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  • Flares countermeasures enables warfighter support

    They are hot, they are bright and they are a visual spectacle, however these are not your run of the mill fireworks being shot off in celebration. Flares used by pilots are life-saving emergency countermeasures that keep Team Dover aircraft in the skies delivering airlift cargo to the

  • Families ordered to leave Turkey arriving in US

    Military dependents and pets began arriving at Baltimore Washington International Airport, Maryland, March 31 following an ordered departure of Defense Department dependents due to security concerns in some areas of Turkey.Dependents arriving at BWI were flown on Air Mobility Command's C-17

  • AMC shines at the 2016 international air show

    During the 2016 FIDAE Air and Space Trade Show, several Airmen from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., teamed up with members from the Air Mobility Command to participate in a subject matter expert exchange with the Chilean air force on the use of the Transport Isolation

  • First families arrive at Ramstein from Turkey

    The first group of families arrived at Ramstein Air Base at approximately 3 p.m. March 31 after the State Department and the secretary of defense approved the ordered departure of dependents of service members and Defense Department civilian personnel currently stationed in Adana, Izmir, and Mugla,

  • Comptroller airman wins big as bodybuilding competitor

    Each year, approximately 18,000 athletes representing more than 70 countries gather to compete in one of America's largest multi-sport festivals. But this year, one of those competitors was unlike any other.U.S. Air Force Capt. Tarah Mitchell, 19th Comptroller Squadron financial analysis flight

  • MacDill delivers 'amazing' AirFest 2016 experience

    The colors red, white, and blue flew a little higher, and a lot faster, this weekend at MacDill.That's because America's Ambassadors in Blue, better known as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, flew their patriotically-colored F-16 Fighting Falcons over crowds of more than 120,000 people at Tampa Bay

  • 23 nations attend aerospace medicine summit

    Medical professionals from 23 nations attended the Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 14 to 18.The annual event is a joint effort between the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Command Surgeon's

  • U.S., Turkish KC-135 units fly together for the first time

    To better understand how each nation completes the vital air refueling mission, the U.S. Air Force and the Turkish air force flew KC-135 Stratotankers together in formation for the first time in their histories, March 8, over the Nevada Test and Training Range northeast of Nellis Air Force Base,

  • 'Appointment Plus' connects Airmen and families with helping agencies

    Scott Air Force Base servicemembers, their families, and civilians now have a new Web-based tool called "Appointment Plus" to help connect them with classes and workshops offered by various helping agencies.Appointment Plus is a commercially-accessible Web site that allows users to sign up for

  • AMC leadership visits mobility Airmen downrange

    Gen. Carlton Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered a message of thanks to Airmen during a visit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar March 11 - 14.As the commander of AMC, Everhart is responsible for ensuring the command can provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed