McConnell Airmen train to survive

EC leaders visit Pacific en route Airmen

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.-- Leaders from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here visited three air mobility squadrons of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing in Japan and Republic of Korea from Aug. 21-25.Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, USAF EC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Larry

JB Charleston provides aid to hurricane victims

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C -- Two C-17 Globemaster III left Joint base Charleston carrying 30.6 tons of relief supplies to Alexandria International Airport, Alexandria, Louisiana, in response to Hurricane Harvey Aug. 29.Once the aircraft arrived in Louisiana, the cargo was offloaded and brought to

Living on-base or off, Air Force highly recommends renters insurance

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND AFB, TEXAS -- Airmen and their families leasing or renting housing on or off the installation need to be aware of the importance of renters insurance. Unforeseen fires, floods, theft or accidents can occur in anyone’s residence and Airmen need to understand the

774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two and a half years

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Months of planning and weeks of preparing culminates to an airdrop lasting a few seconds. While the time and effort that goes into planning a combat airdrop may seem long for something that lasts less than a minute, for the ground troops, the equipment they received

Levitow's legacy reaches Airmen, family

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Family members of Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Air Force Sgt. John Levitow received a look into their relative’s life, legacy and military service here, Aug. 23 to 24.   Tara Bufis discovered her uncle’s story of valor in Vietnam stretched far beyond her

735th AMS introduces first automatic cargo processing initiative

Airmen from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron have developed and tested a new automated system to save time and money here Aug. 23.

Summit takes aim at aircrew retention

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Aircrew Crisis Task Force hosted a two-week aircrew retention summit here as part of a holistic approach to improve readiness and capacity by increasing retention of experienced aviators Aug. 14-25.The summit brought Air Force aviators together along with subject

Transitioning military families to civilian workforce

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Two former Air Force spouses attended a Hiring Our Heroes Transition Summit held here Aug. 21 to 23.Betty Welsh, wife of retired Gen. Mark Welsh III, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Paula Roy, wife of retired Chief Master Sgt. Jim Roy, former Chief Master

AMC leadership visits 521st AMOW squadrons

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- With 10 squadrons in 12 countries and three continents spanning a range of 5,000 miles, the Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing understand how to produce Rapid Global Mobility no matter the circumstances.  The Mobility Airmen from the 521st Air