Exercise Folded Flag tests USAF mortuary affairs' capabilities

The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, in conjunction with Team Dover active duty and Reserve units, and off-base Army, Marine and Navy units, conducted Folded Flag 2017, a mass fatality exercise, April 7 - 13, 2017, here.

JB Lewis McChord Airmen, Soldiers train for unexpected

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.  -- The Airmen and Soldiers here train for the unexpected furing a Mission Oriented Training exercise April 13 on the McChord Field flightline. Loadmasters from the 62nd Airlift Wing trained alongside Soldiers from the 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion to load

Mobility aircrews, Industry test secured Electronic Flight Bags

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Private industry is competing to provide aircrews with upgraded Electronic Flight Bag applications during a PlugTest event at the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center here.EFBs are used by aircrews to plan, execute and debrief flights. Applications on the

F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft arrive in Europe

Combat-ready F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft arrived April 15, 2017, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, demonstrating U.S. commitment to NATO allies and European territorial integrity.

AMC civic leaders learn about global reach execution

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Headquarters Air Mobility Command hosted 30 civic leaders at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 10 to 12, to provide an interactive look into what it takes to execute the rapid global mobility mission every day.This is the first time in two years since HQ AMC has

Little Rock AFB wins Hennessy award for best food service ops

Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Peterson AFB, Colorado, are the 2017 John L. Hennessy Award winners for best U.S. Air Force food service operation.

Aerial porters extend global reach to warfighters

BAGHDAD -- Aerial porters from the 442nd Air Expeditionary Squadron perform a key role supporting the U.S. Air Force’s global reach capabilities. This function helps deliver warfighters and supplies downrange, supporting operations in the Middle East in the fight against ISIS. Aerial porters take

U.S., Honduran air force share best medical practices

Five U.S. Airmen conducted a subject matter expert knowledge exchange with their Honduran counterparts to share best practices and increase partner nation capacities in aerospace medicine from April 4-6.

A toast for the ages: WWII fighter pilots reunite

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- It was a pact made many years ago when the aging members of the 510th Fighter Squadron from World War II decided they could no longer attend their annual reunions.The pact left the last two surviving members of that unit sharing a final toast of Brandy in support

Mobility squadron awarded USAF small terminal of the year