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

Old plane, new part

For over 50 years, the KC-135 Stratotanker has been an integral part of the world-wide aerial refueling mission...but from time to time, this aging airframe needs minor touch-ups.Recently, MacDill was selected as a pilot base for a new replacement part called the Improved Nose Wheel Snubber Brake.

Pope parachute team finishes third at Leapfest

Four Airmen from the 18th Air Support Operations Group finished third place last month during the Rhode Island National Guard's annual Leapfest competition held at West Kingston, Rhode Island.This year's event held Aug. 2-4, consisted of 57 teams from the U.S. and international militaries that

Refueling Thunderbirds over majestic Glacier