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  • AMC crew earns humanitarian award

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- An aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, was recognized at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 18, 2017.The aircrew, assigned to the 6th Airlift Squadron, received the Berlin Airlift Veterans Association Humanitarian

  • 2017 Invictus Games slated to commence Sept. 23

    Athletes from around the world will come together in Toronto, Canada, to compete in the 2017 Invictus Games, uniting more than 550 wounded, ill or injured military service members from 17 nations to compete in 12 unique sporting events.  The games are scheduled to commence Sept. 23 and will continue

  • Mobility Airmen enhance partnerships during Pacific Airlift Rally

    The destructive power of Mother Nature has made headlines around the world, and every country is fighting its own war when it comes to natural disasters and humanitarian relief. To prepare for such events in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. Pacific Air Force and Sri Lanka Air Force co-hosted

  • CRW Airmen provide rapid global mobility during Hurricane Irma relief efforts

    HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- As Hurricane Irma set sights on the Caribbean Islands and headed straight toward U.S. mainland, thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate the area. The 621st Contingency Response Wing, at the request of civil authorities, placed multiple alert teams

  • Aircrew sees Florida before, after Hurricane Irma

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A C-17 Globemaster III aircrew here flew the final mission out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 8, 2017 prior to Hurricane Irma making landfall. The flight was performed as part of an evacuation from JB Charleston to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois where 11

  • Dobbins ARB flies cargo, personnel to Florida

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) -- C-130s and aircrews from the 94th Airlift Wing provided airlift support Sept. 12, 2017, as part of the Air Force Reserve’s relief efforts following Hurricane Irma. Reserve Airmen of the 700th Airlift Squadron delivered supplies and personnel to Homestead Air

  • 621st CRG supports Hurricane Irma relief efforts

    In response to Hurricane Irma, the 621st CRW’s 621st Contingency Response Group deployed a contingency response element consisting of nearly 50 members, which included aerial port, maintenance, and command post specialists to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., where they arrived to support the Hurricane