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  • Air Force releases KC-X draft request for proposals

    Air Force officials announced Friday the release of an updated draft Request for Proposals for the KC-X, the aerial tanker replacement aircraft. "This continues our open and transparent acquisition process," said Mrs. Sue Payton, the Air Force senior acquisition executive. "We're releasing this

  • Airmen wrap up airdrop campaign

    The Air Force C-130 Hercules team Dec. 14 wrapped up its six-day campaign of airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya. But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference. As a way to say goodbye

  • Fairchild Airmen awarded Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for heroism

    Whether it is a meth lab in Spokane, Wash., booby trapped with grenades or an Improvised Explosive Device in Baghdad, every day brings something new for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. On the morning of Dec. 7, two of Fairchild's EOD technicians were awarded decorations for heroism in a

  • Andersen Airmen treat, transport injured Sailors

    Airmen from the 36th Medical Group and 734th Air Mobility Squadron played an integral role in treating and transporting six critically injured Sailors Dec. 2 from Andersen AFB to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The Sailors were transported via a C-17 Globemaster III to Hickam AFB, then onto the

  • 30th Airlift Squadron settles in at Wyoming Air National Guard

    The U.S. Air Force has proven active duty and citizen Airmen can successfully operate together daily with the right amount of communication and the right amount of heart -- just ask the Airmen of the 30th and 187th Airlift Squadrons at the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing. The

  • Sibling tanker pilots connect 7,700 miles from home

    Being in different services, they never thought their military paths would cross, but two Kaysville, Utah, brothers are sharing a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Torbensen family learned Marine Corps Capt. Jason Torbensen and Air Force 1st Lt. Dustin Torbensen would serve together at a

  • AMC mission support commanders visit base

    Nine Air Mobility Command Mission Support Group commanders toured Fairchild Nov. 16 in hopes of finding something they can incorporate into their groups at their home bases. The program, called the Excellent Installation Orientation program, gives other AMC mission support group commanders a chance

  • AMC/CC: Yokota, 730AMS essential to Global Reach

    The commander of Air Mobility Command met with the men and women of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron and other senior officials here last week. As part of a 9-day tour of air mobility operations across the Pacific region, Gen. Duncan J. McNabb hosted a commander's call, toured the AMC passenger

  • Second C-5M Super Galaxy takes flight

    The second fully modernized Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy test aircraft made its first flight Nov. 17 from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. This is the second of three aircraft that will comprise the new C-5M test fleet. "The C-5M represents a true recapitalization program for a critical

  • Dover Airmen restore past, raise the future at local veteran's shelter

    A lone house sits between farm fields down a quiet, country road. Inside the house live 15 veterans and outside stand three flag poles. One pole carries the American Flag flying proudly 40 feet above the ground. On the others, the Delaware State and Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action flags ride an