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  • KC-46 demonstrates refueling of AV-8B Harrier II

    A U.S. Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard the KC-46 Pegasus tanker successfully refueled a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II in flight March 1. It took place in the skies over Washington state.The air refueling used the KC-46's hose and drogue system.The KC-46 will refuel aircraft using both its

  • New aircrew masks tested at Dover

    A Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Program team partnered with the 436th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment section to conduct comfort and endurance wear trials and developmental tests for the XM69 Aircrew Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense system at Dover

  • AMC airpower comes together in mobility exercise

    Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, 87th Air Base Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing and 514th Air Mobility Wing touched down in Gulfport, Mississippi March 5, 2016 as part of the operational readiness exercise Crisis Response 03-16.The week-long ORE marks the first time the four wings have

  • SECDEF visits Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    On a two-day trip to the Pacific Northwest, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter took a day to visit with the service members of the Puget Sound at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 4.The secretary started his day by touring a C-17 Globemaster III, a 22nd Special Tactics Squadron and 1st Air

  • McChord C-17 puts flares to the test

    A 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircrew found itself away from the rainy climate of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington and in the sunshine of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida while participating in an Air Mobility Command flare effectiveness test that started Feb. 29.The C-17 crew, along

  • Scorpion Lens 2016: Combat camera Airmen hone battlefield capabilities

    More than 100 photo and broadcast journalists from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, and the 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, are participating in Scorpion Lens 2016, an ability to survive and operate exercise, Feb. 29 through March 10, 2016 at McCrady

  • Mobility forces takes off during Red Flag 16-2

    Airmen from four different KC-135 Stratotanker locations officially kicked off Red Flag 16-2 exercise as part of the tanker task force, Feb. 29, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.During the exercise, the tanker task force training objective is a total force integration effort among active, guard and

  • Maintenance response team, ready in a moments notice

    An inevitable part of flying any aircraft is that they will need maintenance at some point or another. One particular C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing needed that maintenance, when it broke down at North Island Naval Station, Calif., Feb. 16.A four person Maintenance Recovery

  • Dover's birds fly north to roost at McGuire

    It's about that time of year when countless species of birds begin to migrate north to roost. But up until now, we were only talking about our feathered friends, not heavy airlifters.Team Dover's fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and its support Airmen and equipment have temporarily moved to Joint