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

Grand Forks Airmen, Youth Commission assemble care packages for deployed troops

About a dozen service members from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., teamed up with the mayor's office and 35 members of the Grand Forks Youth Commission April 27, 2013, to assemble care packages for deployed troops.The effort on the part of the Airmen was led by Master Sgt. Jesse Maki, Grand Forks

Motorcycle Safety Day

With the warm, sunny weather fast-approaching, people are beginning to participate in outdoor activities such as camping, boating and day trips to the beach. With all the extra traffic on the road, one summer activity becomes more dangerous: riding motorcycles.For these and other reasons, the 436th

McChord AGE Rangers: Jacks of all trades

Aeromedical Evac team saves 3-day-old baby

The mission: get a newborn in dire need of heart surgery from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S. in the least amount of time while ensuring the baby remains in stable condition. This was the situation Airmen from 735th and 613th Aeromedical Evacuation Teams were faced with April 15, 2013,

UPDATE: Scott AFB pilot killed in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense confirmed today that a pilot stationed here was among four crewmembers on board an MC-12 who were killed April 27 when their aircraft crashed in the Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.Capt. Brandon Cyr, 28, a KC-135 instructor pilot, was a member of the 906th Air

Gen. Selva delivers third to last C-17 Globemaster III to JB Charleston

JB Charleston receives C-17 Globemaster III

JB Charleston Airmen participate in Army Wives

Maj. Roseann Teckman, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, sets up medical equipment to be used as props by her and a team of Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members during the filming of an Army Wives episode aboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 23, 2013, at Joint Base