437th AW Airmen provide Hurricane Sandy relief

Humanitarian assistance, under the USTRANSCOM umbrella

Members of the U.S military once again sprang into action over the past week, as Hurricane Sandy headed for, then devastated, the East Coast.While addressing a group of reporters and concerned citizens in Brigantine, N.J., Oct. 31, President Obama said, "And one of the things that we've been able to

Air Force flies relief supplies, power vehicles into New York

Yesterday hundreds of Air Force active-duty, Reservists and Guardsmen worked day and night loading and flying 12 C-5 and C-17 airlift, bringing 636 short tons of badly-needed equipment and power support vehicles to areas of the East Coast ravaged by Hurricane Sandy.Airmen from more than 12 active

62nd AW Airmen deploy in response to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

A C-17 Globemaster III departed early morning Nov. 1 in support of Hurricane Sandy response operations. Along with aircraft and crews from 11 active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve bases across the nation, McChord Field Airmen are flying to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to pick-up

Hungary-based Airmen write new chapter in mulitinational operations

At this small, bare-bones, communist-era airfield located in the Hungarian countryside, midpoint between Vienna and Budapest, American Airmen are writing a dynamic new chapter in multinational cooperation and flight operations. Airmen assigned to the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base work side by

PACOM CMC visits McChord Field

FEMA supports Northeast from JB MDL

Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency stand ready to provide disaster relief to the New York and New Jersey regions from a staging area on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Trucks carrying water, food, blankets, generators and many other supplies began arriving Oct. 26, a few days

Airmen 'lean forward' to support East Coast relief efforts

In the wake of President Obama's call for the federal government to "lean forward" in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, Airmen from across the country are answering the call. Aircraft and crews from 12 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve bases across the nation

JB MDL service members clean-up wreckage

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst service members began cleaning the debris left by Hurricane Sandy as soon as they were able to safely leave shelter here Oct. 30, 2012.Hurricane Sandy damaged buildings, foliage and power lines on JB MDL leaving the service members here responsible for picking up the

JB MDL Airmen support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts