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  • Pope Airman wins Sijan award

    A Pope Airman has been awarded the 2007 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award for distinguished leadership. Capt. Stewart Parker, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, was named the junior officer category winner for the coveted award. Captain Parker led a team of combat controllers into combat in Iraq

  • Emergency airdrop rescues stranded ship

    Teamwork, flexibility and airpower were used to deliver critical repair parts to a stranded British fishing vessel, the Argos Georgia, and its 25-person crew Jan. 4. The vessel had lost all main power and been frozen in the ice flow off the Ross Ice Shelf since Christmas Eve, New Zealand time.

  • C-17 uses synthetic fuel blend on transcontinental flight

    12/18/2007 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- The Air Force marked the 104th anniversary of powered flight Dec. 17 by completing the first transcontinental flight of an aircraft using a blend of regular aviation and synthetic fuel. A C-17 Globemaster III using the synthetic fuel blend lifted off

  • Senior Airman jumps 'blue to green'

    In the new year Charleston AFB will send one of its own to the Army as the first Airman ever to become a member of the U.S. Army's Parachute Team, the Golden Knights. Senior Airman Michael LaRoche, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems maintainer with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Dover Airmen awarded combat medals

    Two Dover Airmen received the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a historic ceremony here, Nov. 15. Staff Sgt. Michael Grooms, 436th Security Forces Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Huey Harris III, 436th Services Squadron, distinguished themselves in combat and were Dover's first Airmen presented with the

  • Bright Star brings together coalition forces and Charleston C-17s

    Sixty Team Charleston Airmen recently participated in the oldest training exercise in the United States Central Command's Area of Responsibility aboard three Charleston C-17s. Bright Star 07, hosted by Egypt in cooperation with USCENTCOM and U.S. Army Central, was held in Cairo from Nov. 3 -19

  • Mobility commander gives thanks for mobility warriors

    Our nation has much to be thankful for when it pauses Thursday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. As my wife, Chris, and I reflect on our long list of blessings, we are especially thankful for you and your families - the men and women of Air Mobility Command. You make a difference in people's

  • Travis Airman awarded William P. Parenteau Memorial Award

    A captain from the 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron has been selected as the William A. Parenteau Memorial Award recipient for 2007. Capt. Jefferson DeBerry was presented the award during a ceremony in Washington D.C., Oct. 30. The award is given by the Air Traffic Control Association to an

  • Travis firefighters become four-time world champions

    Under the lights of the original Las Vegas strip, Travis firefighters captured a fourth consecutive Scott World Firefighter Combat Challenge here. In a time of 4 minutes, 37.89 seconds, the Travis team earned the right to keep their trophy another year. "It was amazing to win the most coveted,

  • Operation Maggie Migration: mission of mammoth proportions

    Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and Travis AFB, Calif., took part in the transport of an unusual traveler Nov. 1 -- possibly their largest airlift passenger ever. Maggie the elephant arrived at Travis for a quick stop before being transported to her final destination at the Performing Animal Welfare Society,