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  • Team McConnell shifts gears after storm cancels final day of Air Show

    The excitement and anticipation following the success of the first day of the Frontiers in Flight Air Show was quickly turned into a rapid recovery and clean-up response when a slow-moving wet microburst caused significant damage and the last day of the air show had to be cancelled for safety

  • 70 years strong: The Air Force honors the legacy of the C-130

    Members of the C-130 Hercules community, past and present, from Air Mobility Command, Air Force Materiel Command and Lockheed Martin gathered at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 23, 2024, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 1954 YC-130’s first flight.

  • 70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future

    Since its first flight Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica, to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere

  • Air Mobility Fleet Advancing in Maneuver Battle Management Capabilities

    Building upon a concept tested in last summer’s Mobility Guardian 2023 and the first iteration of Bamboo Eagle earlier this year, AMC further tested and advanced its Maneuver Battle Management capabilities during Exercise Bamboo Eagle (24-3), which executed over the Easten Pacific Ocean and across

  • Combat Support Training Ranges improve deployment readiness

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Members from the 12th Air Task Force A-Staff, headquartered here, attended a workshop recently that focused on the development of Combat Support Training Ranges at Tyndall AFB, Florida, and Fort Bliss, Texas.

  • Maintaining the Warfighter mindset: Command Chief Symposium 2024

    Air Mobility Command and Chief Master Sgt. Newman, AMC command chief, hosted the Command Chief Symposium Wednesday, July 31 to August 1, 2024, bringing together command-wide senior enlisted leaders to further forge leadership and lethality within AMC while focusing on Body, Mind, and Craft.For body

  • Bamboo Eagle 24-3: USAFWC’s Approach To Great Power Competition

    The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center began the second iteration of exercise Bamboo Eagle on Aug. 2, marking the beginning of an eight-day exercise spanning various locations across the western United States, designated sea and airspace in the eastern Pacific, and several virtual and constructive