Reserve Airmen help support the fallen

According to the Air Force Personnel Center and diversity.defense.gov, there are approximately 258,000 enlisted Airmen serving on active duty and nearly 55,000 serving on reserve status.Reservists are sometimes referred as “Weekend Warriors,” an adage developed from their one weekend a month, two

621st CRW, Army participate in airfield-opening exercise in Wisconsin

Airmen, Soldiers and officials from the Defense Logistics Agency were sent to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Sept. 7 to 14 as part of Exercise Turbo Distribution 18-02, a Joint Task Force-Port Opening simulation designed to hone joint service interoperability in austere locations for the purpose of opening

XPX team innovates solar power comm system

With the help of 3-D printing and community partnerships, the Plans and Programs innovation team here at McConnell have created a portable, solar-powered communications system.

JB Charleston evacuates aircraft from hurricane zone, maintains airlift capabilities

Joint Base Charleston personnel assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and 628th Air Base Wing began evacuation flights for 24 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Sept. 11, 2018, in anticipation of Hurricane Florence making landfall. The aircraft and supporting personnel planned and executed flights from

Scott AFB hosts Joint Base Charleston C-17s

US Air Force participates in Angel de los Andes Colombian led search and rescue exercise

Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in “Angel de los Andes,” a Colombian led international search and rescue training exercise Sept. 3-14.One C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina and one C-130 Hercules

Scott AFB never forgets events surrounding 9/11

Gathered around the installation’s flagpole, a small group of people watched as the American flag was raised and then lowered to half-staff during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony today at 7 a.m.Flanked by formations of junior enlisted members from an Airman Leadership School class and Scott’s first

Gen. Maryanne Miller becomes the first Air Force Reserve four-star general

Gen. Maryanne Miller, incoming Air Mobility Command commander, receives the oath of office from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein during a promotion ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 7, 2018. Previous to this assignment, Miller served as the commander of Air Force

Gen. Maryanne Miller delivers her first letter to Mobility Airmen

Fellow Air Mobility Professionals,  It is an absolute honor to lead the men and women of this command.  Each and every day, you work tirelessly to deliver the right effects in the right place at the right time.  I can't thank you enough for taking care of the mission and your selfless service to the

571st MSAS plays role in exercise Angel de los Andes

RIONEGRO, Colombia -- Exercise Angel de los Andes, a multi-national search and rescue exercise hosted by Colombia, began operations here Sept. 1 and will continue through Sept. 15.The two-week-long exercise will focus on exercising search and rescue, aeromedical evacuation and casualty evacuation