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April 12, 2011
DOD: U.S. forces, to include mobility Airmen, demonstrate global reach, effectiveness

The U.S. military demonstrated its global reach and effectiveness in the past month of crises, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said April 5.The U.S. military is probably the only organization in the world that could have handled the demands of providing assistance to the people of Japan in
April 12, 2011
Citizen Airmen support Operation Unified Protector

Like any typical Saturday, Master Sgt. Jocelyn Fredrick planned to spend the weekend with her two young children. But a phone call early in the morning changed all that. Sergeant Fredrick, an intelligence specialist with the 171st Air Refueling Wing in Pittsburgh, was called to serve in Operation
April 8, 2011
Airmen begin participation in FA HUM 2011 in Trinidad and Tobago

More than 150 U.S. military personnel and military and civilian officials from Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Canada, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and the Republic of Suriname gathered here April 8 to participate in the annual Fuerzas Alidas Humanitarias, or FA HUM 2011. It is also
April 8, 2011
Tuskegee Airman visits Little Rock AFB

The term 'Tuskegee Airmen' holds a revered place in Air Force history that continues today at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. On April 8, one of those legendary Airmen visited Little Rock Air Force Base to share his story. Retired Col. George Boyd, a 28-year combat
April 7, 2011
Photo essay: Joint Base MDL KC-10 refuels fighter for Odyssey Dawn

A U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft assigned to the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet March 29, 2011, during Operation Odyssey Dawn operations in an undisclosed location. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn was a U.S.
April 7, 2011
AMC names 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Air Mobility Command officials announced named four Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010 during the command's OAY banquet April 1.Each of the four winners were named from a field of 12 finalists in Airman, NCO, senior NCO and first sergeant categories. The four Airmen who won the AMC titles will
April 6, 2011
Scott AFB to become 'one stop C-21 shop'

The 458th Airlift Squadron will become the home of the sole C-21 formal training unit in the Air Force over the next four months as it re-gains the C-21 training mission from the 45th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.The 45th AS will dissolve as a unit underneath Air Education &
April 6, 2011
CRW Airmen support South American presidential visit

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here deployed to South and Central America to support President Obama's visit to the region, March 19 to 23. Thirty-five Airmen, tasked on four separate contingency response teams, or CRTs, expanded capability at airfields in Brasilia and Rio de
April 5, 2011
DOD: U.S. forces, to include mobility Airmen, demonstrate global reach, effectiveness

The U.S. military demonstrated its global reach and effectiveness in the past month of crises, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said April 5.The U.S. military is probably the only organization in the world that could have handled the demands of providing assistance to the people of Japan in
April 2, 2011
Photo essay: Sky high refuel

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn on March 29, 2011, over the Mediterranean Sea. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn was the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical