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  • C-17 crews demonstrate joint, international capabilities

    Five C-17 Globemaster III aircraft departed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and dropped more than 380 U.S. and Royal Thai paratroopers into Lopburi Airfield, Thailand, Feb. 15 in support of multi-national military exercise Exercise Cobra Gold.The airdrop operation flown by aircrews

  • Lineup set for May air show

    Travis' Open House planning committee recently released its list of initial performers and static aircraft participating in the installation's airshow scheduled for May 3 and 4.Headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, the two-day event will also play

  • Yearlong effort shifts U.S.' main Afghanistan air hub

    Nearly a year of intense planning among a global group of stakeholders came to fruition with the recent transition of the Air Force's main Afghanistan air transportation hub from Manas Kyrgystan to a new temporary location in Romania.For more than a decade, the Manas Transit Center oversaw the

  • Fairchild leadership recognizes Medal of Honor recipient

    Team Fairchild leadership joined the students, staff and the Alumni Association of North Central High School at the annual Red and Black Convocation for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, while he was recognized as this year's distinguished alumnus Feb. 7, 2014, at North Central High School in Spokane,

  • JBLM crews perform HI-RAIN live fire

    Following months of planning, Airmen and Soldiers completed JBLM's first joint live-fire M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems Rapid Infiltration (HI-RAIN) exercise, Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, in Schoonover, Calif. During the weeklong exercise, six McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft transported 12

  • JB MDL service members visit Super Bowl Blvd

    More than 100 service members and their guests from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., attended the USAA Military VIP experience at the NFL House on Super Bowl Blvd. in Manhattan, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2014.The attendees were invited to be part of the guest audience during the USAA Salute to Service

  • Providing Care: Senior Airman Taryn Summers

    U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Novak, United States Special Operations Command, lay in the middle of the road waiting for care after his motorcycle had collided into a car early Tuesday morning outside of the Dale Mabry gate of MacDill Air Force Base. Senior Airman Taryn Summers, 91st Air Refueling

  • 2013 Safety Office of the Year

    2013 Safety Office of the Year436 Air WingDover Air Force Base, DelawareLt Col Jason Mills, Chief, 436 AW Safety at Dover AFB, says every Safety Office at every base works hard. But he is obviously proud of what his folks accomplished in 2013 that garnered them the 2013 Safety Office of the Year

  • USAF Expeditionary Center Looks Ahead

    Since my assumption of command in early September, I've had the opportunity to engage over the first 100 days with many amazing units and Airmen who work within the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center (EC) enterprise. I've been witness to excellent trust, competence, and responsiveness--values I

  • 435th AGOW Airmen lead Rwandan port operations

    In an effort to confront destabilizing forces and violence within the Central African Republic, France and the African Union have requested U.S. support to move Rwandan forces into the region.Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group responded to the request. A