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Sept. 3, 2024
Glue Which Holds Battalion Mass Tactical Weeks Together: 49th CTS Executes BMTW 24-05

From the early morning hours to the dead of night, the sound of military aircraft and munitions can be heard at Pope Army Airfield in the surrounding area. The installation partnered with more than five other units, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Army to execute Battalion Mass Tactical
Aug. 28, 2024
Team McConnell shifts gears after storm cancels final day of Air Show

The excitement and anticipation following the success of the first day of the Frontiers in Flight Air Show was quickly turned into a rapid recovery and clean-up response when a slow-moving wet microburst caused significant damage and the last day of the air show had to be cancelled for safety
Aug. 15, 2024
Mobility Air Forces fighters, bombers, Joint air ops: Bamboo Eagle 24-3

Air Mobility Command teamed up with the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC), Air Combat Command and Air Force Global Strike Command to execute Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, July 30 to Aug. 11, 2024, across the western United States and Pacific Ocean.
Aug. 2, 2024
Bamboo Eagle 24-3: USAFWC’s Approach To Great Power Competition

The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center began the second iteration of exercise Bamboo Eagle on Aug. 2, marking the beginning of an eight-day exercise spanning various locations across the western United States, designated sea and airspace in the eastern Pacific, and several virtual and constructive
July 19, 2024
Fairchild AFB conducts no-notice NORI

The 92nd Air Refueling Wing and 141st ARW’s ability to rapidly generate airpower at a moment’s notice was put to the test when Air Mobility Command’s Inspector General team conducted a no-notice Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection July 16 – 18, 2024. During the NORI, Airmen demonstrated how
July 17, 2024
First of new fleet brings premiere tactical airlifter to 910th

The 910th Airlift Wing’s first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft arrived at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on July 16, 2024, as the unit begins its transition from its fleet of eight legacy C-130H Hercules aircraft.
July 12, 2024
Expeditionary Center’s new commander “comes home” to Air Force

Brigadier Gen. Stephen Snelson took command of the of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center in a ceremony here July 12, 2024. Maj. Gen. John Klein, who served as the EC’s commander for the past two years, is headed to the Pentagon where he will serve at Headquarters Air Force as the Assistant
July 3, 2024
821st CRS Road To Alert: Hellhounds showcase readiness during Exercise Storm Crow

Dressed in military-issued operational camouflage pattern clothing, a thick interceptor body armor vest with multiple ballistic plates inside, a radio, an advanced combat helmet and a M-4 carbine to protect and defend USAF interests. This is the ideal uniform of a deployed USAF Airman.Temperatures
July 1, 2024
22 ARW completes first 45-hour nonstop KC-46 flight around the world

A 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus executed the world’s first nonstop, KC-46A Pegasus westbound circumnavigation endurance flight, called Project Magellan, June 29-July 1 starting and finishing here.This flight was the latest Maximum Endurance Operation (MEO) for the KC-46A Pegasus, Air
June 24, 2024
The LeMay Center and Air Mobility Command announce major update to Air Mobility Operations Doctrine

The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education and Air Mobility Command collaborated on significant revisions to the just-released Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-36, Air Mobility Operations, reflecting the service’s renewed commitment to maneuverability and lethality.

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