'Vortex surfing' could be revolutionary

Migrating birds, NASCAR drivers and Tour de France bicyclists already get it. And now the Air Force is thinking about flying gas-guzzling cargo aircraft in formation--'dragging' off one another--on long-haul flights across the oceans.Flight tests with C-17s "vortex surfing" at Edwards Air Force

A family-friendly deployment

More than 150 McConnell Airmen, spouses and children braved the cold weather and the harsh wind to experience the Family Mobility Line Oct. 6, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.Sponsored by the Airman and Family Readiness Center, spouses and children learned what it was like to deploy.After

“I am Air Force Energy”

October is Energy Action Month. This year's theme is "I am Air Force Energy." As the theme implies, whether you are a military member, civilian or contractor, your ideas are vital to improving efficiency. In the last 6 years, Airmen in Air Mobility Command have reduced aviation fuel consumption 4

Witnessing their spouses' role in the refueling mission

Fifteen spouses from the 22nd Operations Group flew on an orientation flight Oct. 4, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The four-hour flight showcased a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling another KC-135 over the Midwest. The event was a tribute to the daily sacrifices made by McConnell spouses."We have

Innovative solutions key to reducing petroleum demand

In response to a number of presidential mandates and executive orders, the Air Force implemented the 2012-2016 Strategic Energy Plan in an effort to integrate energy considerations across the enterprise. Of the multiple focus areas outlined in the plan, Headquarters Air Mobility Command's response

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs visits McChord Field

Team McChord kicks off ODF main season

Airmen from 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings, kicked off their participation in the 2012-2013 Operation Deep Freeze main season, transporting National Science Foundation cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Oct. 1. Deployed as the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Joint Base

Welsh honors two Airmen from AFMAO

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III recognized two team members from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations during a recent speech at the annual Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C.Master Sgt. Antoinette Worthey and Senior Airman

Operation Deep Freeze main season begins

The U.S. military recently kicked off the 2012-2013 season of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation. The operation began with C-17 Globemaster III operations Sept. 29 and will continue with LC-130 Hercules

Discovery Channel series highlights C-17

The show "Mighty Planes" took aim at a new plane, the C-17 Globemaster III, and the Discovery Channel was here to film the versatile cargo plane from Sept. 20 to Sept. 26. "The whole show Mighty Planes is exactly what it is, it's planes that are 'mighty;' that are big," said Stephen Grant, the