Loadmaster travels the globe, delivers supplies

"Been there, done that."It's Staff Sgt. Kevin Alexander's mantra.As a loadmaster from the 6th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sergeant Alexander travels approximately 200 days out the the year."You name a location, and I have probably been there or point to anything

Scott sergeant provides comfort for wounded warriors

Sundays around Germany are normally quiet and reserved as a day for rest, except for the hum of a C-17 Globemaster III and the conversations between aeromedical evacuation personnel heard on the flightline of Ramstein Air Base. Those are the sounds of lives being saved.Three times a week, 40 to 50

Photo essay: Tanker cousins support air refueling ops in Southwest Asia

A KC-135R Stratotanker deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and a KC-10 Extender deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., are seen on the flightline operations area for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on June 2, 2010. Both airframes support deployed air

KC-10 returns from mission: 'This way please'

A maintenance Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Extender aircraft maintenance unit provides direction to the flight crew of the KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during flightline operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a

457th Airlift Squadron transports national leaders to worldwide destinations

For those at Scott Air Force Base, the 457th Airlift Squadron may sound like it isn't a part of the 375th Air Mobility Wing. In reality, the 457th AS is a geographically separated unit of the 375th AMW located at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Though they are a small squadron, they have a big

Total Force showcases importance of airdrops

Current and future airdrop capabilities and the latest innovations in precision airdrops were demonstrated here recently by experts from Air Mobility Command, 139th Airlift Wing at St. Joseph Air National Guard Base, Mo. and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, Mass. The organizations joined

Family members can help keep each other safe this summer

He walked past two Airmen operating a dump truck. It was nothing unusual. Minutes later, one Airman accidentally crushed the other to death with the truck's tail gate. The ensuing investigation marked the first time in Master Sgt. Kenyon Luthi's safety career that he discovered how important his job

Water survival course moves to Fairchild from Gulf

In response to the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Air Force water survival courses have temporarily relocated to Fairchild Air Force Base. Training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., was suspended indefinitely June 4 when oil was discovered inside the training area used by

Deconstructing the past

Scott agencies join to test new airframe

It was a team effort June 8 and 9 to gather more than 20 Airmen from across Scott Air Force Base on the Scott flightline to continue production qualification testing on one of the Air Force's newest airframes: the C-27J Spartan.The C-27J was originally an Army development program until April 2009