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  • Boom simulator cuts dollars, increases training availability

    At 12,000 feet, the airman from the 155th Air Refueling Wing lies on his stomach in the KC-135 Stratotanker's boom pod, his hands tense on the controls."Start guiding in the receiving plane," a voice tells him. The airman may feel nervous, but the B-1 Lancer pilot sounds calm as he receives

  • Operation KUDOS/TUDOS

    For children, watching their parents go off on a deployment can be a dramatic and frightening experience.  Team Dover recently hosted an event to help make that experience a little less scary for children.The 2015 Operation Kids/Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations (KUDOS/TUDOS) took place

  • Integration lab to support C-5 software, hardware upgrades

    The C-5 System Integration Lab at Robins has been prepping to accommodate upcoming changes to the weapon system's color weather radar capabilities for the last several months.Full-scale development is now underway by Lockheed Martin to update to a new version of the color weather radar, as well as

  • Airmen conduct tests for KC-46 program

    The 418th Flight Test Squadron is setting the stage for the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus by conducting legacy tanker fuel surge testing at Edwards Air Force Base California, July 26 through Aug. 9, 2015.In the past, both the KC-135 and the KC-10 were tested successively on the ground to baseline

  • Mobility Airmen recover radiological material from Mexico

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command, in close partnership with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration recently executed a C-17 Globemaster III mission to repatriate three Husman irradiators containing radioactive material from Mexico to the United States for final

  • Travis' last C-5 departs for upgrade

    Travis Air Force Base, California, sent its last C-5 Galaxy to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 4 to be upgraded to a C-5M Super Galaxy. This will mark Travis from a transition base to a completed C-5M base."[The transition includes] upgrades to avionics, electrical, bleed air, pressurization,

  • Department of Defense Issues Final Military Lending Act Rule

    After nearly three years of study, the Department of Defense today issued the final Military Lending Act (MLA) rule.The MLA better protects our service men and women from predatory credit practices by expanding financial protections provided to service members, and helping ensure military families

  • Dover C-5Ms ready for wartime mission

    The C-5M operators and maintainers of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings here have been breaking records and raising the bar for global mobility.Due to Dover's C-5M performance throughout the past several months, Air Mobility Command's C-5M fleet is now one step closer to reaching Full Operational

  • Vehicle management innovation saves Air Force thousands

    A member of the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight saved the Air Force more than $60,000 through the use of in-house fabrication.C.J. Slifko, 22nd LRS vehicle management flight allied trades mechanic, identified the possibility of replacing the entire back assembly of a

  • Squadron hosts memorial service for deceased K-9

    The 375th Security Forces Squadron paid their final respects to Breston, a 375th SFS military working dog, during a memorial service July 9 at Scott. A canine prayer along with a poem was recited, and the Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard rendered military honors for Breston during the service.The