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  • Scott captain uses military program to study in Prague

    Capt. Alan Kent, Air Mobility Command headquarters senior intelligence duty officer, has found a way to combine serving his country, earning education benefits and traveling the world. He was selected as an Olmsted Scholar through the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation, which allows him to obtain a

  • History of aerial refueling: Fueling the fighters

    Editor's note: This is the fifth article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.Strategic Air Command entered the 1950s on a roll. It operated a growing fleet of tanker aircraft, and the

  • McGuire boom operator refuels father's plane during 'fini-flight'

    It was listed as a "local" refueling mission, but in truth the mission was very special.On April 9, aboard a KC-10 Extender from McGuire's 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, boom operator Staff Sgt. Ken Essick refueled his father's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or JSTARS, aircraft

  • Dignified transfer ... honorable mission

    Charleston C-17 aircrews are used to transporting cargo to and from the Middle East to support the warfighter; however, on April 7 an aircrew here had the most precious of cargo on board, the remains of a fallen hero.Army Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment in Task

  • Airmen in personal effects office take small items to heart

    Watches, coins, photos, dog tags and necklaces. To many, these are just items carried or worn by military members, even when serving in places like Iraq or Afghanistan. For families of the fallen, these simple items may be cherished keepsakes that serve as reminders of their son or daughter who paid

  • VA answers questions about Post-9/11 GI Bill

    Since Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. military forces have worked overtime to ensure the nation's safety and security. To return the favor, the government is rolling out one of their most comprehensive educational benefits package for servicemembers since the original Servicemen's Readjustment Act of

  • AMC refueling jet supported F-16s used to track stolen Cessna

    Shortly after a stolen Cessna from a Canadian flight school crossed the U.S.-Canada border Monday, F-16 Fighting Falcons supported by a KC-135 Stratotanker were on its trail. The Cessna 172, stolen by its pilot from a flight school in Thunder Bay, Ontario, crossed the U.S. border between 3 and 4

  • Secretary of the Air Force visits Expeditionary Center, McGuire

    Citing the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center as a "critical component of the Air Force's ability to train Airmen," Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley pronounced his first familiarization visit to the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here on March 31 a success."The Air Force mission to

  • 618th TACC celebrates 17 years of global mobility excellence

    When U.S. military and coalition forces need airlift, air refueling or aeromedical evacuation assets anywhere on the globe, there's a good chance the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, who celebrated the 17th anniversary of its activation Wednesday, is involved. The 618th TACC, a 700-person

  • 615th CRW deploys Contingency Response Element to Basra

    Nearly 50 members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing are deployed here in support of coalition and joint operations. The mission of this 615th CRW-Contingency Response Element is to support the transition from British Forces to U.S. responsibility of airfield terminal operations as the British