickel’s head. “There’s an emergency in the back of the plane,” she quickly explained to him while motioning toward a passenger who was having an
Aug. 16, 2019 Aircrew, pararescueman reflect on life-saving mission After a long day of fishing in international waters approximately 1,300 miles southwest of San Diego, disaster struck.