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Sept. 19, 2022
KC-46A cleared for worldwide deployments following first combat refuel

Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved the KC-46A Pegasus for worldwide deployments to meet combatant command taskings effective Sept. 14, 2022.
Aug. 31, 2022
JBA leaders sign Suicide Prevention Month proclamation

Joint Base Andrews senior leadership signed a proclamation designating September as Suicide Prevention Month, on Aug. 31, 2022, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Aug. 31, 2022
Dover AFB Airmen recount deployment during OAR

“[While] most people were watching it on TV, we were living it,” reflected Staff Sgt. Noah Pascarella, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician.
Aug. 23, 2022
Aviation Resource Manager turned Medic reflects on one year since OAR

This month marks the one-year anniversary of Operation Allies Refuge and Allies Welcome, the largest Non-combatant Evacuation Airlift Operation in U.S. history from August 14-30, 2021.
Aug. 23, 2022
Project Mercury: Accelerating meetings through innovation

By changing the way we conduct meetings through avenues already contracted by the Air Force, we can save members unquantifiable hours spent sorting, filtering, verifying, copying and pasting data for their next meeting.
Aug. 22, 2022
Operation Allies Refuge anniversary: McConnell Captain recalls deployment

August 26 is the anniversary of a suicide bomber attack on Kabul’s airport, killing 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan refugees trying to depart for better opportunities. Capt. Adam Solomon, 22nd Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight commander, was forward deployed to
Aug. 16, 2022
DoD releases first departmentwide social media policy 

The Defense Department released a policy that spells out how DoD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. military and further instill trust in the credibility of the DoD. 
Aug. 13, 2022
Joint exercise showcases rapid global mobility in CENTCOM theater

Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron recently demonstrated a textbook example of rapid global mobility during a mass movement of military personnel for an Emergency Deployment Rapid Exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, August 10, 2022.At a moment’s notice, 120 U.S.
Aug. 10, 2022
One year later: How OAR brought an Airman and Afghan evacuee together

OAR and Operation Allies Welcome united a diverse group of military members, civilians and Afghan evacuees with the purpose of locating and creating a temporary safe haven that offered shelter, support and vital resources. But for Tech. Sgt. Ashley Majewski, 436th Operational Medical Readiness
Aug. 10, 2022
Mobility tactics conference delivers Pacific-oriented solutions for joint force

Air Mobility Command brought together around 200 experts from across the U.S. military for the 2022 Mobility Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference July 25 through Aug. 6 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Their charge: analyze mobility solutions to operational problems faced by the joint force