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  • Photo essay: C-17s and Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing will be a part of the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 competition.The C-17 Globemaster III is the "newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force," according to its Air Force fact sheet. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic

  • Photo essay: Preparations for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 continue

    Workers have been busy preparing one of the hangars here for operations for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 as Joint Base Lewis-McChord is serving as the host base for the international air mobility competition.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's (MAF)

  • Photo essay: Scott AFB personnel depart for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    Personnel from Air Mobility Command and the 375th Air Mobility Wing were among the people to board a KC-10 Extender July 17 en route to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's (MAF)

  • Air Force officials host first international AE conference

    Hundreds of aeromedical evacuation professionals will gather here July 20-21 for the first-ever, U.S.-led international symposium on in-flight medical care.The International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference features speakers from a variety of countries sharing their stories, advice

  • Mobility Airmen gather for international airdrop symposium

    Mobility Airmen from 26 countries are participating in the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here July 19-21.The symposium features a collection of people from throughout the world to exchange tactics, techniques and ideas on conducting airdrops, said Maj. Patrick Linson, symposium chairperson

  • Photo essay: Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 welcome

    Welcome signs for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 are all around Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Air Mobility Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability,

  • New Jersey base realizes joint benefits

    With two months left for the Defense Department to comply with the 2005 base realignment and closure plan, a related initiative -- joint basing -- already is paying off through closer interservice collaboration and the promise of future cost savings, officials here reported.Joint Base

  • Committed to caring in CAF: Become involved in your community

    In Air Mobility Command's Comprehensive Airman Fitness culture, the importance for each Airman to be a part of the community around them is reflected in the Airmen being more resilient."We must encourage and develop strong, connected Air Force communities, and we must 'dare to care,'" said Gen.

  • Photo essay: McConnell AFB after dark

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing is comprised of four groups, 18 squadrons and a wing staff that carries out the wing's mission of global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift wherever, and whenever needed. Though much of the base sleeps during these early hours, select members of Team McConnell

  • Officials look to reduce strategic airlift inventory

    Combatant and major command officials provided testimony to members of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower to propose a reduction of strategic airlift aircraft numbers in a session here July 13. Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, and Gen. Duncan McNabb, U. S.