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  • AMC commander visits, encourages Team Charleston

    The commander of Air Mobility Command visited Charleston AFB Monday to see the Airmen of the premier C-17 wing here. Team Charleston welcomed Gen. Duncan McNabb, a former Charleston squadron commander, to tour the base, get the Airmen's perspective, to see how the base executes the mission and how

  • Thinking of tankers tactically

    Somewhere over Iraq, a tanker flies through the shimmering heat of the desert sun. The crew successfully off-loaded fuel to a pair of F-16s, performing their part of the close air support mission, before heading back to base. As they approach the airfield, a rocket fired from a man-portable air

  • DGMC medics deploy to Afghan hospital

    Approximately 100 Airmen from the 60th Medical Group at David Grant USAF Medical Center recently deployed to the largest military hospital in Afghanistan in support of the Global War on Terror. The 455th Expeditionary Medical Group was activated during a ceremony Jan. 23 to assume operation of the

  • Security forces Airmen complete 'Fly Away' course at Fort Dix

    Sixty security forces Airmen from across the Air Force prepared for an overseas deployment while attending the Fly Away Security Training, or FAST, Course 07-1 Jan. 18 here. Each student gained new skills in everything from hand-to-hand combat to anti-hijacking training. The FAST course is the first

  • Fairchild welcomes Honorary Commanders

    A new group of Fairchild Honorary Commanders were officially welcomed during a reception at the wing commander's residence Saturday night. Local business and civic leaders, Honorary Commanders are chosen based on their ability and willingness to carry the Fairchild story to friends and associates in

  • Rapid Improvement Event targets transportation efficiency, effectiveness

    Air Force leaders continue to shape wartime work processes by applying AFSO21's Lean principles and techniques. Functional-area experts representing the majority of the combatant commanders, both functional and geographic, as well as the Joint Staff met here Jan. 8-12 to look at improving overall

  • JPADS continues 'revolution in airdrop technology'

    Since October 2005, the Air Mobility Warfare Center here has partnered in an effort to revolutionize the way the Air Force performs airdrops in the expeditionary environment and around the world with the Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, initiative."When it was said to make this concept of

  • Hub-and-spoke missions provide tactical airlift in Iraq

    Whether it's operating from rough dirt strips or dropping off troops and equipment into hostile areas, C-130 Hercules keep convoys off the road in Iraq through airpower. Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., fly C-130 hub-and-spoke

  • 19th ARG spreads holiday cheer

    The Toys for Team Robins program, headed by the 19th Air Refueling Group, officially ended their 2006 campaign on Dec. 21. The success of this year's campaign was largely due to the generosity of various squadrons, private organizations, and the local community. The program raised over $5,000 and