McChord Airmen support first voluntary departure flight from Japan

Members of Team McChord helped welcome 233 Department of Defense personnel and family members who voluntarily departed Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the island March 11."This is a tremendous team effort from the entire Joint Base community aimed at easing a

Operation Tomodachi: Mobility Airmen supporting effort on multiple fronts

Every day since an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami struck Japan on March 11, mobility Airmen have been on a busy pace.Every day since March 11, for example, reports show aircrew Airmen flying C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft moving cargo and personnel to support Operation

McChord Airmen support effort for Japan

An augmented crew from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th Airlift Squadron departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation March 11. The first

Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility gets wounded warriors home from Afghanistan

The transition from the Craig Joint Theater Hospital to home is made easier for wounded warriors with the help of the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, or CASF, here. Once a patient is in stable condition after receiving care at the joint theater hospital, they are brought to the CASF where

Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Looking out for those 'invisible wounds'

As deployment rates continue to climb and the jobs exceed the number of available workers, Airmen may forget to keep their guard up for one of their deadliest foes and greatest ally - their mental health ."We provide our Airmen the best equipment in the entire world, without a doubt, but it's the

Reports: Mobility Airmen continue global support effort for Japan

Reports from throughout the Department of Defense are showing a U.S. military-wide effort to support humanitarian relief efforts for the quake- and tsunami-stricken areas of Japan. However, behind the scenes of that effort, are mobility Airmen from Pacific Air Forces, Air Mobility Command and many

Photos: Military working dogs at Little Rock AFB

Air transportation Airmen making a difference for Japan relief operations

Among the busiest Airmen at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and many other locations throughout the world coordinating humanitarian relief operations in Japan are air transportation Airmen. On March 11, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan and a tsunami followed creating widespread destruction

Mobility Airmen deliver search and rescue teams to Japan

Two Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation Friday. President Barack Obama pledged

Photo essay: Fuels truck and a refueler

An R-11 fuels truck moves across the flightline behind a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on March 1, 2011.Scott Air Force Base facts show the base supports U.S. Transportation Command, Air Mobility Command, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Air Force Network