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  • Dobbins, other Reserve C-130 units team up for training exercise in Rockies

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – Train as you fight and fight as you train. So goes the old adage about putting in the work required in practice to perform effectively under pressure. The same is true for Dobbins as it must prepare its C-130s to perform in a variety of locations as required by the

  • US, foreign military pilots navigate through Alaskan, Canadian wildfire smoke

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Training scenarios for U.S. military and 11 partnering nation pilots who are participating in Air Mobility Command’s large-scale exercise, Mobility Guardian, now also include reduced visibility due to wildfires.The smoke, which is a milky haze, descended upon much

  • Fairchild celebrates 75th birthday at Skyfest 2017

    Team Fairchild hosted the Inland Northwest Skyfest 2017 Air Show and Open House July 29 and 30, 2017. The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds, headlined this free, two-day event, where thousands of visitors walked the flight line to enjoy seeing the

  • High temps heat up Mobility Guardian

    Mobility Guardian takes place on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., where the average temperatures during the summer are in the 70s. The first week of the exercise has coincided with a heat wave putting temperatures in the 80s and 90s, and an excessive heat warning from the National Oceanic and

  • Air Force senior leaders unveil new priorities

    In a recent letter to the Total Force, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright released their new priorities and addressed issues Airmen face day to day.

  • U.S., multiple nations partner for Mobility Guardian

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Nearly 30 partner nations will participate alongside the U.S. during Air Mobility Command's Mobility Guardian, which is scheduled to begin across Washington state July 31 and concludes Aug. 12, 2017. The exercise aims to enhance the U.S. military's global response