C-130 tactical expertise starts at Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Throughout the Air Force, Airmen depend on each other toensure the mission is completed. Just as pilots depend on an array of careerfield specialists to guarantee an aircraft is mission-ready, weaponsundergraduate pilots in the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course

AMC commander: Mobility Airmen are the ultimate wingmen

Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, AMC commander, highlighted AMC’s purpose in joint operations through five recent examples of headline-making global mobility missions.

Fairchild proactively pursuing environmental stewardship through Air Force initiative

The Air Force is taking proactive measures to reduce the risk of mission-related PFOS/PFOA contamination to installation and nearby communities’ drinking water sources by working to eliminate the use of PFOS-containing AFFF, and is also testing groundwater at a variety of locations to determine if

Pope Air Force unit lynchpin to Global Response Force mission

Pope AAF is the second busiest en-route location in the Air Force and the launching point of the 82nd ABN, America’s Global Response Force. When called up, the base must be able to receive aircraft, then load and deploy Soldiers and their equipment in a very short time with little notice.

Aeromedical test lab certifies equipment for aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Transporting sick and injured military members and dependents by air from areas lacking certain medical requirements is an important part of the Air Force mission. Often serving as mobile hospitals these aircraft travel with teams of medical professionals who

From flightline to frontline: 386 ELRS manages process for moving munitions

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Aerial porters can often appear to be flightline fortune tellers. They can gauge the intensity of ongoing war efforts through the amount and types of items that come across their cargo yard, everything from vehicles to missiles. As the battle against the Islamic State of

Feeding the hungry with humanitarian aid

Over 130,000 pounds of humanitarian aid was airlifted to relief organizations in Central American and Caribbean nations by the 315th Airlift Wing, Feb. 5, during a training mission that carried cargo as part of the Denton humanitarian program. The cargo, which mainly consisted of food, was donated

Defenders fortify skills with new virtual training system

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- What does it mean to be a defender? It means having the courage to put others safety before their own, being uncertain of the outcome but choosing to stand up and fight regardless. That is why Security Forces Airmen are known as defenders.It is the 22nd Security

Little Rock Airmen test first C-130J with Block 8.1 upgrades

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Airmen conducted a training flight using the first C-130J with a Block 8.1 upgrade at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 3, 2017.  The Block 8.1 upgrade enhances GPS capabilities, communications systems, updated friend-or-foe identification and allows the

McConnell KC-135 refuels Thunderbirds