Air refuelers having busy year supporting deployed operations

Through the end of September, Airmen flying tanker aircraft in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility off-loaded more than 784 million pounds of fuel to more than 61,600 U.S. and coalition aircraft supporting deployed operations in 2010.Those numbers, compiled by air mobility planners at

Deployed maintenance technician identifies C-130 maintenance improvements, saves Air Force time, money

The Air Force is changing the way it repairs C-130 propeller blades at a regional maintenance depot after a DOD civilian working with the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group identified process improvements that will enhance mission readiness and could save more than $850,000 annually in

Last tanker maintenance commander relinquishes command in Grand Forks

Lt. Col. Korwin Miike, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, relinquished command of the 319th AMXS to Col. Henry Polczer, 319th Operations Group commander, during a relinquishment of command ceremony Oct. 14 at Hanger 605 here.The relinquishment of command brings the base one step closer

C-17 sortie production a fine-tuned machine at 437th AMXS

Record year of deployed mobility airdrops continued to build in September

Mobility Airmen completing airdrops for Operation Enduring Freedom during September surpassed the 40 million pounds-delivered mark for 2010 -- building on what is a new record year for airdrops for OEF.Numbers tracked by air mobility planners at Air Forces Central's Combined Air and Space Operations

Pope community remembers fallen combat controller

Members of the Pope AFB community remembered one of their own Oct. 8 during a memorial service. Senior Airman Mark Forester, 29, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was killed in action while conducting combat operations with his special forces team in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29. He was an Air Force

McChord Airman's tearful homecoming surprise

October 5 was a normal school day for 12-year-old Paxton Baker, until she got called into the principal's office.With her head down, Paxton slowly walked down the hall to the principal's office. She opened the door to find her father, Tech. Sgt. Raymond Ibay, 627th Air Base Group vehicle maintenance

CRE Airmen in Pakistan relate 2005 earthquake to 2010 flood operations

Approximately five years ago, more than 60 Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., were notified to pack their bags and deploy to Pakistan to support relief efforts after a tremendous 7.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 80,000 people dead and

Thunder Over the Rock thrills audience

Thunderbirds Over the Rock