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  • Operation Cyber Shooter: cyber sleuths protect valuable PII

    A man enters an office and walks right up to an individual on a computer. He holds a gun to the victim's head and demands their personal information and records.The victim gives it to him without a fight, and the criminal leaves with all the data. This happens every single day to individuals, except

  • 75 Years of Pelican Pride

    "Once a Pelican, always a Pelican," said Lt. Col. Matthew Husemann, 9th Airlift Squadron commander.The 9th AS celebrated its 75th Anniversary with various events and reunions Sept. 25-26, 2015, at Dover AFB, Delaware."The Proud Pelicans have been built by 75 years of tradition from the leaders that

  • Team McChord boosts capabilities of USAP

    The 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings are opening new doors for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program with the use of night vision capabilities.In June of this year, the first scheduled winter flight in 50 years proved successful when a C-17 successfully touched down at Pegasus

  • Mobility Airmen recover radiological material from Mexico

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command, in close partnership with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration recently executed a C-17 Globemaster III mission to repatriate three Husman irradiators containing radioactive material from Mexico to the United States for final

  • C-17 squadrons employ new deployment construct

    Throughout the last 10 years, the C-17 community has seen many changes to its deployment schedule and the pattern continues. The departure of crews from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on July 29, 2015 ushered in a new way to successfully deploy in support of combat operations.Currently, the 816th

  • 43rd AG exercises deployment readiness

    Airmen from the 43rd Airlift Group participated in an operational readiness exercise here Aug. 3-4 testing their ability to deploy personnel and equipment worldwide on short-notice.The deployment exercise was initiated by Col. Kenneth Moss, 43rd AG commander, with a recall of personnel and a

  • HQ AMC receives Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command recently received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award by the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council Awards and Decorations Branch, for the period of Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2013.Significant contributions leading to the award include Mobility Airmen

  • 9th Air Refueling Squadron recognized as best in Air Force

    The 9th Air Refueling Squadron was recognized July 18 as the "Top Air Refueling Section in the Air Force" after being presented the Albert L. Evans award during the 36th annual Boom Symposium at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.Refueling squadrons across all major commands and refueling platforms

  • AFSO helps McConnell streamline medical processes for patient care

    Members of the 22nd Medical Group recently conducted an Air Force Smart Operations event to improve the process for managing profiles system for Airmen with injuries.Various agencies came together to prepare for the Air Force Medical Home program, a new process the Air Force is about to switch to,

  • Make the right choices for summer safety

    So far we've had a great start to our Critical Days of Summer campaign, with zero fatalities. With your help, we'll stay that way.As we continue to enjoy the sun over the Independence Day weekend, let's continue to help each other meet the intent of our campaign slogan and "make the right