Mobility Airmen enable Network Integration exercise

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army began the Network Integration Exercise 16.1 on Sept. 25 in the White Sands Missile range, New Mexico.The purpose of the exercise was to modernize the Army's tactical communication network. The NIE spanned the globe with 14 international allied players. All

344th ARS Airman wins 'Dutch' Huyser Award

A McConnell Airman recently won the 2015 Air Mobility Command General "Dutch" Huyser Boom Operator Award.The award is named after Gen. Robert "Dutch" Huyser, a former aircraft commander who served in the Vietnam War and flew more than 9,000 hours in multiple aircraft during his military career.Staff

Snapshot: Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Edwards, JBLM combine efforts for KC-46 first flight, future test support

On Sept. 25, 2015, the U.S. Air Force, Boeing and aviation enthusiasts witnessed an important milestone with the first flight of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to Boeing Field in Seattle.What most didn't witness is what led up to this milestone, which involved a

Airmen enable largest CR exercise in AF history, Cerberus Strike

Contingency response Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Group recently planned, directed and executed the largest self-contained contingency response exercise in Air Force history from Sept. 8-19.Approximately 150 Airmen from the 821st CRG at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., subordinate unit

Fairchild pilots "The Family Check-Up" program

Team Fairchild, along with nine other Air Force bases, is piloting new parenting programs: the Family Check-Up and Everyday Parenting Programs.The Air Force is partnering with Arizona and Pittsburgh State Universities to bring these programs to Airmen. It will assist them with evaluating solutions,

Grand Forks AFB DRP wins 25th Annual SECDEF Community Drug Awareness Award

The Grand Forks AFB Demand Reduction Program operated by the 319th Medical Group here was recently named the winner of the 25th Annual Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award.The award recognizes the best anti-drug program operated on a military installation for that year. Factors that

Dental Squadron innovates

The 375th Dental Squadron has been finding new ways to improve their processes and the numbers are showing it.They're No. 1 in Air Mobility Command for the past six months and No. 4 Air Force-wide for their high Class I rate. Class I is when a patient is deployment ready and no further treatment is

All gave some, some gave all

The call came over the radio. An improvised explosive device detonated near a vehicle with U.S. Service members on a mission near Baghdad, Iraq. The squad needed a medical evacuation immediately."When they got back to the base and he was put in a body bag, we carried him inside, waited for the other

Operation Cyber Shooter: cyber sleuths protect valuable PII

A man enters an office and walks right up to an individual on a computer. He holds a gun to the victim's head and demands their personal information and records.The victim gives it to him without a fight, and the criminal leaves with all the data. This happens every single day to individuals, except