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March 11, 2019
STEAM day fuels, inspires thousands

MacDill Air Force Base opened its hangar doors for more than 2,300 students for the second annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) Day, March 8, 2019.
March 7, 2019
X-STEM at Travis event inspires region’s students

The scene of a middle school science fair is universal. A packed auditorium, teachers shuffling from project to project busily writing notes on a clipboard and the ever-present smell of vinegar from a volcano project that used way too much baking soda. Something they don’t usually have? A C-17
March 7, 2019
Team Fairchild exercises at Beale AFB

IMAX is a readiness exercise used to validate and improve upon Fairchild Airmen’s ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility.
March 6, 2019
Scott AFB modernizes C-21 fleet with avionics upgrades

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Air Force Base is celebrating 35 years of C-21 operations this year and highlighting this achievement is a major avionics upgrade to the fleet. One by one, Scott’s 10 C-21s are flying to Wichita, Kansas, to receive new avionics and communications suites that will
March 4, 2019
AMC units, Airmen win three 2018 Air Force Safety Awards

Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. recently announced the recipients of the five Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Chief of Safety Awards for 2018.
March 4, 2019
6th MXG implements idea, improves warfighting effectiveness

During MacDill’s inaugural Fuel Tank innovation competition last June, 6th Air Mobility Wing Airmen brought forth their innovative ideas to wing leadership to improve workplace efficiency.Senior Airman John Cuttito, a 6th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems journeyman, was deployed during the
March 1, 2019
McConnell crews complete first local flights, refueling

The anticipation toward the KC-46A Pegasus arrival has been building since it was announced that McConnell would be the first main operating base to house the Air Force’s newest weapon system. Fast forward to 2019, and the KC-46 has started to fly around the Midwest skies. On Feb. 26 and 27, 344th
March 1, 2019
U.S. Africa Command Director of Logistics discusses environment, role with transportation leaders at Scott AFB

The U.S. Africa Command director of logistics met with Air Mobility Command, combatant command and logistics component leaders at Scott AFB Feb. 20 to ensure the defense logistics enterprise understands today’s environment and the vast responsibilities on the 54-nation continent. One of six
Feb. 28, 2019
Two Travis Airmen selected for RPA pilot program

A C-5M Super Galaxy flight engineer and a flight line expediter at Travis Air Force Base were among the 24 Airmen selected to become Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilots earlier this month when the 2019 ERPA selection board results were announced.
Feb. 22, 2019
Fairchild, Kadena AB partner for aeromedical evacuation exercise

A Team Fairchild 384th Air Refueling Squadron tanker and aircrew partnered with Kadena Air Base 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medics to execute an aeromedical evacuation exercise Feb. 19, at Kadena AB, Japan.