Airmen conduct SPRO training

The 3rd Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base conducted semi-prepared runway operations with a C-17 Globemaster III June 17-21 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.SPRO is conducted on any runway which is not paved, such as dirt or crushed stone. SPRO training validates the 621st Contingency Responses Wing's

JBER, Yokota Airmen team up for C-130 recovery

When an aircraft suffered mechanical issues and diverted to an isolated island more than 2,000 miles away from its home station, a group of Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Squadron's Maintenance Recovery Team came to assist. On the way back from program depot maintenance in Robins Air Force Base,

6 Little Rock C-130s participate in 10-ship formation

Little Rock Air Force Base participated and provided aircraft for a joint force exercise with Army units May 31 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Little Rock was one of more than 10 bases joined with the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Bragg, N.C., for the exercise. Six

Logistics Airmen own the night during joint-service training

A joint-coalition team led by the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron peers into a dark, moonless sky in preparation for a nighttime helicopter sling load mission. All of their other senses are heightened to compensate for the reduced visibility as a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by Soldiers

Key partners in Air Force exercise

Airborne Command Posts from the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participated in an Air Force exercise involving more than 50 aircraft May 31, 2013.The Joint Forces Exercise-Vulnerability was initiated at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., and concluded at Nellis Air

Airmen, Sailors maneuver Humvees around curves

It's not every day an Airman or Sailor is asked to drive the 7,500 pound Humvee at speeds in excess of 30 mph around 45-degree curves. Service members from the five branches are working together more frequently, on the ground and on the roads with today's contingency operations in Afghanistan.

Joint forces simulate airfield seizure

Dyess B-1Bs and C-130Js made their presence known April 25, 2013, over Winston Field Airport in Snyder, Texas, as part of a joint force integration exercise coordinated by the 77th Weapons Squadron here.The first-of-its-kind exercise combined Dyess B-1s and C-130s, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers

McChord AGE Rangers: Jacks of all trades

3rd Aerial Port Squadron celebrates 60th anniversary

More than 150 Airmen and family members from the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron gathered for a picnic here to celebrate the squadron's 60th Anniversary March 16, 2013. As they look to the future, the "All-American Port" continues to move forward in spite of recent budget challenges and the changing

Corporal's Course receives sister service members

Joint base service members from the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy are attending Corporal's Course, previously exclusive to Marines, March 11 through 29, 2013, here.The current iteration of Corporal's Course here is the first to open its doors to sister services. It is a three-week course in which