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  • Green Flag Little Rock 16-02

    Green Flag Little Rock is not traditional training; it provides a complex classroom that uses worst-case scenarios to teach tactics and hone reaction skills for Combat Airlifters.The 34th Combat Training Squadron is responsible for equipping Combat Airlifters with the skills needed for downrange

  • Mobility airmen, nations gather exercise Gunfighter Flag

    Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, recently participated alongside other Airmen from various bases, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the Singapore air force, in the week-long total-force exercise Gunfighter Flag.The joint advanced combat operations training exercise took place from Nov.

  • Scott AFB joins community in developing cyber specialists

    Under the direction of the Air Force's community partnering program, Scott's Cyber Airmen have joined forces with other cyber experts in the region to participate in the newly formed Midwest Cyber Center of Excellence.Base officials will work with the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois,

  • Veteran's Day message to Mobility Airmen

    Mobility Airmen,Please let me take a moment of your time to thank you for your service, dedication, and commitment; I am humbled and in awe of you every day.  Simply put, our nation remains free because of you and the thousands of Airmen and veterans who preceded us.This Veteran's Day, I encourage

  • Still time to donate to CFC this year

    The Combined Federal Campaign is offering a new way for individuals to donate to their charity of choice.This year's CFC, which began Oct. 5, allows donors to search for charities and make contributions electronically via myPay. The shift towards e-giving via myPay allows the CFC to decrease the

  • 18th Air Force supports largest NATO exercise in 20 years

    Multiple 18th Air Force units worked together to perform a personnel drop of more than 500 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers in support of Exercise Ultimate Reach, Nov. 2 - 7, a subsection of NATO's largest exercise in 20 years, Exercise Trident Juncture.Ultimate Reach is an annual U.S.

  • Linking continents through refueling

    Eight KC-10 Extenders, including two from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, took off to refuel seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs over the Atlantic Ocean as they began their participation in Exercise Trident Juncture Nov. 3, 2015.Exercise Trident Juncture includes 36,000 personnel from more than 30 nations

  • Spain-Bound Charleston loadmaster has emotional ties to Ultimate Reach 16-1

    Crossing the Atlantic Ocean to take part in a multi-national exercise takes most Joint Base Charleston Airmen far from home, but for one 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, it took him closer to home and heart.Staff Sgt. Jonathan Akers is a dual citizen of the United States and Spain and was hand

  • Airmen receive mentorship lesson, get inspired at A/TA 15

    A sea of blue filled the Orlando World Center Marriot, Florida. No, the resort was not filled with water, but with more than 1,500 U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the globe.Airmen from a wide range of specialties attended Oct. 29 through Nov. 1, to learn about this year's theme, 'Mobility Airmen's

  • AMC plays key role Exercise Trident Juncture/Ultimate Reach

    This exercise not only demonstrates Air Mobility Command's partnership with the Army, but with NATO allies in Europe.  As the air component of U.S. Transportation Command, 18th Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) works with sister services and allies to provide airlift, aerial refueling and