Civil engineer squadrons team up, repave road

Senior Airman Kadeem Trammell, 560th Red Horse Squadron horizontal construction worker, cuts through asphalt using a K-12 saw during a re-pavement job Sept. 10, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Red Horse Airmen work with 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen throughout the year to assist with

Travis Brass brings new Air Force sound to AV

The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West's Travis Brass ensemble headlined the fifth annual Celebrate America on the Blvd. event in Downtown Lancaster Sept. 6. They performed at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. The BLVD was "everything American" with a classic car and bike show, live

MSAS air advisors complete military engagement in Honduras

The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, deployed a mobile training team here to provide instruction to the Honduran Air Force and Navy, July 11-27.The training helped the Honduran military operate jointly during counter-narcotic missions, specifically

Scott firefighters honor fallen 9/11 comrades

Sept. 11, 2001 started off just like any other day. People walked their dogs, played with their kids or headed to work. However, terror and panic began to spread as two planes hit the World Trade Center towers in New York City, another at the Pentagon and yet another that crashed into the fields of

Air Force revamps AEF

The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

C-130 spray away mosquitos

McChord brings the Strykers to Steadfast Javelin II

Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces, a capability demonstrated during Steadfast Javelin II, a large-scale, joint, multinational exercise held on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from Aug. 31 through Sept. 11.The exercise further

Volcanos are just the tip of the iceberg

Air Mobility Command led a technical information exchange recently to study damage to aircraft engines caused by volcanic ash and airborne dust. Scientists from the United States and Canada met in person and virtually with operators from AMC and Air Force Global Strike Command to share research and

349th commander nominated to receive prestigious award

A commander here received a nomination for one of the Air Force's most prestigious awards, the 2013 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Lt. Col. Stephen Matthews, 349th Air Refueling Squadron commander, was selected as Air Mobility Command's nomination for the Sijan Award by demonstrating the high

MacDill Aircrew help keep 'em flying in fight against ISIL

With 16 KC-135 Stratotankers on its installation, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida and the members of Team MacDill waste no time when answering the call to defend the nation--even when there is little to no notice. As these planes can be seen and heard overhead, one has to wonder where in the world