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  • Former commander returns to celebrate KC-135s, Airmen

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Underneath the shadow of the first KC-135 Stratotanker to fly, and with the massive hangars for the future home of the KC-46 Pegasus on the horizon, retired Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz spoke to 250 Airmen, veterans and community members at McConnell Air Force Base about

  • Air Force, Army planners find ways to see greater jump in airdrops

    An arriving C-130 Hercules taxies to a large hangar where about 60 Army paratroopers wait to board. Lugging about 100 pounds of gear, the Soldiers quickly line up and load into the aircraft as its four idling engines blow hot gusts over the tarmac. Minutes later, the plane is flying at 150 mph and

  • Charleston Airman earns Navy training distinction

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A few miles from the bustling runways full of cargo planes at Joint Base Charleston, one Airman is acquiring his sea legs. Senior Airman Austin Walworth, 628th Security Forces Squdaron, recently earned the Navy's Small Craft Insignia. It is believed Walworth is the

  • Devil Raiders support Exercise Northern Strike

    Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Group here participated in Exercise Northern Strike Aug. 7-20, 2016, at Grayling Army Airfield and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan.

  • Aerial Port launches AMC evaluation program

    The Air Force places a premium on safety, adherence to guidelines and compliance with regulations.A new Air Mobility Command initiative aims to improve an existing Aerial Port evaluation program by aligning it with the Air Force Inspection System standards and terminology.The 436th Aerial Port

  • New commander at Expeditionary Center

    The guidon of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center passed to its newest commander in a ceremony here Aug. 2. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence brings 30 years of experience to the position as he takes over for Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin.

  • Mobility Airmen remain committed to Army's airborne mission

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command aircrews participated in the 82nd Airborne Division’s Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina July 11-15, 2016.The joint readiness exercise, also referred to as MASS TAC, illustrated the Mobility Air Force’s ongoing commitment to