Photos: Contingency response team trains around clock to deploy around world

Grand Forks AFB prepped to change mission

Beginning March 1, Airmen assigned to the 319th Air Refueling Wing will be working under the banner of the 319th Air Base Wing.The change is the final chapter for a wing that has hosted air refueling aircraft for 50 years.While it might seem to outsiders that the base is suddenly very quiet because

Airmen of Joint Base Lewis-McChord maintenance flight keep aircraft safe, prepared

"When an aircraft breaks down, the obvious reaction is find the problem, fix it and get it back in the air," said Tech. Sgt. Adam Balmer, 62nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief. "Well, here in the maintenance flight, our job is to proactively do our best to prevent that break down from ever

Air Force announces next tanker aircraft

Air Force and Defense Department officials announced the award of an engineering and manufacturing development contract valued at more than $3.5 billion for the KC-46A aerial refueler to The Boeing Company today.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said in the briefing that many factors were

Little Rock Airmen demonstrate massive airdrop, teamwork in joint exercise

Nine Little Rock Air Force Base C-130s and twice as many aircrews, along with maintainers and planners from the base, participated in the most recent Joint Operation Access Exercise Feb. 9-12 at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, N.C.JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare the Air Force and Army to

Future initiatives discussed during fuel efficiency summit

Air Mobility Command helped set the course for cultural change during a fuel efficiency summit here that included participation by 11 Air Force major commands Feb. 16 to 17. AMC hosted the summit to share and collaborate on ideas and initiatives that will help better fuel efficiency across the Air

Photos: McConnell completes ORE

McConnell Airmen volunteer support for 'Extreme Makeover' show

Braving erratic Wichita, Kan., weather, Team McConnell members recently volunteered to help build a new home as for a local hero as part of the ABC-TV series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."More than15 McConnell members and hundreds of other volunteers from the community helped clear and prepare

Joint Base Lewis McChord's 62nd Medical Squadron earns excellent HSI rating

The 62nd Medical Squadron and the McChord Clinic at McChord Field can say with pride that their duty performance is "excellent" -- they have the inspection paperwork to prove it.A team from the Air Force Inspection Agency's Medical Operations Directorate visited the 62nd MDS late January to assess

McConnell's 22nd MDG earns seven Air Force-level awards

After recently winning 21 Air Mobility Command Medical Excellence Awards, the 22nd Medical Group was honored again as they brought home seven Air Force-level awards.The seven awards recognize the "best of the best" Airmen and teams in the medical world, facts show. The awards are given annually to