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May 12, 2022
Patriot Express flights arrive at JBLM

Patriot Express flights to Japan will operate out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord beginning May 16, 2022.The Patriot Express is a Department of Defense contracted commercial charter mission, which provides support for official-duty travelers and their family members to overseas locations.PE usually
May 12, 2022
Patriot Express flights arrive at JBLM

Patriot Express flights to Japan will operate out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord beginning May 16, 2022.The Patriot Express is a Department of Defense contracted commercial charter mission, which provides support for official-duty travelers and their family members to overseas locations.PE usually
May 12, 2022
A simple innovation makes a mighty difference in the fight

In the grand scheme of things Senior Airman Owen Monaghan, a flying crew chief with the 378th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, only read a 101 word paragraph buried in a 48,527 word, 106 page Air Force technical manual. From those words however, the simple metal box he designed, both
May 9, 2022
AMC’s Longest Flight: 24.2 hours in a KC-46A

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed a 24.2-hour flight on a KC-46A Pegasus May 5-6, 2022, to and from McConnell Air Force Base.
May 8, 2022
Rescue Babushka Luba; Travis Airman evacuates mother from Ukraine to US

The war in Ukraine is believed to have displaced more than 5.7 million refugees and asylum-seekers since the invasion began in late February, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. After the opposition to Ukraine turned its focus to Kyiv, an Airman from David Grant Medical Center sprang
May 5, 2022
Weapons System Cyber Security: The New Model for Warfighting (How the Air Force’s Newest Mission Defense Team is Defining Mission Assurance)

Warfare is in a constant state of evolution. The speed of innovation has defined both what wars look like and their victors. The United States was once unmatched in its ability to innovate, but competitors and potential adversaries have narrowed the gap.
May 4, 2022
McConnell Airmen assist Andover tornado recovery efforts

Team McConnell is assisting the city of Andover, Kansas, in tornado recovery as the community was devastated by an EF-3 tornado April 29, 2022.
May 4, 2022
History can have a price tag: “Golden Shovel” returned home

A Scott Air Force Base historical artifact was recently in an antique shop and has returned home after mysteriously vanishing more than 100 years ago. After a store owner reached out to a 375 Air Mobility Wing historian, the item was brought back April 12, 2022.
May 2, 2022
Employing the Pegasus: From Concept to Capable

Approximately 220 Active, Guard and Reserve Airmen have operated four KC-46A Pegasus out of Spain from mid-March through most of April 2022. The Total Force team make up the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise (ECE), evaluating how they and the aircraft will provide rapid global mobility to
May 2, 2022
Air Mobility Command leadership visits McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – General Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, and their spouses visited McConnell Air Force Base April 27-28, to see firsthand the advances in aerial refueling missions as well as engage with Airmen,

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