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  • Patriot Delta exercise prepares aeromedical evacuation units for deployment

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  -- The 349th Air Mobility Wing hosted an aeromedical evacuation training exercise, Patriot Delta, on March 24 to 26 here.“We did the whole ground operations as well as flying for patient movement on a C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III,”

  • Boeing, Travis partner for KC-46A testing

    A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus team conducted testing at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 7-10.This testing was a combined effort between Boeing Test & Evaluation and the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Detachment 1, both of which are collocated at the Boeing Facility in Seattle, Washington.

  • Airmen, Soldiers exercise aeromedical evacuations

    An Airmen screams out in pain due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Grass flies through the air as the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approaches it’s landing zone. The injured Airman is securely strapped to a litter by a medical technician and rushed to the helicopter for rapid transport.

  • 618th Air Operations Center enables Operation Atlantic Resolve

    The Worldwide Contingency Missions Office, more commonly known as “XOPCE,” is responsible for planning every airlift mission outside of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. This four-person team must look at every aspect of the mission to make certain the flight crews can safely fly to

  • Exercise Bonny Jack tests cargo deployment capabilities

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron hosted Exercise Bonny Jack, a two-day mobility exercise testing the cargo deployment capabilities of the 437th Airlift Wing here, March 1 and 2, 2017.The exercise started at 9 a.m., March 1 when the 437th Aerial Port Squadron

  • AF initiates plan for CSAF Focus Area No. 2

    The Air Force is moving out on its top general’s number two focus area – Strengthening Joint Leaders and Teams. In the fall of 2016, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein announced three areas he considers foundational to the Air Force: Revitalizing Air Force squadrons, Strengthening Joint

  • Patriot Wyvern hones Reserve wing’s readiness skills

    Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing took part in a Patriot Wyvern exercise here Feb. 10 – 12. Patriot Wyvern, which takes place twice a year, brings together organizations across the unit for the common purpose of ensuring mission-ready Airmen for worldwide contingency operations. Over the