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  • USAF uses first drone for C-17 post flight inspection

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- WThe 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force used a quadcopter to conduct a maintenance inspection of the exterior of a C-17 Globemaster III on loan from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, here March 6. It was the first time the ET CTF flew an

  • Mobility Airmen oversee movement of presidential artifacts

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- With every inauguration of a new American President, a key but generally unnoticed part of the presidential transition of power process is the movement of the outgoing president’s paper, records and artifacts.  This critical role is part of the Air Force District of

  • Scott hosts first jump on new drop zone

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Air Force Base hosted its first airdrop on a new drop zone here March 1. Eight Airmen from Scott and Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, jumped from an Air National Guard C-130H assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron St. Joseph, Missouri. This jump provided currency and

  • Nine mobility Airmen selected for RPA pilot training

    The inaugural Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Selection Board has chosen 30 enlisted Airmen to fill fiscal year 2017/2018 training slots as a part of the deliberate approach to enhance the Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission.

  • Mobility Airmen support airborne exercise at Fort Bragg

    POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. -- Team McChord Airmen along with Airmen throughout Air Mobility Command units recently participated in the Battalion Mass Tactical Week exercise here Feb. 27 through March 2.   More than 100 Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Dyess Air Force Base, Texas;

  • USAF KC-135 completes first refueling mission with Romanian F-16

    The U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force made their first air refueling contact Feb. 28, 2017, over Romania. With the help of the U.S. Air Force 100th Air Refueling Wing and one of their KC-135 Stratotankers, the RoAF became certified to refuel from all U.S. KC-135s, strengthening their

  • Yokota welcomes PACAF’s first C-130J Super Hercules

    Yokota Air Base, Japan -- Team Yokota welcomed the first of 14 C-130J Super Hercules being assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing and Pacific Air Forces during an arrival ceremony here March 6, 2017. The new aircraft will eventually replace the unit’s existing C-130H fleet, which has been in service for

  • Supporting the fight and breaking records

    SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Air National Guardsmen from the 120th and 182nd Airlift Wings departed for home this week following a four-month deployment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.During their deployment, the Airmen were assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen where they