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  • Air Guard dual mission: helping at home and abroad

    It wasn’t long ago Airmen from the 158th Airlift Squadron, Savannah, Georgia, were delivering supplies with their fleet of C-130H Hercules to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. But just a few weeks later, they find themselves on the other side of the world in Southwest

  • T-1, T-6 instructors visit 14th AS

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- T-1A Jayhawk and T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructors from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, travelled here to brief 14th Airlift Squadron pilots on what it takes to become an instructor, Nov. 13, 2017.The visit helped promote the need for instructors due

  • Honorary Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

    Typically when a pilot arrives at their first duty station, they’re in their early 20’s with a college degree, but the 344th Air Refueling Squadron made an exception for their newest pilot.

  • USAF Expeditionary Center leadership visits 521st AMOW

    Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Larry Williams, USAF EC, command chief, visited with Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1-9.The 521st AMOW consists of more than 2,700

  • LC-130 aircrew completes South Pole mission

    The harsh, unforgiving and unpredictable weather of Antarctica made a routine mission to the South Pole a little more than an LC-130 “Skibird” crew with the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron had bargained for on Nov. 9, 2017.Despite the extreme cold, minimum visibility and maximum crosswinds, the

  • An Airman’s fight for terminally ill son

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Department of Defense designated November Military Family Month. It  is a time to thank the those who support service members and the sacrifices that come along with serving our country. For one JB Charleston family, having a terminally ill child has required even

  • Dover Port Mortuary Honors Fallen Warfighters

    Service members from all branches of the military, in addition to DoD civilians and contractors, work tirelessly at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to comfort the families of the fallen who’d died in contingency operations overseas. Their mission

  • AMOS continues round-the-clock support following hurricanes in the Caribbean

    It’s been a busy few months for the Airmen from the 321st and 621st Air Mobility Operation Squadrons. A total of 41 AMOS Airmen have deployed to five locations supporting operations for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, providing crucial expertise for airlift, aerial refueling, and aeromedical