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  • Canine handlers build confidence in Phoenix Warrior course

    In the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., two new military working dog, or MWD, handlers are "building a stronger sense of confidence" during their training here Feb. 17 to March 6. The confidence, they say, to enable them to work

  • McConnell loses 'one of its finest'

    McConnell Air Force Base lost one of its finest officers this week.Col. Michael V. Krueger, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, passed away March 3.  The colonel served the wing honorably and with great distinction since May 2008."He was an outstanding officer, but it goes deeper than that, it's

  • Commanders assume leadership of two McGuire wings

    In an assumption of command ceremony highlighted by the consolidation of McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, Col. Gina Grosso became commander of the newly established 87th Air Base Wing and Col. Scott Smith took the reins of leadership of the 305th Air

  • AMC aeromedical evac missions bring Total Force partners together

    In the Air Force today, the phrase "Total Force," the multi-component of active-duty, Reserves, and Guard forces in the military, is a way of life for many Airmen. In the Air Mobility Command aeromedical evacuation community, every day entails a combination of Total Force AMC assets and

  • The 1930s: A lag, but not the end of aerial refueling

    Editor's note: This is the third article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force tours Expeditionary Center

    "Can I scream?" asks Technical Sgt. Angenette Caballero, her bright smile negating any of the frenzy her question implies. Sergeant Caballero is 29 days into her new job as executive assistant to the command chief of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, and she is organizing her first big event:

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits McGuire

    By anyone's forecast, it's been a good year so far for Senior Airman Brian Buhrer. At the end of January, he won Airman of the Year for the 305th Air Mobility Wing, a tribute in part to the Airman Buhrer's outstanding work ethic, his supervisor said.On Feb. 10, another bonus came when he received

  • Air refueling development lags

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history. After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings of the

  • Joint basing efforts underway at three AMC bases

    Three Air Mobility Command bases are in the process of merging with two Army posts and a Naval Air Station as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission which identified that these military facilities could be combined to streamline operational efficiency and save tax-payer's