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  • 305th AMW receives third new C-17 Globemaster III

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing received a new C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony here July 30.The C-17 is the last of three aircraft being added to the 305th AMW inventory as part of a congressionally-mandated increase in the number of Globemasters throughout Air Mobility Command."With aerial

  • One year later: JB CHS helps keep multinational wing operational

    "I never thought I'd be sitting in the airplane and it'd be me and a Bulgarian or Norwegian copilot with loadmasters from Sweden or Romania," said Maj. Brian Nicosia just after his simulator training here at Joint Base Charleston. Major Nicosia, a United States pilot and chief of tactics for the

  • Active shooter exercise keeps SFS ready for anything

    "Bang, bang, bang. Shots fired, shots fired." A group of security forces Airmen race down a hallway into a dark room to confront the unknown. While this was just a training exercise, the scenario is all too real. The shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, showed the possibility of an active shooter scenario

  • New Expeditionary Combat Support System coming to Scott

    Over the next few years, the way Air Force logisticians do their job will change dramatically through the Expeditionary Combat Support System.ECSS, based off industry-proven tools from the best commercial practices, will help manage logistics resources like equipment, people and funds. With this,

  • Fairchild couple make refueling a family affair

    For two Fairchild staff sergeants, air refueling isn't just the wing mission, it's the family business.Staff Sgts. Aaron and Leighann Ray are both boom operators with the 92nd Air Refueling Wing.  Aboard Fairchild's KC-135 Stratotankers, their job is to refuel planes while in flight, keeping Air

  • Photo: Fleet maintenance from afar

    Tech. Sgt. Allen Minner works to remove a protective covering during preventive maintenance on a Charleston C-17 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia July 11, 2010.

  • Last KC-135 deploys from Grand Forks AFB

    The last KC-135 Stratotanker will deploy from Grand Forks Air Force Base July 26 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.This will be the last deployment for the KC-135s assigned to Grand Forks AFB due to the base's transition from an aerial refueling mission to an unmanned aerial systems

  • C-5M Super Galaxy 'flexes muscles' supporting Afghanistan surge

    During a recent operation in support of the nation's 30,000 troop plus-up in Afghanistan, Air Mobility Command's newest C-5 airlifter got a chance to flex its M-model muscles.And according to those closest to the operation, the results were impressive.Dubbed the C-5M Super Galaxy, the newest C-5 to