Formation airdrop provides needed supplies, saves lives

Soldiers in an austere province in Afghanistan received much needed provisions thanks to the joint efforts of the Alaska and New York Air National Guard units during their first formation airdrop. Members of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron dropped approximately 20,000 pounds of cargo to

Motorcycle safety: 'I'd rather sweat than bleed'

Now that summer has arrived, the temperatures will rise and motorcyclists will surely take advantage of the prime riding weather. While the riders enjoy their hobby, the Air Force is determined to keep them safe."I'd rather sweat than bleed," said Tech. Sgt. Carlos Damian, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance

Photo essay: Dover aerial porters keep cargo flowing

Air transportation Airmen, or aerial porters, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron at Dover AFB support the 436th Airlift Wing's airlift mission every day by managing the aerial port operations for the entire base.The 436th APS ensures the safe and efficient upload and download of cargo and personnel

Photos: C-17 crew meets South Carolina governor in Paris

KC-135s keep Operation Enduring Freedom mission moving from Kyrgyzstan

The KC-135 Stratotanker is the oldest air refueling tanker in the Air Force inventory...and it's still one of the busiest at this deployed base. KC-135s and the Airmen who fly and maintain them at the Transit Center at Manas are with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the 376th

C-5M 'proves capability' with completion of Arctic mission

So what makes a C-5M Super Galaxy super? The answer might possibly be the completion of missions like the first direct Arctic overflight from the United States to Afghanistan.That mission, completed June 5 to 6 from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, was a "proof of

Photo essay: C-130s maintain steady ops in Afghanistan

Every day there are Airmen here supporting combat airlift missions for Operation Enduring Freedom through the use of the C-130 Hercules. The C-130s at Bagram Airfield are deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which is part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. Its Air Force fact

AMC, mobility air force teams gearing up for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

The 2011 edition of Air Mobility Rodeo, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is set to take place July 24 to 29 at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodeo is a readiness competition that "focuses on improving our worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities," AMC

Fairchild Airmen help save homes from flooding

Forty student candidates and instructors from the 336th Training Group Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape School at Fairchild AFB filled roughly 10,000 sandbags in Pend Oreille County, Wash. on June 9, saving three homes from being flooded and making elderly homeowners extremely grateful and

On-line EC unit deployment manager course launches

As part of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's continuing goal of leveraging technology to assist in training, the Expeditionary Center's Mobility Operations School celebrated the launch of the on-line Unit Deployment Manager Course this month.The eight-hour online course was created as part