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  • Expeditionary Center commander visits 521 AMOG’s en route squadrons

    Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, recently completed a nine-day visit with the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group’s Total Force Airmen stationed at four squadrons pivotal to Air Mobility Command’s en route system in Southwest Asia.Bence’s visit to each of

  • 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.

  • CRW Airmen get back to basics in joint exericse

    ALEXANDRIA, La -- Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing enhanced their readiness during Joint Readiness Training Center exercise 18-04 here February 5 to 17.Approximately 70 Airmen supported the U.S. Army during the exercise by providing rapid air mobility establishing a contingency

  • Airmen compete for spot on forward air refueling team

    The Forward Area Refueling Point team team held a tryout here Feb. 15, 2018, to fill the vacancy on their team. Because of the demands of the FARP mission, applicants are vetted through interviews with leadership and by participating in a hands-on skills course. The selected applicant will be sent

  • Fairchild Airmen identify, perform corrosion repairs

    Sparks fly as metal is ground down to remove corrosion before placement of the repair part onto the KC-135 Stratotanker. The Airmen of the 92nd Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop keep the tanker fleet flying by crafting and restoring aged plane parts. Recently, the sheet metal

  • AMC Command Chief completes Air Force career

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Her Air Force story began in September 1984 as a young girl from New Orleans, Louisiana, when she left for basic training and began her Air Force career with the Louisiana National Guard.  Nearly 34 years later, Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Air Mobility Command

  • Refueling keeps Red Flag flying

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. –The Red Flag Tanker Task Force with air mobility assets from three bases descended on the Las Vegas skies in support the international training exercise, Red Flag-Nellis 18-1.The RFTTF consists of personnel, aircraft and equipment from McConnell Air Force Base, Fairchild

  • Airmen, Soldiers keep airplanes flying in arctic climates

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing trained alongside Soldiers from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, during the Rapid Alaskan Airlift Week exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 19 through 26.The week-long exercise is designed to optimize exercise