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  • Tuskegee Airman reminisces on past while touring JB Charleston

    Dr. Eugene Richardson, a Tuskegee Airman, signs a photo of his old unit, 332nd Fighter Group, while stopping for lunch at the Charleston Club during a tour of Joint Base Charleston, April 29, 2016. Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces.

  • AMC Rodeo competition evolves into Mobility Guardian exercise

    Air Mobility Command's first-ever Mobility Guardian readiness exercise is planned for July 30, 2017 to Aug. 12, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The exercise will be one of the most realistic real-world, scenario-driven exercises the command has ever undertaken, said Maj. Gen. Jerry

  • KC-135 crews support KC-46A testing missions

    Sixty-year-old KC-135 Stratotankers from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, recently supported the new KC-46A Pegasus testing and evaluation missions in Washington state.The KC-135s, which currently serve as the backbone of the air refueling fleet, provided refueling support to receiver and chase

  • Murphy's Law can't stop Travis CRG, Cerberus Strike

    As the screaming U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules stood still at the Fort Carson flightline, multiple Airmen scrambled to figure out how they were going to fit a huge trailer into the aircraft.With each millimeter just as important as the next, the trailer was slowly and carefully backed up onto the

  • SecAF visits Fairchild

    The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, visited Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington to obtain a better understanding of daily operations at the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings and 336th Training Group April 27, 2016.During her visit, James observed 336th TRG Survival,

  • Vietnam Vet receives medals 48 years after war

    "It's been quite a day for me," said an emotional retired Army Sergeant Cecil Wade after he received the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal with Valor and a second bronze star device for his Vietnam Service Medal in a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 22, 2016."I even polished

  • Contingency Response Wing supports earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing provided airlift for an eight-member airfield team heading to support earthquake relief efforts in Manta, Ecuador, April 22, 2016. The airfield team is currently working to assess airfield damage and identify necessary repairs following the recent