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Oct. 21, 2019
Team Fairchild reactivates 97th Air Refueling Squadron

Fairchild Air Force Base reactivated the 97th Air Refueling Squadron that has been deactivated for 15 years, along with an Assumption of Command ceremony Oct. 18, here.
Oct. 2, 2019
No effort spared to bring home seriously wounded Soldier

Over four days, three aircraft, 18 medical specialists, more than 24,000 gallons of fuel, and 100 liters of blood were committed across an 8,000-mile journey to a single goal – saving the life of one Soldier.
Sept. 30, 2019
Fairchild hosts, completes Mobility Guardian exercise

Fairchild Air Force Base hosted U.S. Airmen, Soldiers, and Marines, along with international partners from around the world, as they worked together to practice joint coalition operations in support of Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian 2019 exercise, in Washington, Sept. 8-28.
Sept. 25, 2019
Air National Guard members support counter drug efforts in Ohio

Nearly 40 years ago, President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one." Since then, law enforcement has been engaged in a war on drugs across the nation and abroad. Battles are now being fought by multiple agencies across Ohio with the common goal to protect and defend their
Sept. 20, 2019
Dobbins airpower on full display at Eager Lion 2019

Marking its ninth iteration, Eager Lion is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from Aug. 25 to Sept. 5, 2019. It is designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military
Sept. 20, 2019
AMC commander talks readiness, transformation at AFA

Throughout the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Sept. 16-18, at National Harbor, Maryland, defense and Air Force leaders spoke about the need for change as the Department of Defense focuses its attention on great power competition at the direction of the 2018 National Defense
Sept. 19, 2019
International medics tackle Tactical Combat Casualty Care

Nearly two hundred medics from the U.S. Air Force and Army, as well as partner countries Australia, New Zealand and Canada, underwent Tactical Combat Casualty Care training Sept. 12-15 during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2019.
Sept. 19, 2019
MacDill’s EOD supports ATF in federal case

The 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, led a joint disposal operation along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), at the Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Sept. 8-11, 2019.
Sept. 19, 2019
"Pilot for a Day" at the 179th Airlift Wing

The 164th Airlift Squadron, assigned to the 179 Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, collaborated with “A Special Wish Foundation” of Cleveland, Ohio, to provide Ayden with this unique experience he could share with his family who have been battling a variety of health issues with Ayden since
Sept. 18, 2019
Mobility leaders discuss expanding the competitive airlift edge at AFA panel

General Maryanne Miller, Commander of Air Mobility Command, led a panel discussion on expanding the competitive airlift edge during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 17 at National Harbor, Maryland.

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