Rucking to remember the 'Chosin Few'

On Nov. 27, 1950, approximately 20,000 allied troops consisting of U.S. Marines and United Nations troops were encircled and attacked by more than 120,000 Chinese combat forces in North Korea. For 19 days, a bloody battle ensued in subzero conditions that claimed the lives of 15,000 allied forces

Exercise Alamo Shield provides life-saving training

Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing conducted an eight-day training exercise to hone their skills and prepare in case they are called into action in a deployed environment.Alamo Sheild, held here and Camp Bullis Training Annex Feb. 22-29 is a comprehensive training exercise designed to deploy and

Mobility Airmen support resupply mission to Africa

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7th Mission Support Command conducted joint partnered movement control operations with French Air Force members and U.S. Air Force personnel in support of United States Africa Command's Operation Echo Casemate resupply mission to Bangui, the capital of the Central

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HQ AMC staff award winners motivated to improve mission, help others

The Air Mobility Command headquarters staff honored its 2015 annual award winners during a ceremony Feb. 19 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Each of the nine recipients was honored for excelling in their primary duties and self-improvement. Their contributions across the AMC enterprise, ranging from

Fairchild Airman named Red Cross Hometown Hero

Master Sgt. Stephanie Horn, 92nd Medical Group health services manager, was recognized by the American Red Cross Association Feb. 26, by being named an American Red Cross Hometown Hero for her lifesaving actions in January 2015 in Spokane, Washington.In early 2015, Horn was with her husband and two

Mobility Airmen aid Australian Antarctic researchers

New York Air National Guard Airmen who fly the only ski-equipped aircraft in the American military gave a lift to 35 Australian Antarctic researchers heading back home on Saturday, Feb. 27.Eight members of the 109th Airlift Wing flew one of six LC-130s, which have been based at McMurdo Station, the

Team Dover supports AFMAO

This story is the first in a seven-part series highlighting the support provided to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations by the 436th Airlift Wing and other Team Dover mission partners.It was a cold January night, and a C-17A Globemaster III had just landed after making its journey across the

Media flight tops off Thunderbirds

Projecting airpower around the world is only possible with the aid of aerial refueling. That capability recently had a sky-high date with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.On Feb. 19, 2016, a KC-135 Stratotanker crew from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida flew out to New Mexico to rendezvous with the

McChord Maintenance Response Team: Ready at a moment's 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, California, Feb. 16.A four-person Maintenance