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  • MXG consolidation saves time, money, manpower

    The 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic systems back shop was consolidated with the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulic shop March 1, to help create more efficient hydraulic repairs and in-turn, reduce the overall manning required.The 92nd Maintenance Group consolidated their two separate

  • Agility, Flexibility: 521st AMOW on Turkey departure

    The Department of State and Secretary of Defense approved the ordered departure of dependents from bases across Turkey. Yet, even before the flow of families arrived at Ramstein, a fleet of Airmen from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing were getting ready to make their transition as fluid as

  • Cargo can change lives

    Copy, KC-10 coming down in 10 mike. Get a K loader, crew and stairs to it. Forty cargo pallets, to final down range."Wait what cargo? Where is it going? Why is it important?", are just a few of the questions an onlooker may ask themselves as thousands of pounds of cargo is moved everyday by the

  • Recycling provides substantial return on investment

    Team Fairchild accomplished the task of recycling or reusing approximately 1,000 tons of material during the 2015 calendar year. Noticeable items around the base that fall under that categorization are cardboard, plastics, wood pallets, aluminum cans, paper products and several other items.Recycled

  • Families ordered to leave Turkey arriving in US

    Military dependents and pets began arriving at Baltimore Washington International Airport, Maryland, March 31 following an ordered departure of Defense Department dependents due to security concerns in some areas of Turkey.Dependents arriving at BWI were flown on Air Mobility Command's C-17

  • AMC shines at the 2016 international air show

    During the 2016 FIDAE Air and Space Trade Show, several Airmen from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., teamed up with members from the Air Mobility Command to participate in a subject matter expert exchange with the Chilean air force on the use of the Transport Isolation

  • Pease Airmen shaping the future of refueling

    Master Sgt. Steven Warren recently completed a rotation to Boeing near Seattle, as part of the U.S. Air Force's Tech Order Certification and Verification Team, for the KC-46 Pegasus.Boeing is writing the technical orders for the new KC-46 weapon system. Warren, along with Master Sgts. Joel LaRose,

  • C-17 Drag Reduction testing aims at saving fuel

    From testing synthetic biofuels to "vortex surfing," Edwards AFB is on the forefront of finding new ways to cut fuel costs for the Air Force.The latest venture is currently underway at the 418th Flight Test Squadron where a test team of Air Force and Boeing personnel has just completed the first

  • First families arrive at Ramstein from Turkey

    The first group of families arrived at Ramstein Air Base at approximately 3 p.m. March 31 after the State Department and the secretary of defense approved the ordered departure of dependents of service members and Defense Department civilian personnel currently stationed in Adana, Izmir, and Mugla,

  • Crosstalks aimed at improving KC-135 service

    Experts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the Air Force Reserve, National Guard Bureau and the Legacy Tanker Division conducted a customer support visit here and at two other bases March 14-18 to listen to unit concerns regarding KC-135 Stratotanker support and logistics.The team,