CRW Airmen support South American presidential visit

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here deployed to South and Central America to support President Obama's visit to the region, March 19 to 23. Thirty-five Airmen, tasked on four separate contingency response teams, or CRTs, expanded capability at airfields in Brasilia and Rio de

DOD: U.S. forces, to include mobility Airmen, demonstrate global reach, effectiveness

The U.S. military demonstrated its global reach and effectiveness in the past month of crises, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said April 5.The U.S. military is probably the only organization in the world that could have handled the demands of providing assistance to the people of Japan in

Afghan air force sets new flying-hour record for C-27

The Afghan air force concluded the month of March with more than 300 hours of flight-time in C-27 aircraft, setting a new mark for hours flown in what is seen as the centerpiece of the AAF's cargo and transport mission.With a total of 304.6 hours in the air, the new record shatters the previous high

Photo essay: Sky high refuel

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn on March 29, 2011, over the Mediterranean Sea. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn was the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical

C-17 delivers equipment for JTF Odyssey Dawn

Photo essay: Airmen refuel KC-10 for NFZ missions

Team Dover C-5Ms support Operation Odyssey Dawn

Three Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft delivered cargo in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya March 23-27.Both the Air Force Reserve's 709th Airlift Squadron and active-duty's 9th AS here worked overtime this past weekend in a tag-team effort of several cargo transport missions,

Quick set up for Operation Odyssey Dawn

The Air Terminal Operations Center here normally saw four to five sorties each day.Recently however, they've seen 15 to 20 flights, all of which must be serviced in some way and offload cargo and passengers or take them on board. The flights are in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, a no-fly zone

Total Force supports Odyssey Dawn

Aircraft and Airmen from more than 10 bases across the Air Force have united to form the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing here.The wing formed in 72 hours after the start of Operation Odyssey Dawn, a mission to enforce a no-fly zone put in place to protect the civilian population of Libya.The first unit

Operation Odyssey Dawn: Preparing food for 500

Hundreds of Airmen have arrived here to support Operation Odyssey Dawn, and they are all hungry.The dining facility has progressed from serving 450 meals a day to 1,600 since the start of the operation, which is a no-fly zone set up to protect the civilian population of Libya.To support this