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  • MSAS air advisors complete BPC mission in Colombia

    Members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron completed the first part of an Air Mobility Command Building Partner Capacity mission - working with the Colombian air force to promote regional stability by fostering key relationships and enhancing partner nation capabilities, at General

  • 62nd APS Airmen help deliver history

    A large piece of history arrived at Boeing Field, June 30, and it was so large no commercial organization could move it. So the Air Force did.A group of five 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen strapped the 29-foot long crew compartment of NASA's Full Fuselage Trainer to a Tunner cargo loader,

  • 62nd AW earns high rating during ASEV

    The 62nd Airlift Wing was recently praised for an excellent performance during the Air Mobility Command Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit held June 18 to July 2.The ASEV, conducted every four years, is designed to evaluate the proficiency of aircrew and validate flying mission readiness

  • Panetta commends Jacoby for NORTHCOM fire assistance

    In an afternoon call to the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta commended Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. for leading the Defense Department's effort to support the fight against Colorado's raging wildfires.The secretary also commended National Guard and NORTHCOM

  • MAFFS-equipped C-130 crashes in South Dakota

    At approximately 6 P.M. MDT July 1, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 aircraft supporting firefighting missions crashed in the southwest corner of South Dakota. The aircraft was supporting the efforts against the White Draw Fire.The cause of the crash is not known and the

  • Four MAFFS-equipped C-130s change staging location Monday

    At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, four of the eight military C-130 aircraft, each equipped with that agency's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System will begin operating out of the Wyoming Air National Guard's base, in Cheyenne, Monday.Since June 25, MAFFS-equipped aircraft have been

  • The Hungry Herc feeds Little Rock AFB's flightline

    Base officials unsealed the freshest food delivery option, the Hungry Herc, today in Hangar 276 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.The Hungry Herc POD -- short for provisions on demand, is a bigger, better and healthier dinning alternative to the flight kitchen for maintainers and other members who

  • Airman's partner, man's best friend

    A team of five 87th Security Forces Squadron members traveled to Maryland to visit a fellow SFS member June 22 who is undergoing medical treatment after sustaining injuries during his deployment in Afghanistan.Staff Sgt. Brian Williams suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device

  • MAFFS crews train for mountain fire fighting scenarios

    Heat, high elevation and mountainous terrain are a combination that makes an already difficult mission that much tougher. The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System trained C-130 Hercules pilots of the 731st Expeditionary Air Squadron have been dealing with these conditions since they started flying