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  • DOD: Task force commander provides Operation Odyssey Dawn update

    The two-man crew of a U.S. fighter jet that crashed in Libya is safe, while the coalition has established a no-fly zone and grounded Moammar Gadhafi's forces, the commander of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn said March 22.Two Airmen ejected from their F-15E Strike Eagle warplane late yesterday after

  • Members voluntarily leave Japan in support of Operation Pacific Passage

    More than 500 service members, family members and civil service employees, who voluntarily departed Japan, arrived at Travis Air Force Base March 22 aboard charted military flights in support of Operation Pacific Passage.U.S. Army North officials along with Team Travis members activated the Joint

  • CRW Airmen deploy in support of Japan relief operations

    More than 20 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here deployed to Japan in the last week to provide support in the aftermath of the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's eastern coast, March 11.Broken into two main teams, the CRW Airmen will provide key support to the

  • 2010 AMC Judge Advocate General Corps Award winners announced

    Air Mobility Command officials here announced winners of the command's 2010 AMC Judge Advocate General Corps Awards on March 21. In a message from the AMC Staff Judge Advocate, Brig. Gen. David C. Wesley, the winners were highlighted."The winners in each category will compete in an Air Force-level

  • DOD: No-fly zone in place, but danger remains

    While the attacks on Libya's integrated air and missile defense system have been successful, thousands of anti-aircraft artillery emplacements and portable missile launchers still pose threats to coalition air crews, the director of the Joint Staff said March 20.On the second day of Operation

  • Coalition launches 'Operation Odyssey Dawn'

    Coalition forces launched "Operation Odyssey Dawn" March 19 to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country's ruler.The goal of the military coalition is to prevent further attacks by regime forces on Libyan citizens, officials said, adding that the

  • McChord Airmen support first voluntary departure flight from Japan

    Members of Team McChord helped welcome 233 Department of Defense personnel and family members who voluntarily departed Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the island March 11."This is a tremendous team effort from the entire Joint Base community aimed at easing a

  • Operation Tomodachi: Mobility Airmen supporting effort on multiple fronts

    Every day since an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami struck Japan on March 11, mobility Airmen have been on a busy pace.Every day since March 11, for example, reports show aircrew Airmen flying C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft moving cargo and personnel to support Operation