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Oct. 21, 2019
The future is now: First of 12 additional KC-135s lands at Fairchild

Team Fairchild received the first of 12 additional KC-135 Stratotankers from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 16, here.
Oct. 7, 2019
Air Force Recognizes Energy Action Month 2019

October is Energy Action Month, an opportunity to highlight why energy is a critical enabler to combat capability for the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense, and to encourage smarter energy use and management for installations, ground vehicles, and aircraft. Unveiled this year, the Air Force
Oct. 2, 2019
DoD, industry collaboration part of Spark Collider 2.0

This past Friday once again marked a step forward for Team Travis’ recent forays into the private sector with the goal of stoking collaboration between its Airmen and leaders in the technology industry.
Sept. 30, 2019
Fairchild hosts, completes Mobility Guardian exercise

Fairchild Air Force Base hosted U.S. Airmen, Soldiers, and Marines, along with international partners from around the world, as they worked together to practice joint coalition operations in support of Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian 2019 exercise, in Washington, Sept. 8-28.
Sept. 16, 2019
Thunder Over Dover 2019 celebrates Air Force heritage, future

Approximately 40,000 people visited Dover AFB for the 2019 Thunder Over Dover Air Show and Open House Sept. 14-15, 2019.
Sept. 10, 2019
Innovation with Airmen’s morale in mind

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright said the Air Force must think of new ways to innovate over the coming decades to ensure it’s ready to win wars.
Sept. 6, 2019
New maintenance program to save Fairchild, Air Force millions

Air Mobility Command recently adopted a new maintenance mindset, switching from reactive to proactive part replacement through Condition Based Maintenance plus, or CBM+.
Aug. 16, 2019
Team Travis innovates, 3-D prints first certified aircraft parts

The 60th Maintenance Squadron is the first field unit in the U.S. Air Force to be certified with an industrial-sized, 3-D printer that is authorized to produce nonstructural aircraft parts.
Aug. 16, 2019
571st MSAS provides aviation weather capability to Panama

Panama’s Darién Gap is a 10,000 square-mile remote region of mountains, swamps and rainforests, known for attracting explorers and adventurers alike. In July 2019, 11 air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron descended upon the Gap as part of a mobile training team with
Aug. 15, 2019
314th AW: How LRAFB became 'Home of Herk Nation'

The C-130 has heritage dating back to World War II when the C-47 Skytrain was used to airlift supplies to troops during the war. Lessons learned from the C-47 informed the design of what would become the C-130. Almost 80 years later and after constant improvements to the airframe, the Herk is still