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  • Dover partners with AFRL to innovate in fuel efficiency

    The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, collaborated with Dover Air Force Base and private companies on programs to make the entire C-17 Globemaster III fleet lighter, safer and more fuel efficient for the future at Dover

  • C-17 crews help realign assets to Afghanistan

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, transports troops and equipment to forward operating locations through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

  • Mobility Airmen team-up for exercise Crescent Moon

    Airmen of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, here, and 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey., combined capabilities and shared assets during Exercise Crescent Moon from Jan. 29 to Jan. 31.

  • AMC provides furlough survival guide

    On Jan. 19 an appropriation bill or continuing resolution was not passed by Congress, resulting in an emergency government shutdown. The lapse in appropriations caused some government employees subject to furlough to enter a non-duty, non-pay status while others continued working in a non-pay

  • Airmen test readiness during training exercise

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Members from the 821st Contingency Response Group partnered with the 60th Air Mobility Wing, during a readiness exercise at the Amedee Army Airfield, California, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.The exercise highlighted the importance of contingency response forces' ability to

  • Crew chiefs keep aircraft fit for flight

    The Air Force has many careers and specialties tailored toward ensuring its fleet of aircraft are fit for flight. Before those aircraft can even get off the ground, they need to undergo numerous checks, tests and servicing to make sure they are safe to fly. One group of people charged with this

  • McChord Airmen survive Winterhook, improve readiness

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- More than 100 Airmen assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group participated in Exercise Winterhook here Jan. 22 to 26.Winterhook was a two-phase readiness exercise designed to test Team McChord’s Airmen’s ability to survive and operate in a

  • AMC commander focuses on full-spectrum readiness at JBLM

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash  -- The commander of Air Mobility Command visited McChord Field Jan. 25 and witnessed full-spectrum readiness in action.According to Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, full-spectrum readiness describes the way the Air Force maintains the skills and knowledge required to

  • Air Force selects two AMC-proposed innovations as Spark Tank finalists

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Two Air Mobility Command-proposed innovations were selected among six Air Force Spark Tank finalists slated for showcase before Air Force senior leaders at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium, Feb. 23 in Orlando, Florida. The Spark Tank finalists representing AMC