Oct. 31, 2018 Little Rock AFB hosts Arkansas’ largest STEM Fest Little Rock Air Force Base hosted Arkansas’ largest STEM festival in conjunction with the Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show, with field trip day Oct. 26 that drew more than 20,000 attendees, over 13,000 of whom were students.
Oct. 29, 2018 AMC’s first Spark Tank competition recognizes Airmen innovation, selects winners to advance to Air Force level GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Air Mobility Command held its first-ever Phoenix Spark Tank competition at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, where four finalists proposed their innovation ideas to top Air Force leaders and the president of VOX Space on Oct. 26.The competition, which
Oct. 29, 2018 Air Force leadership talks retention and readiness at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium The 50th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium brought top Air Force leadership to Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 25-27, to address issues of interest to the mobility force and the Air Force as a whole. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein highlighted the way the Air Force is retaining and
Oct. 29, 2018 Fairchild partners with Kansas ANG Airmen for MITO training Team Fairchild instructor pilots trained with aircrews and KC-135 Stratotankers from the Air National Guard 117th Air Refueling Squadron located in Forbes Field, Kansas to practice Minimum Interval Take-Off training Oct. 24 –26. MITO reduces the amount of time between aircraft launches,
Oct. 29, 2018 Keep it moving: JB Charleston facilitates passenger movement Two hundred and forty-two deploying service members processed through the Joint Base Charleston Passenger Terminal enroute to their deployed locations Oct. 15 and 17, 2018, in support of the Naval Station Norfolk air terminal while their airfield undergoes scheduled maintenance. Members of the
Oct. 29, 2018 Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show comes to Little Rock AFB Thousands of spectators gather around a line of four C-130 Hercules representing the units that make up the Home of Combat Airlift at show center of the Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show to stare in awe as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds soar overhead Oct. 27-28.
Oct. 26, 2018 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium welcomes 900 mobility professionals The 50th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium and technology convention kicked off Oct. 25 near Dallas, Texas, where Air Mobility Command aims to develop Total Force mobility professionals across the world.
Oct. 26, 2018 McConnell Civic Leader recognized for fostering community support Air Mobility Command leaders announced a civic leader from the McConnell AirForce Base community as this year's recipient of the Tampa Bay Trophy duringthe 50th annual Airlift Tanker Association Symposium near Dallas, Texas. The Tampa Bay Defense Alliance presented the 2018 trophy to Jack Pulley
Oct. 24, 2018 Team Fairchild hosts 2018 Congressional Family Summit Team Fairchild hosted government and military officials during the ninth annual Congressional Military Family Summit, Oct. 17, at Fairchild Air Force Base.
Oct. 22, 2018 Air Force extends high year of tenure for E-4s through E-6s The Air Force is extending the high year of tenure for senior airmen through technical sergeants beginning Feb. 1, 2019.