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April 7, 2022
Temporary additional Patriot Express flights from Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Kadena Air Base

Temporary Patriot Express flights will begin operating out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, from May 16 to September 30, 2022. In response to increased airlift requirements to support U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, service members and their families
April 7, 2022
Air advisors engage Peruvian Air Force, rekindle training mission

Air advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron engaged with Peruvian Air Force members to train their fixed-wing unit called Air Group Eight, or Grupo 8, in tactical air mobility operations Feb. 22 through March 10, at Callao Air Base, Lima, Peru.
April 6, 2022
Advanced training keeps KC-135 weapons squadron Airmen agile

Tucked away in the middle of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, resides a small contingent of professional KC-135 pilots, navigators and in-flight refueling specialists responsible for developing advanced tactics training used for the one of the Air Force’s oldest aircraft.
April 1, 2022
Total Force C-17 aircrew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

The deputy commander of the Air Force Reserve awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to four C-17A Globemaster III aircrew members during a ceremony here Apr. 1, 2022.
April 1, 2022
AMC Commander releases ‘strategy to win’

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, announced March 29 his “strategy to win” to more than 260 total force Mobility Air Forces leaders during the Spring Phoenix Rally at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 29-31.
April 1, 2022
AMC/CC approves F-35A and F-22 receivers as fifth ICR milestone 

Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a fifth Interim Capability Release (ICR) mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus on Feb. 23, 2022, allowing the KC-46A to refuel the F-35A and F-22 Raptor during U.S. Transportation Command-tasked missions. The decision also released the
March 29, 2022
Air advisors train Ghanaian Armed Forces in aeromedical evacuation for UN deployment

Airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently trained six medical members with the Ghanaian Armed Forces on aeromedical evacuation in preparation for a U.N. deployment.
March 25, 2022
Air Force World Class Athlete and shooting programs relocated to Colorado Springs

Airman and Guardian Olympians now have a new home, as the Department of the Air Force relocated its World Class Athlete and Air Force Shooting programs to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The move should improve program management and strengthen collaboration between the Air Force and the Olympic and
March 23, 2022
Readiness to reality: LRAFB conducts ROCKI 22-02 exercise

LRAFB conducted its ROCKI 22-02 exercise with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pulaski County Sherriff’s Office and Jacksonville Fire Department to assess the wing’s ability to respond to various security threats, March 17.
March 23, 2022
62 AW takes to the sky in Exercise Rainier War 22A

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, takes off from a runway during Exercise Rainer War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to