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  • New active duty squadron joins ranks with Reserve C-130 wing

    A second flying squadron joined the Colorado Springs-based 302nd Airlift Wing here Oct. 3, bringing approximately 180 aircrew and maintainers to Colorado and kicking off the Air Force's newest active association between the Air Force Reserve and its active duty counterpart. The activation of the new

  • Soldiers discuss Air Force support as eighth OEF anniversary passes

    In the eight years since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom on Oct. 7, 2001, service members from all of the U.S. Armed Forces have had a part in making the operation a continuing success. In 2009, the Air Force is one of those partners working ever closer with its joint and coalition allies in

  • Fuel efficiency among top priorities in AMC's energy conservation

    Imagine your frustration when the price of gas goes up 50 cents and it adds $12.50 to the cost of filling up your 25-gallon tank. Now imagine adding $25,575 to the cost of filling the tank of a C-5 Galaxy that holds 51,150 gallons. The Air Force is the Department of Defense's largest consumer of

  • As last KC-135E retires, focus shifts to KC-X

    One of the last of the KC-135E Stratotankers to retire made its final flight to Sheppard AFB, Texas, on Sept. 28. After more than 50 years of service, tail number 56-1503 will be relegated to a life as one of several planes at Sheppard used for aircraft maintenance training. In the case of the

  • Scott AFB to host AMC Icon's finals competition

    Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals at the Scott Club on Oct. 22 from 6:30-9 p.m. with the event featuring a special performance by AMC's own Air Force Band of Mid America. As an added feature, the command finals will be broadcast to AMC installations planning an Icon viewing party.

  • Commander inaugurates first tri-service base

    The 87th Air Base Wing commander kicked off her first commander's call as she assumed the role of commander, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to celebrate the inauguration of the nation's only tri-base military installation on Oct. 2. Dignitaries including Congressmen, local politicians, military

  • Giants of airpower celebrate at McChord

    Sixty-two years of airpower excellence -- past, present and future, connected more than 600 Airmen, family members and community leaders as they gathered here Sept. 26 to celebrate the 62nd Air Force birthday with guest of honor, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz.Following a powerful

  • Communications present no 'show-stoppers' in joint-base endeavor

    Personnel from the 87th Communications Squadron finished preparing 300 computers here Sept. 18 to be installed at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in support of the joint-base endeavor. Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base and NAES Lakehurst are all combining support services in accordance with a

  • Grand Forks Airmen help WWII vets see well deserved memorial

    Fifty Grand Forks Air Force Base Airmen volunteered to help out with the Northern Valley Honor Flight Sept. 25 at Red River High School in Grand Forks, N.D. More than 100 World War II veterans arrived at the school with family and friends, for the second Northern Valley Honor Flight this year. This

  • AFSO 21: AMC office seeks to solve problems in eight steps

    In life, it can take as many as eight steps to solve a problem. However, according to the Air Force's Smart Operations for the 21st Century program, eight steps to solve any problem is all it should take. "The eight-step process is a more disciplined approach to problem solving," said Col. Mark