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  • Travis C-5M delivers SBIRS GEO Flight 3 satellite

    A C-5M Super Galaxy assisted in the completion of a major milestone for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems program, successfully delivering a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite Flight 3 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Aug. 2.

  • McChord team summits Mount Rainier

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Two Air Force friends recently took on the impossible and summited Mount Rainier as part of the U.S. Air Force 50 Summits Challenge. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Terry Oshiem and Master Sgt. Kim Brewer reached the summit of the mountain July 23, along with a team of

  • Aerial Port launches AMC evaluation program

    The Air Force places a premium on safety, adherence to guidelines and compliance with regulations.A new Air Mobility Command initiative aims to improve an existing Aerial Port evaluation program by aligning it with the Air Force Inspection System standards and terminology.The 436th Aerial Port

  • Tankers enable long-range bomber capability during Polar Roar

    Mobility Airmen play a vital role in deterrence and stand ready to operate in support of global operations at a moment’s notice.Air Mobility Command Airmen, 15 KC-135 Stratotankers and 10 KC-10 Extenders enabled Air Force Global Strike Command B-52s and B-2s to sustain air operations for more than

  • Reservists, C-130s depart to assist aerial firefighting efforts

    An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed here today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S.   The Reserve wing received the request for assistance for one MAFFS-equipped C-130 and crew from the National

  • Joint Base MDL refuels Minot B-52s in Polar Roar

    Airmen with the 305th Air Mobility Wing here took part in a strategic bomber assurance and deterrence operation that involved multiple NATO allies and partners called Polar Roar on Aug. 31. Four KC-10 Extenders from here refueled three B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota,

  • McConnell KC-135s refuel B-52s in Polar Roar

    Responding to the nation’s call, four McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews refueled two B-52 Stratofortresses over Minnesota and Canada July 31, 2016, as part of operation Polar Roar.Tanker support for these bomber training missions help demonstrate our ability to support U.S. Strategic Command’s

  • New commander at Expeditionary Center

    The guidon of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center passed to its newest commander in a ceremony here Aug. 2. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence brings 30 years of experience to the position as he takes over for Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin.