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NEWS

  • Late night trips to Thule

    Imagine being on top of the world for a year, where sunshine and a grocery store are equally scarce. The only thing you can see outside the walls of the base is an endless wilderness.Thule Air Base, Greenland, is the U.S. Armed Forces' northern-most installation, and serves to provide missile

  • Mobility Airmen recover radiological material from Mexico

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command, in close partnership with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration recently executed a C-17 Globemaster III mission to repatriate three Husman irradiators containing radioactive material from Mexico to the United States for final

  • Pilot chases Olympic dreams

    It's early morning, the sun is bright and warm but the air is still cool. Sitting on the maroon colored track, he slides his bright-red running shoes over his foot, grabbing each lace and begins to tie a knot. After preparation, he begins his workout.Capt. Daniel Castle, 349th Air Refueling Squadron

  • How GPS changed airdrops

    When thinking of the Global Position System or GPS, satellites orbiting the earth may come to mind; but at Dyess, the 317th Airlift Group is using GPS to enhance the accuracy of airdrops."The term JPADS basically encompasses precision airdrops," said Capt. James Morris, 40th Airlift Squadron C-130J

  • Parachute water survival moves to Fairchild

    Detachment 2, 66th Training Squadron, 336th Training Group at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, relocated to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.Detachment 2 was responsible for conducting the three-day Parachute Water Survival Course that provides training to aircrew members who fly in

  • 62nd AW supports global response force exercise

    The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is capable of delivering tailored force to anywhere in the world in less than 96 hours and that is just what they showcased Aug. 6.C-17s from Joint Base Lewis-McChord staged out of March Air Reserve Base, California, participated in a Joint Operation Access Exercise

  • Fairchild Airmen team assists responders with chemical leak

    Twenty-six Fairchild Airmen assisted Spokane County agencies in responding to a toxic gas leak Aug. 12 in Spokane, Washington.The incident began when Pacific Steel and Recycling employees placed an unmarked 55-gallon drum, thought to be roughly 25 years old, into the recycling center's crushing

  • Travis, Army train in case of emergency

    The California Army National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade trained with the 821st Contingency Response Squadron and the 22nd Airlift Squadron Aug. 7 at Travis Air Force Base, California.Loadmasters and aerial porters from Travis helped Army military police load their vehicles and mobile command

  • AE team provides critical support after Kabul attacks

    Approximately 25 personnel came together here on a real world aeromedical evacuation mission Aug. 9 to save the lives of service members injured after recent attacks in Kabul.The medical professionals were a collection of KMC Fire Emergency Services, Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air

  • C-17 squadrons employ new deployment construct

    Throughout the last 10 years, the C-17 community has seen many changes to its deployment schedule and the pattern continues. The departure of crews from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on July 29, 2015 ushered in a new way to successfully deploy in support of combat operations.Currently, the 816th