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  • Retired Col. Earl Young, 18th AF pioneer, passes away at 102

    Retired Air Force Col. Earl B. Young, 18th Air Force's first commander, passed away Dec. 5 at the age of 102.Young served as the 18th Air Force commander when the Numbered Air Force first activated in 1951."It is a sad day for the 18th Air Force family," said Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18th AF commander.

  • AMC hosts wing commanders at fall Phoenix Rally

    More than 100 Mobility Air Force active duty, Guard and Reserve wing commanders and command chiefs will gather here Dec. 1-3 for Air Mobility Command's fall Phoenix Rally -- a three-day, focused look at command priorities, roles and missions."This event gives Total Force leaders who enable the

  • AMC C-17 facilitates airdrop for Missile Defense Agency test

    Over the summer, the Air Force Test Center sent a C-17 with air and maintenance crews from Edwards to Hawaii, but it was no vacation. The crews worked 24-hour shifts for several months to support a Missile Defense Agency test of the Ballistic Missile Defense System over the western Pacific

  • New cyber mission activated at Scott AFB

    The 688th Cyberspace Wing activated a new group and two squadrons Dec. 1, 2015, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and three additional squadrons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Dec. 3, 2015.Col. Michelle Hayworth, 688th Cyberspace Wing commander, presided over the group activation, and Col.

  • McConnell refueling group to gain wing status

    The Air Force will redesignate the 931st Air Refueling Group as a wing in an official ceremony in early 2016.The newly designated 931st Air Refueling Wing will grow by nearly 400 personnel to meet the needs of the wing.The wing designation will also establish the 931st Operations Group, the 931st

  • Crisis Battle Staff responds to disasters, war

    Running the Air Force's global mobility enterprise day-to-day is a huge undertaking to begin with, so when a crisis strikes that requires a large mobility effort, Air Mobility Command and 18th Air Force need a tool that lets them focus on that crisis.The Crisis Battle Staff is a collection of

  • ISO dock keeps C-5 fleet in check

    The 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal (ISO) Maintenance Dock helps keep the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory, the C-5 Galaxy, in the air to deliver cargo, combat equipment and humanitarian relief supplies to anywhere in the world whenever called upon.In an effort to maximize the

  • Joint Base Charleston Airmen receive 4 AF Aircrew Excellence Award

    A Team Charleston Aircrew, received the Fourth Air Force Aircrew Excellence Award Nov. 19 here for their efforts while executing an airlift mission to Central African Republic Sept. 25, 2015.As a part of Operation Echo Casemate, the aircrew of REACH 356 braved poor weather conditions, fuel system

  • Mobility Airmen facilitate Operation Toy Drop

    It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...Chutes instead of snowTake a look at the sky again, they're jumping against the wind...Giving gifts, descending to below!Olive drab colored parachutes tinted the early morning sunrays on Sicily Drop Zone Friday at Fort Bragg, N.C. during the 18th Annual

  • McConnell's neighbors imperative to Airmen safety, base mission

    Thousands of people from numerous units on base keep KC-135 Stratotankers in the air every day, but landowners around the base play just as vital of a role.The landowner program was established in 2007, develops and fosters strong relationships with local property owners surrounding the base to