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  • Army, Air Force team proves port-opening at exercise Turbo Distribution

    WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- More than 150 Soldiers and Airmen conducted round-the-clock aerial port and cargo-transfer operations in exercise Turbo Distribution, March 12-17, 2025 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. This exercise flexes the U.S. Department of Defense’s capability of rapidly

  • 7th EAS Maintainers Keep Aircraft Flying During Exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1

    During Exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1, maintainers from the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron overcame complex challenges to ensure aircraft remained mission-ready, demonstrating adaptability and expertise in austere conditions.One of the most significant maintenance feats involved a full aircraft

  • 43rd AMOG Completes AMC’s First No-Notice CRI

    While accomplishing the joint mobility Battalion Mass Tactical Week 25-02 with the U.S. Army, the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (AMOG) successfully completed Air Mobility Command's first no-notice Combat Readiness Inspection (CRI) Jan. 26-31, 2025.

  • 605th AMXS brings ‘fuel to the fight’ supporting KC-46A operations

    As the U.S. Air Force continues to modernize its fleet and expand its capabilities, the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, plays a crucial role in maintaining and supporting the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft fleet, the Air Force's newest air refueling

  • Air Force gears up for first ATF training events at CSTR sites

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is preparing for its first Air Task Force training events at Combat Support Training Range sites in November. The events will give Airmen from ATF Combat Air Base Squadrons, or CABS, an opportunity to train as a team and demonstrate the CSTR

  • Airman rescues 79-year-old woman during hiking accident

    It’s the afternoon on a cool day in August and you are hiking up a mountain toward a dazzling lookout with a view of Mount Rainer and the surrounding landscape.SNAP – CRUNCH – You feel your leg give out beneath you and the sense of shock overtaking your senses. The calm scenery explodes into a

  • Air Force activates first Air Task Force at Scott AFB

    The 12th Air Task Force, the first ATF under the new Air Force deployment model, was officially activated during a ceremony here Wednesday.Lt. Gen. Randall Reed, Air Mobility Command deputy commander, handed the guidon to Col. Gabriel Arrington, who, along with Chief Master Sergeant Chastity Hert,