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  • US, Qatari air force hone logistics, safety skills

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—The recent completion of a Qatar Emiri Air Force staging facility on Al Udeid Air Base, has provided the perfect occasion for building partnership opportunities between the U.S. Air Force and Qatari air forces.

  • Air advisors promote HA/DR skills at African Partnership Flight

    In late April, more than 20 Airmen joined 60 counterparts from Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Niger to discuss maintenance and logistics principles when planning support for HA/DR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) operations.

  • Air Force implements changes to joint matters, joint tour credit

    The definition of “joint matters” and the authorized length of joint tours, two major joint officer management laws affecting active and reserve component Air Force officers, have recently changed following publication of guidance from the Office of the Secretary of Defense.   Directive-type

  • Travis Active, Reserve EOD support local national parks, law enforcement

    Their name brings to mind the stories out of Hollywood blockbusters. Visions of deafening explosions and gun shots spin through the mind as one visualizes a service member crouching over a device, daring the sweat dripping from his forehead not to fall, praying he chooses the right wire to pull.

  • Mobility Airmen tests ability to advise, direct, project airpower

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  --  621st Contingency Response Wing exercised their ability to advise, direct and project airpower during exercise Cerberus Strike from April 14 to 30.Cerberus Strike is a contingency response-centric mobility exercise occurring in locations throughout Colorado and

  • Phoenix Rally prepares leaders for future challenges

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.— A record 170 commanders and command chiefs representing Mobility Air Force active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units gathered at the 2017 Air Mobility Command Spring Phoenix Rally conference here, April 26 to 28.Throughout the week-long conference, AMC

  • Civic leaders: A total force contributor at Phoenix Rally

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command hosted a civic leader panel here April 28, 2017 to facilitate dialogue between military and civilian leaders while emphasizing the role civic leaders and honorary commanders serve as mission enablers. The panel was part of the 2017 Spring Phoenix Rally, a bi-annual

  • Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce wins Abilene Trophy

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — The Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce was announced as the recipient of the 2016 Abilene Trophy April 28, 2017 during Phoenix Rally — a week-long look at mobility air force priorities, roles, and missions— at the Global Reach Planning Center here.

  • Air Guardsmen keep C-130H flying downrange

    SOUTHWEST ASIA – Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are undergoing a transition during their deployment here. These Airmen deployed from the 103rd and 145th Airlift Wings, from Connecticut and North Carolina respectively, have come together to