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  • From take off to drop off: Antarctic medical evacuation in only 60 hours

    A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., together with Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, safely evacuated an ailing individual from McMurdo Station, Antarctica April 22 after responding to a request from the National Science Foundation, the

  • Team McChord responds to Antarctica medevac

    Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings completed a winter emergency medical evacuation mission in Antarctica April 22.In a matter of 60 hours after leaving McChord Field, the team successfully transported a patient requiring urgent medical attention from the National Science Foundation's

  • In midst of Syrian crisis, Mobility Airmen deliver aid

    Mobility Airmen delivered the first shipment of nonlethal U.S. aid to the armed Syrian opposition April 30. The shipment, transported by a regionally-based C-17 Globemaster III crew from the 385th Air Expeditionary Group, delivered approximately 43 tons of halal meals and medical supplies, and

  • Three Fairchild Airmen perish in KC-135 crash

    Three Airmen from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron tragically perished Friday, May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft.     The crew and aircraft were assigned to the Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.     The deceased are:          Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27,

  • KC-135 crashes in Kyrgyzstan

    An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed May 3 in northern Kyrgyzstan. Emergency response crews are on scene. The status of the crew is unknown.The crew and aircraft are assigned to the Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The cause of the crash is under investigation.

  • Joint forces simulate airfield seizure

    Dyess B-1Bs and C-130Js made their presence known April 25, 2013, over Winston Field Airport in Snyder, Texas, as part of a joint force integration exercise coordinated by the 77th Weapons Squadron here.The first-of-its-kind exercise combined Dyess B-1s and C-130s, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers

  • Travis gives the hook up to transportation of unmanned vehicles

    Travis porters transferred two unmanned aerial vehicles and their support equipment from ground transportation to a C-17 Globemaster III Tuesday on base. The UAVs were moved through Travis because the special cargo mission here makes it feasible."It takes a lot of coordination to do something like