July 25, 2017 Combat Airlifters prepare for Mobility Guardian '17 LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- The Air Mobility Command’s largest exercise is set to kick off July 28, 2017 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Team Little Rock Airmen from a variety of career fields are set to participate and maintainers from the 19th Maintenance Group here will lead the
July 25, 2017 Fueling the AOR The 340th and the 22nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Units work together around the clock here to inspect, repair, service, launch and recover the fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.
July 19, 2017 Report details cause of Travis KC-10 refueling boom mishap SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Air Mobility Command officials released the accident investigation board report regarding a Nov. 1, 2016, incident in which an aerial refueling boom detached from a KC-10 extender aerial refueling tanker during a training flight over Idaho.The aircraft and crew were
July 15, 2017 Travis Extenders execute Ultimate Reach during Talisman Saber 17 KC-10 Extender aircrews from the 6th and 9th Air Refueling Squadrons at Travis Air Force Base, California, played a pivotal role July 13 in successfully executing Exercise Ultimate Reach, a strategic refueling and air drop mission in support of Exercise Talisman Saber 2017.
July 14, 2017 AMC commander speaks at 30-4-30 Series The commander of Air Mobility Command spoke to members of U.S. Transportation Command July 10 in the Seay Auditorium, as part of USTRANSCOM’s 30-4-30 Distinguished Speakers Series.
July 14, 2017 U.S. and coalition partners demonstrate global defense capabilities during Talisman Saber Four U.S. Air Force and one Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs loaded with 306 American and Canadian paratroopers tookoff from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska to Shoalwater Bay, Australia for biennial training exercise, Talisman Saber July 13, 2017.
June 19, 2017 Next stop Hawaii Airmen from three squadrons loaded 15,000 pounds of cargo onto a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 17.
June 17, 2017 Air Force salutes ‘Flying Tiger’ after 75 year journey home Blood is thicker than water. For the family of an American Volunteer Group pilot killed in a 1941 training accident in Burma, it ran the Pacific Ocean and spurred a search lasting until his remains reached Kansas 75 years later. John Dean Armstrong, a Hutchinson, Kansas native, was buried Saturday,
June 16, 2017 MSAS builds partnerships, capacity in Zambia Approximately 10 Airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently returned from a building partner capacity mission to Lusaka, Zambia, May 29 to June 9. The MSAS conducted training for the Zambian Air Force in preparation for the nation’s first humanitarian mission in support
June 12, 2017 Grandson of Enola Gay pilot flies refurbished B-29 Wichita’s beloved B-29 Superfortress, Doc, took to the skies yet again June 9, 2017, from McConnell Air Force Base, this time with an added aspect of historical significance and Air Force heritage.Sitting in the co-pilot seat was Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV, the 509th Bomb Wing commander. Taking