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Aug. 23, 2017
AMC leadership visits 521st AMOW squadrons

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- With 10 squadrons in 12 countries and three continents spanning a range of 5,000 miles, the Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing understand how to produce Rapid Global Mobility no matter the circumstances. The Mobility Airmen from the 521st Air
Aug. 16, 2017
MAFFS continues wildland fire suppression efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.— Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard continue supporting wildland fire suppression efforts as the National Preparedness level reaches its highest level.The three federally
Aug. 11, 2017
Mobility Air Forces, Combat Air Forces operate together during Mobility Guardian

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Exercise Mobility Guardian highlighted the close relationship between Mobility and Combat Air Forces, who teamed up to execute approximately 90 sorties together, July 31 to Aug. 12, 2017.The exercise provided the MAF and CAF opportunities to integrate combat
Aug. 10, 2017
Industry day prepares Mobility for the future

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Air Mobility Command hosted Industry Day, which included nearly 70 industry members and provided a networking and showcase platform for the Air Force and its partners here Aug. 9, 2017.The goal of Industry Day is to prepare industry for capabilities AMC may need in
Aug. 9, 2017
Travis aircrew fly wounded Soldiers to Germany after insider attack

Six aircrew members from Travis Air Force Base, California, flew a C-17 Globemaster III into Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 18 to medevac five U.S. Army special operators who were wounded in an insider attack at Camp Shaheen, in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
Aug. 5, 2017
Mobility forces enable joint forcible entry exercise

Mobility forces partnered with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division for a joint forcible entry exercise Aug. 2 here and at Moses Lake as part of Exercise Mobility Guardian.
Aug. 2, 2017
Fairchild celebrates 75th birthday at Skyfest 2017

Team Fairchild hosted the Inland Northwest Skyfest 2017 Air Show and Open House July 29 and 30, 2017. The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds, headlined this free, two-day event, where thousands of visitors walked the flight line to enjoy seeing the
July 28, 2017
Reservists maintain aircraft, relationships via Operation Atlantic Resolve

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Total Force Airmen of the 507th Maintenance Group from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, maintained KC-135R Stratotankers here in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, strengthening the relationship between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces
July 27, 2017
Total Force Airmen maximize refueling capacity in Europe

In a long-standing total force partnership between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe, members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing are augmenting the 100th Air Refueling Wing here to provide KC-135R Stratotanker mid-air refueling support to the European theater of operations, July
July 26, 2017
Patriot Wyvern tests Airmen’s skills during unit inspection

Members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing participated in a Patriot Wyvern exercise putting their readiness skills to the test at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 22 – 23.