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  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold pre-game practice at MacDill AFB

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers broke training camp Thursday and in an unprecedented move for the team, held its day-before-game walk-through at MacDill AFB, Fla. The Buccaneers, who play their second pre-season game against the Miami Dolphins Saturday, have a long-standing relationship and community

  • Global missions all in a day's work

    Many people say they joined the Air Force to have exciting adventures and see the world. For a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew from Detachment 1 of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, those perks are part of their average day. "An average mission can range anywhere from a 12-hour day to a 72-hour

  • New airline security measures apply to AMC travelers

    Airline travelers are facing new security measures at the nation's airports today that promise to disrupt flights and cause a domino affect around the world. The Department of Homeland Security increased airport and air travel security measures in response to a foiled plot by extremist to blow up

  • Focus on Flight

    The St. Louis Science Center buzzed with Air Force Week activities Aug. 9 as hundreds gathered to listen to an astronaut and fighter pilot share their experiences. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Virts, a NASA astronaut, and Maj. Robert Novotny, an F-15 Eagle pilot, answered questions about their unique

  • Test team breaks its own record with C-17 drop

    A government and industry test team broke their own record in late July by releasing a full-scale simulated 72,000-pound rocket from an unmodified C-17A aircraft at the operational launch altitude of 32,000 feet and an air speed of 200 knots. This feat marked the largest single object to be dropped

  • Air Mobility Command takes part in Tuskegee Airman convention

    Nearly 90 members of Air Mobility Command participated in the 35th Annual Tuskegee Airmen National Convention here July 31 to Aug. 4, celebrating the history of the first African-American combat pilots. The event was particularly memorable for one participant attending his first convention. "I found

  • Gateway Grizzlies honor Airmen

    Hundreds of servicemembers from all branches of the U.S. military and their families packed the GCS Stadium in Sauget, Ill., Tuesday evening for a special Gateway Grizzlies baseball game that paid tribute to Airmen as a part of the inaugural Air Force Week. Lasting from Aug. 6 to Aug. 13, Air Force

  • Team Travis welcomes its first C-17 aircraft

    The much anticipated arrival of Team Travis' new C-17, the "Spirit of Solano," took place Aug. 8 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony began with a flyover of all three major airframes home to Travis Air Force Base, the C-5, KC-10 and now the C-17. The crowd of 1,800 stood in awe and applauded as Maj. Gen.

  • Proclamation declares Air Force Week

    St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay signed a proclamation Monday declaring Aug. 6 to 13 as Air Force Week in the city. "On behalf of the people of St. Louis, I want to congratulate and thank you for your role individually and collectively for those here now and for those that served in the past for

  • Air Force blue meets Cardinal red

    The first event in the inaugural Air Force Week kicked off Sunday in downtown St. Louis at the St. Louis Cardinals versus the Milwaukee Brewers baseball game. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. T. Michael Moseley, selected St. Louis to host the first Air Force Week because of its tremendous