De-icers for Dover

Reservists, local police team up for C-17 rescue training

Airmen of the 446th Airlift Wing teamed up with a local police dive team to conduct familiarization training on the C-17 Globemaster here Jan. 10. Nate Condreay, Pierce County Metro deputy sheriff and rescue diver, reached out to the 446th AW for Air Force aircraft specialists to train the police

Fairchild selected as candidate to fly KC-46A

Air Force officials announced Jan. 9 that Fairchild Air Force Base is a final candidate to be the first active duty-led main operating base for the new KC-46A air refueling tanker.Other candidate bases include Altus AFB, Okla.; McConnell AFB, Kan., and Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The Air Force will next

Senator visits Dover AFB

CINC IEA team visits McConnell AFB

For two days, McConnell AFB highlighted its hard work and dedication to the mission from the past year to a four-man assessment team from across the Air Force.The base is competing for the coveted 2013 Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award and was visited by the assessment team Jan. 7

AMC commander visits USAF EC

 Gen. Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, made his first official visit to the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Jan. 9 as part of a multi-day tour of AMC units and installations."We were honored to host General Selva during his visit here," said

Rupps nominated for O'Malley Award

Col. Ricky Rupp and his spouse, Charlotte, received the 2013 General Jerome F. O'Malley and Diane O'Malley Air Mobility Command nomination Jan. 3, 2013. Rupp has led the 22nd Air Refueling Wing since June 2011 commanding more than 2,800 active duty Airmen in one of three core tanker wings. Named in

628th CES EOD trains for IED detection

SERE specialists free-fall

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists performed static line and free-fall jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Nov. 6, 2012. A static line is a cord attached at one end to an aircraft and the other to the parachutist. As they fall from the aircraft, it causes the line to deploy their

Mobility Support Advisory squadrons reach full operational capability

One year after achieving initial operational capability, the Air Force's only two Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons reached full operational capability Dec. 1."Achieving full operational capability tells Air Force leaders we are ready to perform our mission in support of national security