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Aug. 24, 2016
Newly activated unit guides transient aircraft on joint missions

Any aircraft that flies into Pope Army Airfield, Col. Kelly Holbert will know about it. But Holbert’s unit, the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group, has no aircraft of its own. As the only en route operations group in the continental U.S., the unit manages transient aircraft and the joint missions
Aug. 11, 2016
McConnell EOD team assists local sheriff’s department

When a backpack containing a potentially dangerous explosive device was handed over to authorities, the Marion County Sherriff’s Department, in Kansas, knew exactly who to call.The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team received the call requesting assistance the afternoon of
Aug. 10, 2016
Travis C-5M delivers SBIRS GEO Flight 3 satellite

A C-5M Super Galaxy assisted in the completion of a major milestone for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems program, successfully delivering a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite Flight 3 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Aug. 2.
Aug. 3, 2016
Canadian officer gains experience through aeromedical evacuation exchange program

Growing up, Capt. Damien Miller’s father was in the Royal Canadian Air Force, so he became used to constantly moving around and calling any place he ended up with his family “home.” In 2004, Miller followed in his father’s footsteps, commissioning as an officer in the RCAF himself. In 2012 he
Aug. 2, 2016
Airmen gain voice through violence intervention training

Airmen gain voice through personal violence intervention training
Aug. 1, 2016
Airman, athlete, competitor: MacDill Airman competes in ultramarathons

Inspiration for the modern marathon, a 26.2-mile race, stems from military origins. Legend tells of a Greek soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the defeated Persian Army. More than two millennia later, one Airman at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is writing his own story.
July 29, 2016
Air Force researching advanced manufacturing techniques for aircraft parts replacement

This will be the first project under a new five-year cooperative agreement between the Air Force Research Laboratory and America Makes, which was created to help advance the U.S. 3D printing industry, also known as additive manufacturing.In order to deal with challenges related to the sustainment of
July 29, 2016
US, allies join forces for International Jump Week

The U.S., along with seven other allied nations, united for International Jump Week 2016, July 24 through 28 at several different military installations in Germany.
July 29, 2016
AF maintenance squadron prepares C-130 for US Forest Service

What started out as an aircraft used by the Coast Guard will soon end up in the hands of the U.S. Forest Service. A C-130H that has been maintained by the 560th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is in its final stages of programmed depot maintenance here, having just wrapped up functional test
July 26, 2016
Unique C-5 completes major inspection

Dover AFB is home to a fleet of 18 C-5M Super Galaxy intercontinental-range strategic airlifters, the Air Force’s largest transport aircraft. It is also home to the Air Force’s only facility capable of conducting Major Isochronal Inspections on C-5 aircraft.