Dyess Airmen deploy in support of OUA

More than 35 Airmen and two C-130Js from the 317th Airlift Group and 7th Bomb Wing deployed Oct. 29, 2014, to an air base in Western Europe, where they will provide tactical airlift support for Operation United Assistance.During their deployment, Dyess Airmen will be tasked with moving supplies,

UPAR--Assisting eyes and ears

As a member of public affairs, we strive to be in every place, documenting every event at once; but with manning limitations, it just isn't physically possible...Until now.This October, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, kicked off its Unit Public Affairs Representative program. The program allows a

Scott members provide vision on humanitarian mission

For more than two years the Scott Optometry Clinic has collected used glasses and 700 pairs made their way to Guatemala this past Spring as part of a humanitarian mission called "Beyond the Horizon."Not only did Capt. Eric Owens and Tech. Sgt. Latoya Cason bring the glasses, but this optometrist and

Mobility teamwork keys retrograde mission.

As the United States and its Coalition partners reduce their presence in Afghanistan, there has been a robust retrograde mission to ensure that as much equipment and materials that supported the warfighters there are recovered. Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and Airman from both the 436th and

Travis Airman sings at the World Series

It was a gorgeous fall evening Sunday in San Francisco when a stadium full of 40,000 excited baseball fans paused to honor our nation during the seventh-inning stretch of Game Five in the 2014 World Series.Airman 1st Class Michelle Doolittle, United States Air Force Band of the Golden West vocalist,

CRW supports USPHS arrival in Liberia

At any moment's notice, the CRW answers the call

The 621st Contingency Response Wing is known for being ready to deploy within a 12 hour notice. But on Sept. 16, the Air Force's requirement was much quicker.A rapid-response team of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army air and surface mobility specialists deployed to Liberia as a Joint Task Force-Port

621 CRW Airmen arrive in Liberia to support JTF-PO, Ebola outbreak humanitarian operations

Approximately 22 additional U.S. Air Force members arrived here Oct. 13, as part of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team in support of Operation UNITIED ASSISTANCE, a comprehensive U.S. effort to work with the World Health Organization and other international partners to help the Governments of

18th AF goes big on retrograde operations

As part of the continuing retrograde operations in Afghanistan, 18th Air Force has begun using C-5M Super Galaxies to move equipment out of the war zone.The C-5M is a strategic airlifter that is not typically used in a tactical role.The use of the C-5M in Afghanistan is an innovative use of a

AMC civic leaders visit Travis

Air Mobility Command civic leaders met at Travis Air Force Base Oct. 15 to join Gen. Darren McDew, AMC commander, on his first visit of the installation since assuming command in May. Civic leaders were given the opportunity to speak with McDew, who addressed the importance of the civic leader