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  • TACC Airmen plan major helicopter rotation in Afghanistan

    Air Mobility Command Airmen and C-5 Galaxies are on the cusp of completing one of the largest rotations of helicopters into and out of Afghanistan in Air Force history, according to AMC officials.The massive effort called for the rotation of more than 170 helicopters -- approximately 100 inbound to

  • Air Force chief of chaplains participates in McConnell event

    "Where do you find the courage to live?" asked Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, during his message at McConnell's National Prayer Breakfast, March 1. He continued with, "Where do you find the courage to truly give of yourself; where do you find the courage to

  • Financial coach has priceless advice for Airmen

    In conjunction with Military Saves Week, Mr. Peter Bielagus, a renowned finance coach, visited Scott AFB on Feb. 22. Mr. Bielagus learned about finances the hard way to include becoming thousands of dollars in debt from credit card abuse. But, he was able to recover and come out on top. Now he

  • USTRANSCOM provides America's greatest advantage, commander says

    The greatest advantage that the United States has over any potential enemy is the ability to project and sustain forces anywhere in the world, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command said here today."No other nation can do what we do," Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, said at the Center for

  • Photo essay: C-130 operates in Afghanistan

    A C-130 Hercules lands on a dirt landing zone in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan on Feb. 16. Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, made sure the dirt landing zone was safe for the cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and provided the

  • Air Force announces next tanker aircraft

    Air Force and Defense Department officials announced the award of an engineering and manufacturing development contract valued at more than $3.5 billion for the KC-46A aerial refueler to The Boeing Company today.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said in the briefing that many factors were

  • Little Rock Airmen demonstrate massive airdrop, teamwork in joint exercise

    Nine Little Rock Air Force Base C-130s and twice as many aircrews, along with maintainers and planners from the base, participated in the most recent Joint Operation Access Exercise Feb. 9-12 at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, N.C.JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare the Air Force and Army to

  • McConnell Airmen volunteer support for 'Extreme Makeover' show

    Braving erratic Wichita, Kan., weather, Team McConnell members recently volunteered to help build a new home as for a local hero as part of the ABC-TV series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."More than15 McConnell members and hundreds of other volunteers from the community helped clear and prepare

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord NCO helps Air Force bowling team take top honors

    Staff Sgt. Natasha Sanchez still remembers the day quite clearly.She was 19 years old and her brother was 15. Both were bowling in a tournament in their home state of Tennessee. Suddenly, two lanes down from Sanchez, loud cheering broke out around her brother's lane. He'd bowled a 300 -- a perfect

  • Exercise preps Travis 615th CRW for inspection, real-world missions

    Soldiers and Airmen teamed up in a simulated deployed environment at Mackall Army Airfield approximately 10 miles south of Pinehurst, N.C., in support of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division's Joint Operational Access Exercise, Feb. 9 through16. More than 100 Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response