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  • JB Charleston test new equipment, saves Air Force millions

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- An operational evaluation of new synthetic tiedowns and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here Nov. 28 and 29. Tiedowns are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations. Winch cables help adjust the tension on tiedowns,

  • AMC releases further guidance on additional arming programs

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command recently released a policy outlining three programs as options installations commanders can consider to enhance the safety and deter threats to AMC personnel. The programs are the Security Forces Staff Arming, Unit Marshal Program, and Law

  • Tankers fuel the fight

    In the fight against Da'esh and the Iraqi counteroffensive to liberate Mosul, no nation works alone. In the skies, a Coalition of pilots from 19 nations work tirelessly to dismantle, disrupt and ultimately destroy Da'esh by striking infrastructure, roadways and other high-value targets

  • Exercise Global Thunder 17 Concludes

    Exercise Global Thunder 17, an annual command post and field training exercise, concluded Oct. 31. U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in coordination with U.S. and partner nation government agencies, conducted the exercise, which began Oct. 24, to train USSTRATCOM forces and assess joint

  • McChord Airmen complete 60 years of Arctic airlift

    On Oct. 21 Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flew from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, tracing a similar flight pattern to one flown 60 years earlier.  The flight commemorated the first ever Air Force Antarctic flight flown in a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II,

  • AMC commander: Airmen, partnerships, technology key to mobility’s future

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Air Mobility Command commander showcased the impact of mobility Airmen on current global operations while highlighting ways in which partnership and technology will shape the future, in a presentation during the 48th annual AMC and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium here,

  • SECAF outlines plan to streamline Air Force training

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James outlined her plan to improve the “quality of experience” for Airmen during her keynote address Oct. 28, 2016, at the 48th annual Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium here. Addressing the crowd of nearly 1,600 Airmen,

  • McConnell, Pease Airmen prepare for KC-46 arrival

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Group and 64th Air Refueling Squadron toured McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Oct. 17 - 20.Airmen from Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, got an overview of how Team McConnell is preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus. The visit gave members of