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  • Airmen, Army conduct low-approach training with C-17s

    Two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft piloted by Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, conducted low approach training at Savage Air Strip Oct. 13 at Douthit Gunnery Complex.Originally the training was scheduled to have two C-17s conduct landing and take-off training

  • Bataan Death March survivor visits McConnell

    A 99 year old, World War II veteran who survived the Bataan Death March visited McConnell Oct. 20.Retired Army Sgt. Eddie Graham, shared his experiences with an audience of McConnell Airmen and after meet with maintenance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen.“It was a great experience, hearing his

  • Air Force NCO's survive IED, save each other

    A couple of milliseconds. That’s how much time Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Wiedmer, lead vehicle commander, and his driver, then-Airman 1st Class Daniel Clark, had to react and get their convoy out of the killzone after an improvised explosive device detonated underneath them.  Fire filled the

  • Airmen provide mobility expertise during RED FLAG-Alaska

    Over the course of 12 days in October with temperatures dropping below freezing in the “Last Frontier” Airmen from the 621stContingency Response Wing provided rapid global mobility expertise during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1. The 621st CRW Airmen worked three different locations throughout Alaska assuring

  • Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 17-1 lifts off

    RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 lifted off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Oct. 6. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex with air operations flown

  • Mobility Airman receives “Optometrist of the Year” award

    Maj. Kerry Phelan, 375th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry flight commander, will be awarded the Armed Forces Optometric Society Junior Optometrist of the Year 2016 on Nov. 8 at the AFOS annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.Phelan had already been awarded the AFOS Air Force Junior Optometrist of the

  • C-17 missions still continue into Afghanistan

    The imposing C-17 Globemaster III moved through the darkness during a longer trip than is typical at the Rock, the busiest aerial port in the area of responsibility. The flight was headed to Afghanistan – another example of the steady and enduring requirements of Operation Freedom Sentinel.“The main

  • Mobility Air Forces enable JTF-Bravo deployment to Haiti

    U.S. Air Force heavy airlift was called upon to support approximately 200 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo who deployed this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two

  • Contingency Response Wing responds to Hurricane Matthew

    For the third time, the 621st Contingency Response Wing will conduct a Joint Task Force Port Opening, this time in response to Hurricane Matthew.The 621st CRW sent more than 30 members assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Group from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Port Au