U.S., Turkish KC-135 units fly together for the first time

To better understand how each nation completes the vital air refueling mission, the U.S. Air Force and the Turkish air force flew KC-135 Stratotankers together in formation for the first time in their histories, March 8, over the Nevada Test and Training Range northeast of Nellis Air Force Base,

New software provides 360-degree view of flightline

Like any good neighbor, the Robins Maintenance Operations Center is there for you.It's an around-the-clock operation that never rests. That's because maintenance work on the flightline continues no matter what time it is.And helping to support that effort behind-the-scenes is a group of former

Mobility aircrew enables President's Cuba visit

President Barack Obama touched down in Cuba on the iconic "Air Force One" March 20, becoming the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years.While world leaders and citizens tuned into national news broadcasts of the visit, the men and women of the 89th Airlift Wing continued their

Air Force, Army, DLA conducts triannual JTF-PO training

With simulated terror cells operating in the area, Airmen and Soldiers dawn their interceptor body armor and place their M16 rifles at the low-ready position as they exit the bus at the fictitious country Sangala, in preparation for Exercise Turbo Distribution 16-02.What is now a runway surrounded

Airmen demonstrate personnel recovery during Red Flag 16-2

AMC's comm warriors are lead in technology innovation

Outlook 10, Lexmark printers, computer software these are all programs that work because of a section of personnel who prefer to work behind the scenes and put the customer first.Air Mobility Command's Communication Directorate, A6, leads the way for innovation and creating benchmarks within the Air

'Appointment Plus' connects Airmen and families with helping agencies

Scott Air Force Base servicemembers, their families, and civilians now have a new Web-based tool called "Appointment Plus" to help connect them with classes and workshops offered by various helping agencies.Appointment Plus is a commercially-accessible Web site that allows users to sign up for

AMC commander, command chief visit 521st AMOW

Gen. Carlton D. Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, AMC command chief, visited Airmen from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing March 9 through 10.The visit gave Everhart and Frey a chance to see how 521st AMOW Airmen expedite the Air Force's global reach

Airmen exchange medical ideas with El Salvador

Two medical technicians from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, joined members from 12th Air Force and the New Hampshire Air National Guard on a one-week medical subject matter expert exchange to El Salvador from March 7-11.For Staff Sgt. Karina Cortes and Senior Airman Jacob Radford, 628th

New York ANG Wing wraps up Antarctic support mission

The 109th Airlift Wing recently completed its 28th season supporting the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze, the U.S. military's logistical support of the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic program, by transporting people and cargo to various locations