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  • 18th AF highlights Fairchild’s future, role in worldwide mission

    Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chris Simpson, command chief, spent May 20-23 at Fairchild immersing with the Airmen who run the world’s largest air refueling wing. They highlighted where 2019 and beyond will take Team Fairchild.

  • Mobility Guardian evolves to move mobility enterprise forward

    Scott Air Force Base, Ill. -- The Final Planning Conference in preparation for Air Mobility Command’s premier, large-scale mobility exercise, Mobility Guardian 2019, concluded June 14 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.Mobility Guardian is scheduled to take place Sept. 8 – 28 and provides a realistic

  • Kross honored at Scott’s ATA Walk of Fame

    The Airlift/Tanker Association honored retired Gen. Walter Kross, former Air Mobility Command and United States Transportation Command commander, during an unveiling ceremony June 14 at its Walk of Fame here. Kross was the 30th Airman presented with either a bust or medallion at the location, which

  • The 87th CES fire department proves to be the best

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The 87th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department won the 2018 Department of Defense Annual Fire and Emergency Services Award for being the best large fire department.This award is given to departments with outstanding contributions to the installation,

  • Ensuring Rapid Global Mobility: Travis supports JBLM, March ARB

    Rapid global mobility is the ability to deliver on demand to any location on Earth. At Travis Air Force Base, California, home to the largest air mobility wing in the U.S. Air Force, Airmen in the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pride themselves on helping ensure Air Mobility Command can deliver

  • KC-46A Pegasus to debut at International Paris Air Show

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas -- The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapons system is set to make its international trade show debut June 17, when the KC-46 Pegasus arrives at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. The McConnell-based KC-46 will be on display there through June 23,