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  • Fairchild Airmen perform first test of new chemical defense mask on KC-135

    In the midst of calm or chaos, there lies a potential for aircrews to fight the faceless combatants of chemical and biological agents. U.S. military personnel actively operate within areas that maintain the capability to employ these agents, making individual protective equipment imperative to

  • Into innovation: McConnell’s money momentum

    McConnell received $450,000 of these funds, meaning each squadron will have around $10,000 to fuel innovation and modernize the force at the unit level. The funds will allow Airmen to be true Air Force intrapreneurs and cue improvements that save money, develop leaders and modernize the force,

  • 618th AOC holds change of command ceremony

    The 618th Air Operations Center, Air Mobility Command's hub for worldwide airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation, received new leadership as Brig. Gen. Kenneth Bibb relinquished command to Brig. Gen. John Lamontagne during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, 17 July

  • 121st ARW honors WASP legacy

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing dedicated one of their KC-135 Stratotankers to honor the legacy of WASP July 13, 2018. Lockbourne Air Force Base, which was renamed Rickenbacker AFB in 1974, was a training location for female pilots from October 17, 1943 to January 13 of 1944. 13 females became fully

  • A2 community honors former AIS commander

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Members of Air Mobility Command’s intelligence community recently gathered together to honor Col. James J. Moy, former commander of the 183rd Air Intelligence Squadron, dedicating a conference room in his name.

  • Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

    For the first time, the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. used its semiannual training exercise as a foundation to become something more. The 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Communication Support Element and the U.S. Army’s 5th

  • En route maintenance team keeps mission moving

    A team of en route maintenance Airmen recently converged from multiple locations to respond as part of a Maintenance Recovery Team, returning a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft back to the mobility fleet from a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia.Maintenance professionals identified repairs to