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NEWS

  • Resisting the comfort zone: 8th EAMS maintainer shares story of resilience

    What keeps you going?Why do you always seem so happy?Where do you get your positive attitude from?How come you never complain?These are questions that Staff Sgt. Antonio Lomeli II receives regularly. He attributes his values and hard-charging mentality to his mom. From an early age she taught him

  • KC-46A approved to refuel 97 percent of Joint Force receivers

    Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a seventh Interim Capability Release mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus May 31, 2022, increasing the aircraft’s operational capability to support 97 percent of the daily Joint Force air refueling demands.

  • A/TA honors Maj. Gen. Donald D. Brown during unveiling ceremony

    The Huyser Chapter of the Airlift/Tanker Association unveiled a sculpted bust of the late Maj. Gen. Donald D. Brown for their Memorial Walkway during a ceremony here May 25. Brown, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021, was honored for his contributions to aviation and air mobility spanning

  • 618th AOC Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss, 618th Air Operations Center incoming commander, assumed command of the 618th AOC on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 24, 2022. Sonkiss previously served as the Deputy Director for Counter Threats and International Cooperation on the Joint Staff,

  • Thunder Over Dover 2022 Reunites community

    Dover Air Force Base held the 2022 Thunder Over Dover Airshow and Open House, opening the base to host more than 75,000 members of the community May 21-22, 2022.The theme of this year’s event was “Reunite” and coincided with Armed Forces Day, the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary and featured

  • C-17 dedicated in honor of the Candy Bomber, Berlin Airlift

    Kicking off a two-day celebration honoring the life and legacy of Col Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber, the Air Mobility Command commander joined friends, family and guests in Provo, Utah, May 20, to dedicate a Joint Base Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster III as the “Spirit of the Candy Bomber.”

  • A legacy of innovation: HQ CCC honors four AF teams at Scott AFB

    A tile induction ceremony honoring the 67th Cyberspace Wing and 688th Cyberspace Wing’s contributions toward Air Force cyberspace and communication capabilities was hosted May 19, 2022, at the Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Heritage Center.Two key milestones in cyberspace and communications

  • Airmen innovation helps optimize cargo loading with simple technology

    In partnership with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Air Force Operational Energy, Airmen are conducting operational testing on prototypes of the Vertical Pallet Stacker for multiple mobility aircraft to enable more optimized and effective cargo-loading and transport per