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  • Night vision landings shed light on Antarctic airlift

    Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-on, including performing night-vision goggle landings on a runway made of ice during the Austral Winter.The flights were part of

  • New software provides 360-degree view of flightline

    Like any good neighbor, the Robins Maintenance Operations Center is there for you.It's an around-the-clock operation that never rests. That's because maintenance work on the flightline continues no matter what time it is.And helping to support that effort behind-the-scenes is a group of former

  • Mobility aircrew enables President's Cuba visit

    President Barack Obama touched down in Cuba on the iconic "Air Force One" March 20, becoming the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years.While world leaders and citizens tuned into national news broadcasts of the visit, the men and women of the 89th Airlift Wing continued their

  • 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

  • McChord C-17 puts flares to the test

    A 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircrew found itself away from the rainy climate of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington and in the sunshine of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida while participating in an Air Mobility Command flare effectiveness test that started Feb. 29.The C-17 crew, along

  • Dover's birds fly north to roost at McGuire

    It's about that time of year when countless species of birds begin to migrate north to roost. But up until now, we were only talking about our feathered friends, not heavy airlifters.Team Dover's fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and its support Airmen and equipment have temporarily moved to Joint

  • 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

  • Media flight tops off Thunderbirds

    Projecting airpower around the world is only possible with the aid of aerial refueling. That capability recently had a sky-high date with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.On Feb. 19, 2016, a KC-135 Stratotanker crew from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida flew out to New Mexico to rendezvous with the

  • Air Force remembers pioneer of DoD transportation

    Retired Air Force Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, the first "dual-hatted" commander of both U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, passed away Feb. 8 at the age of 82."Gen Cassidy was a mobility pioneer. He will be greatly missed by the AMC family for years to come, but his legacy will

  • AMC Intel directorate provides 24/7 support to sustain mission

    For some, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance may conjure images of shaken martinis, fast cars equipped with rockets and special satellites with cameras zooming into focus on targets thousands of miles away.While Hollywood has influenced these images, some of the true heroes in military