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  • CMSgt. of the Air Force visits Grand Forks AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy visited with the Warriors of the North July 14 to 16.Chief Roy met with Airmen from the 319th Air Refueling Wing and toured base facilities, which allowed him to witness first-hand how Grand Forks Air Force Base is preparing for the transition to its

  • JBB's Jackals maintain heavy lift capability

    At five-stories high, Air Mobility Command's C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy aircraft "Grey Tails" can be seen on flightlines the world over, even here among the Red Tails of Joint Base Balad, Iraq. These globe-hopping giants are resilient, but when they do break throwing them to the jackals

  • Airdrops break records in Afghanistan

    When your unit is surrounded by an enemy hitting you with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, and mortar rounds are screaming in and you're running low on food, ammo and everything else, you can't exactly send someone to Wal-Mart for supplies.That's when you pray for an airdrop.

  • Dover C-5s support Afghanistan troop surge

    C-5 aircrews from here spent June 15 to July 15 overseas delivering 4 million pounds of cargo to support the troops surge in Afghanistan.Two C-5M Super Galaxies and two C-5B Galaxies airlifted 103 helicopters to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Soldiers from the Fort Hood,

  • AF, AMC "Top Docs" visit DGMC

    The hallways and clinics of David Grant USAF Medical Center were filled with stars July 7 when the Air Force and Air Mobility Command "Top Docs" visited.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, surgeon general of the Air Force, and Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Douglas J. Robb, Air Mobility Command command surgeon, spent

  • Small team keeps senior leaders connected

    Tucked inside a small, first floor office in a corner of Bldg. 1600 sits a small team of active duty, civilian and contract Airmen.Given their location, it's not hard to mistake them for Air Mobility Command personnel, but these Airmen actually belong to the 375th Communications Squadron. This team,

  • Training: Essential piece of mission puzzle

    A high operations tempo full of airdrops, cargo movement and passenger transport topped with providing necessary training to Airmen new to not only the world of deployments, but also the Air Force, makes for a straining 120 days in the desert. Staff Sgt. Brandon Nontelle, an 816th Expeditionary

  • McChord earns outstanding rating in cyber inspection

    Air Force officials awarded the 62nd Airlift Wing an overall outstanding rating following a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection June 28 through July 2. The CCRI simply provides a "quick look" inspection of McChord's network security configuration, and compliance with Department of Defense Information