March 6, 2018 MacDill supports Patriot Sands MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Between Feb. 27 and March 3, 2018, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida hosted Patriot Sands, a joint-force exercise to train contingency response personnel and maintain operational proficiency.
March 5, 2018 Scott Cyber Mission Defense Team supports Exercise Red Flag SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — A Cyber Mission Defense Team assigned to Scott Air Force Base recently spent three weeks at Exercise Red Flag 18-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, building the skills necessary to defend an Air Operations Center.
Feb. 9, 2018 Dover partners with AFRL to innovate in fuel efficiency The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, collaborated with Dover Air Force Base and private companies on programs to make the entire C-17 Globemaster III fleet lighter, safer and more fuel efficient for the future at Dover
Jan. 8, 2018 Iraqi air force graduates first C-130 craftsman maintenance technicians The Iraqi Air Force certified their first 7-level craftsman C-130 Hercules maintenance technicians in a ceremony, December 27, 2017.
Dec. 22, 2017 Air Force dual-military retention improves thanks to Airman’s idea The day comes when that final project is due for class. The project is ready and prepped for presentation or thrown together within twenty-four hours. Either way it has to be ready without delay. Despite being an academic project, sometimes there are cases where it could be implemented in real life.
Dec. 17, 2017 315th AW delivers buses to Haiti A two-pronged mission over a weekend in December not only helped to keep 315th Airlift Wing aircrews current on all their certifications, but also delivered three badly-needed buses to schools in Haiti. Citizen Airmen of Joint Base Charleston’s 317th Airlift Squadron, with support from three
Dec. 15, 2017 774th EAS loadmaster ensures safe delivery of pax, cargo BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Extensive coordination goes into planning any U.S. Air Force flight. This rings especially true when transporting people and supplies from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to austere airstrips throughout the country.Assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron,
Dec. 14, 2017 Total Force medical team transports Sailor home When a 34-year-old Navy sailor suffered multiple traumatic injuries during a mission in Syria, a Total Force team of medical professionals and Mobility Airmen sprung into action, intent on saving the life of a fellow service member.The sailor suffered injuries while performing improvised explosive
Dec. 11, 2017 Santa’s on his way: 66th Operation Christmas Drop launches at Andersen AFB The 66th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop took to the sky Dec. 11 as military leaders ceremoniously pushed the first pallet of donated toys, food, supplies and educational materials into a C-130J Super Hercules.
Nov. 28, 2017 Dover enables CRAF readiness exercise Members of the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 436th Aerial Port Squadron participated in a first-of-its-kind, week-long Civil Reserve Air Fleet individual protective equipment readiness exercise Nov. 13-17, 2017.