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  • Mobility Airmen refuel B-1 during Eager Lion

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.  --  As part of Exercise Eager Lion 17, two KC-10 Extender crews from Travis Air Force Base, California, used the airfield on the McGuire-side of the Joint Base as a staging area for refueling operations over Newfoundland, Canada, May 18, 2017.  The Travis

  • Scott civic leaders tour MacDill, Tyndall

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Through close coordination with units from MacDill and Tyndall Air Force Bases in Florida, a group of southern Illinois community leaders traveled more than 1,000 miles to get a glimpse of the capabilities wielded by the world’s greatest Air Force May 18 to 19th,

  • Follow-on options available to Airmen who volunteer for extended deployment

    Airmen, both officers and enlisted, who volunteer for an extended 365-day deployment can apply for one of two assignment options--either an advanced assignment or a two-year deferment from a permanent change of station, if eligible.   “If an Airman signs the notification stating their intent to

  • Maintainers build C-130 part, save AF thousands

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- As the workhorse of the U.S. Air Force, the C-130 dominatesthe open skies here and so do feathery allies. However, as spring begins and birds migrate across the country, collisions between birds and aircraft become more prevalent. When they do, the 19th

  • C-130 pilot receives 60th Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy

    Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson presented the 2016 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to Maj. John Hourigan, a 123rd Operations Support Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot, at the Pentagon, May 17, 2017, for not only saving the lives of five crewmembers, but also identifying a worldwide C-130

  • Mobility Airmen train to prevent safety mishaps

    On Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing’s 721st Aerial Port Squadron and 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in refresher training for fall prevention and safety.

  • Mobility Airmen transport dolphins to San Diego NMMP

    Airmen from the 301st Airlift Squadron transported four Bottlenose Dolphins and their handlers from Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, to the U.S. Naval Marine Mammal Program, San Diego April 29, 2017.

  • AMOW prepares new leaders for command

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- More than 20 squadron leaders throughout the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing gathered here for an enhanced squadron leadership orientation course April 24. Inbound commanders, directors of operations, and superintendents from the AMOW’s two groups and ten squadrons,