Kansas Reservists support Texas flight medicine

The 18th Air Refueling Squadron and the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron teamed up to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, May 11-12.The training allowed 433rd AES members to set up litter systems in conjunction with the aircraft's AE configuration, practice caring for patients in-flight

Day on the Job: C-130 Maintenance

West runway nears completion

The West runway is tentatively scheduled for reopening May 30, 2013, after nearly a year and a half of reconstruction and upgrades.The runway, which was more than 20 years old, received approximately $46 million worth of renovations during the construction, including new lights, an instrument

C-5M undergoes 'super' upgrade at Edwards

In 2006, the C-5 Galaxy underwent a "super" upgrade to further strengthen the airframe's worldwide airlift capabilities. Now known as the C-5M Super Galaxy, test teams at Edwards and Dover Air Force Base, Del., are showing why the recent software upgrade to the largest aircraft in the Air Force

A historic validation

A team of Airmen and contractors from Air Mobility Command, the Central Command Deployment & Distribution Operation Center and the Defense Logistics Agency worked together to validate a big shredding theory. The Granutech Mobile Rotogrind Shredder assembly, Model 525 HP, is used to shred everything

Camarillo Springs Fire hits home for Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing

When hot, dry, gusty winds from the east, known as Santa Ana winds, carried the sparks and embers of the Camarillo Springs wildfire dangerously close to homes and neighborhoods late last week, the California National Guard members who responded alongside fire personnel had a unique opportunity -- to

N.J. State Police finds missing JB MDL teen

Officials at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst announced that the New Jersey State Police found the missing 13-year-old military family member, at approximately 11 a.m. today.N.J. State Police found her near the Red Lion Barracks State Police Facility in Southampton, N.J., when a driver phoned the

Kick the tires, light the fires

Hindenburg crash: 76 years later

The 76th anniversary of the Hindenburg airship disaster was held at 6:30 p.m. May 6, 2013, at the Hindenburg Memorial here.The Navy Lakehurst Historical Society and joint base community members held the annual ceremony to commemorate the 36 passengers, air and ground crew members who lost their

Three Fairchild Airmen perish in KC-135 crash Never Forgotten: Base remembers fallen Airmen

Three Airmen from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron tragically perished 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: Tech. Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, hometown of