Scott Air Ops Center’s routing initiative could save millions

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Miranda Balentine, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, is excited about Airman-powered innovation and believes one significant way forward in reducing the Air Force’s aviation energy demands is through the ingenuity of

Aerial port transports doanted truck to Guatemala

Airmen from the 70th Aerial Port Squadron and a C-17 Globemaster II flight crew from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, teamed up to help get a second donated fire truck to a city in Guatemala on July 17.The city of Coral Gables, Florida, donated two fire trucks to their sister city, La Antigua,

Reservists keep aircraft flying in huge Pacific exercise

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- One of the few common threads interwoven between the 26 nations and more than 200 aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise is the need for fuel -- and a lot of it.This is where citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at

New mobile system boosts network capabilities at Fairchild

Technicians at the 92nd Communications Squadron Network Infrastructure shop here have developed a way to rapidly introduce network capabilities to customers who need network access quickly.

Mobility Airmen remain committed to Army's airborne mission

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command aircrews participated in the 82nd Airborne Division’s Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina July 11-15, 2016.The joint readiness exercise, also referred to as MASS TAC, illustrated the Mobility Air Force’s ongoing commitment to

KC-46 completes required flight tests

The successful A-10 mission was the last of six in-flight refueling demonstrations required before the tanker program can request approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, to award production Lots 1 and 2, totaling 19 KC-46A aircraft.

Yokota receives last C-130H loadmaster

The 374th Airlift Wing is the last active duty wing in theAir Force to operate the reliable and versatile work horse of airlift: theC-130 Hercules. Recently, the 374 AW received the U.S. Air Force’s lastactive duty loadmaster trained on the C-130H; Airman 1st ClassStephen Clark, 36th Airlift

Restored B-29 Superfortress flies for first time in 60 years

One-by-one, the four propeller engines start up. Thump, thump, thump. Clouds of snow white smoke blow out of the vents on each engine. Thump, thump, thump. The propellers spin; becoming a blur of motion. Thump, thump, thump. The B-29 Superfortress, also known as Doc, speeds down McConnell’s runway.

KC-135 refuels RCAF CF-18 during Rim of the Pacific exercise

The High Life: Flight attendants serve our nation’s leaders

The highly polished wood surfaces, soft reclining leather seats and large bright windows lining the C-37 Gulfstream are indicative of its distinguished passengers and the class of the professionals serving them. The 76th Airlift Squadron flight attendants are among the few selected across the Air