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  • New aircrew masks tested at Dover

    A Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Program team partnered with the 436th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment section to conduct comfort and endurance wear trials and developmental tests for the XM69 Aircrew Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense system at Dover

  • AMC airpower comes together in mobility exercise

    Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, 87th Air Base Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing and 514th Air Mobility Wing touched down in Gulfport, Mississippi March 5, 2016 as part of the operational readiness exercise Crisis Response 03-16.The week-long ORE marks the first time the four wings have

  • SECDEF visits Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    On a two-day trip to the Pacific Northwest, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter took a day to visit with the service members of the Puget Sound at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 4.The secretary started his day by touring a C-17 Globemaster III, a 22nd Special Tactics Squadron and 1st Air

  • Maintenance response team, ready in a moments notice

    An inevitable part of flying any aircraft is that they will need maintenance at some point or another. One particular C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing needed that maintenance, when it broke down at North Island Naval Station, Calif., Feb. 16.A four person Maintenance Recovery

  • Rucking to remember the 'Chosin Few'

    On Nov. 27, 1950, approximately 20,000 allied troops consisting of U.S. Marines and United Nations troops were encircled and attacked by more than 120,000 Chinese combat forces in North Korea. For 19 days, a bloody battle ensued in subzero conditions that claimed the lives of 15,000 allied forces

  • Exercise Alamo Shield provides life-saving training

    Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing conducted an eight-day training exercise to hone their skills and prepare in case they are called into action in a deployed environment.Alamo Sheild, held here and Camp Bullis Training Annex Feb. 22-29 is a comprehensive training exercise designed to deploy and

  • HQ AMC staff award winners motivated to improve mission, help others

    The Air Mobility Command headquarters staff honored its 2015 annual award winners during a ceremony Feb. 19 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Each of the nine recipients was honored for excelling in their primary duties and self-improvement. Their contributions across the AMC enterprise, ranging from

  • Team Dover supports AFMAO

    This story is the first in a seven-part series highlighting the support provided to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations by the 436th Airlift Wing and other Team Dover mission partners.It was a cold January night, and a C-17A Globemaster III had just landed after making its journey across the

  • McChord Maintenance Response Team: Ready at a moment's notice

    An inevitable part of flying any aircraft is that they will need maintenance at some point or another. One particular C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing needed that maintenance when it broke down at North Island Naval Station, California, Feb. 16.A four-person Maintenance

  • Mobility Airmen enable Army crisis response exercise in Africa

    Members of the U.S. Army's Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment from Fort Stewart, Georgia, completed a validation exercise Feb. 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, displaying their ability to assume responsibility from Alpha Company, 3-15 Infantry Regiment, as the East Africa