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July 1, 2016
C-130 Weapons Instructor Course celebrates 20 years

The C-130 Weapons Instructor Course celebrates its 20-year anniversaryJune 24, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The course, as some say, is aleadership course disguised as a tactics course. Personnel from the 29th Weapons Squadron stationed at LittleRock Air Force Base, traveled to Nellis AFB
July 1, 2016
37th AS lead joint airborne training, keep Airmen mission-ready

The 37th Airlift Squadron carried approximately 300 Airmen from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron as well as a Container Delivery System in a C-130J Super Hercules and successfully dropped them over their destination during a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training exercise June 30, 2016,
June 30, 2016
Former Air Mobility Command senior leaders provide insight during heritage panel

To commemorate Air Mobility Command’s activation 24 years ago in June 1992 and to launch its 25th Anniversary year for 2017, the AMC Office of History is hosting a series of heritage panels during the next two years.The panels focus on different time periods and will have speakers from a variety of
June 30, 2016
New tool provides remote access for aircraft inspections

Charles Buynak, a research engineer from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, recently completed an effort to develop a portable Surgical Nondestructive Evaluation tool. The tool will provide a supplemental field-level aircraft inspection capability for the
June 29, 2016
AFRC celebrates 100 years of air reserve power with C-130 special mission demo

They’ve been among us for a century now. They look like any other American citizen, blending into the crowd, living normal lives and working normal jobs. But these inconspicuous men and women are far from the ordinary, for inside each beats the heart of a wingman, leader and warrior. They are
June 29, 2016
Engineers, technicians support KC-46 tanker testing on the ground

Refueling developmental testing with the KC-46A Pegasus is taking place over 1,000 miles away in the Pacific Northwest, with Edwards Air Force Base, California, supporting with chase aircraft.
June 29, 2016
Aerial refueling enables Coast Guard, Air Force rescue mission in the Atlantic

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The 618th Air Operations Center coordinated a short-notice air refueling mission to aid in lifesaving operations after a Taiwanese fishing vessel caught fire approximately 500 miles southeast of Bermuda, June 22, 2016. Crew members of the Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel
June 28, 2016
Airmen, Soldiers train to rapidly infiltrate enemy territory

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen and Soldiers successfully transported and simulated firing two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems in a rapid infiltration HI-RAIN exercise June 22, at Moses Lake, Washington. The purpose of the exercise called “Thunder Rain” is to help both branches become
June 28, 2016
Airmen help thousands, enhance skills in Guatemala

Seven Airmen assigned to the 22nd Medical Group recently participated in medical readiness training in La Blanca, Guatemala, May 23-June 2, providing healthcare to approximately 8,500 people.The Airmen worked with other Department of Defense personnel, as well as Reserve Officer Training Corps
June 28, 2016
Students lead large-scale joint forcible entry exercise

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Sixteen Mobility Airmen attending the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, participated in a joint forcible entry exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range June 18, 2016.The exercise, known as JFE Vul, is a large-scale air mobility