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  • U.S., South Korean Airmen exercise port opening capability

    POHANG AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Approximately 60 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, 30 U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element stationed at JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and a few dozen South

  • ANG units fly first, last C-130 deployments

    Big changes are in the works for two Air National Guard units deployed to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. The Connecticut ANG has transitioned from the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the C-21 Cougar to the C-130H Hercules, which it is

  • Developmental special duties broaden experience

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force has identified 1,175 positions across 10 developmental special duties, or DSDs, for spring 2017.  Identified as developmental due to their unique leadership roles and the responsibility to mentor and mold young Airmen, the 10 duties are: Career

  • Innovation enhances safety, leads to international recognition

    Air traffic control is serious business. Every day thousands of flights take off and land all across the United States. Dedicated professionals known as air traffic controllers are responsible for monitoring every flight and coordinating with aircrews and people on the ground.

  • Airmen train, advise, assist Iraqi AF on C-130J

    Airmen of the 370th and 770th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons play an important role in assisting the Iraqi military by sending critical cargo and forces downrange to support the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. These Airmen are responsible for advising and assisting the Iraqi air

  • Mobility Airmen support Peru relief mission

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- At the request of the Government of Peru, two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, flew to Lima, Peru, April 4, to support ongoing U.S. disaster assistance to communities devastated by floods resulting from torrential

  • AMC, Industry partner to enhance virtual training

    Canadian Aviation Electronics USA, the primary contractor for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew training system, recently received authorization to operate on the Air Force’s Distributed Training Center Network.This means the KC-135 Stratotanker simulators will be connected to other mobility Air Force

  • Patriot Delta exercise prepares aeromedical evacuation units for deployment

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  -- The 349th Air Mobility Wing hosted an aeromedical evacuation training exercise, Patriot Delta, on March 24 to 26 here.“We did the whole ground operations as well as flying for patient movement on a C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III,”

  • 618th AOC celebrates 25 years of command and control

    Established April 1, 1992, the 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) celebrates 25 years of enabling aerial and ground operations worldwide through the command and control of airlift and aerial refueling assets. A quarter-century ago Air Force leadership sought to simplify the