Youngest C-17 pilot joins 4th Airlft Squadron

Kaylie Bergen, a 6-year-old from Federal Way, Wash., battling cancer, toured the base Tuesday as this month's participant in the Pilot for a Day Program. The purpose of the program is to give local children with serious illnesses a day completely devoted to them and their interest in aviation. The

Large formation flight provides training opportunity for Airmen and Soldiers

Seven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flew a local area flight formation Wednesday.The flight was part of a joint requirement to execute Army forcible entry operations by airdropping an entire brigade on short notice. "Basically, the mission today is to qualify the loadmasters so they would be able to

319th OSS named best AMC

In an official announcement May 6, the 319th Operations Support Squadron was named Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Large OSS of the Year.The 319th OSS's mission is to ensure the readiness and dispatch of 12 KC-135 Stratotankers and more than 100 aircrew for rapid global aerial refueling, airlift

305th airpower gets lift with new Globemasters

The 305th Air Mobility Wing will increase airpower capabilities with the addition of new jets to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst flightline, the first of which were scheduled to arrive yesterday.Three new C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were assigned to the wing as part of a

Six-year-old experiences the excitement of the Air Force

It was a long-distance flight from a small island over the vast open waters of the Pacific. Any pilot would need to be alert on a mission this important and know that failure isn't an option. If you looked around the dark cockpit of the KC-135, you would see five people all fixated on the view

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Grand Forks CGOA recognized as best in Air Force

The Grand Forks Air Force Base Company Grade Officer Association was announced as the CGO Council of the Year, May 5, during the CGOA Professional Development Conference in San Francisco.The Grand Forks AFB CGOA competed against more than 70 other CGOA councils from around the Air Force to win the

Tuskegee Airman receives Purple Heart after 66 years

Former Tuskegee Airman, Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) George Watson Sr. was awarded the Purple Heart Monday at Tommy B's Community and Activity Center here.Col. Gina Grosso, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander, and Congressman Chris Smith presented Watson with the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained

Elmendorf C-17s deliver cargo to aid oil spill containment efforts

C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes assigned to Elmendorf's 517th Airlift Squadron are transporting oil containment equipment to New Orleans, La., to assist with the clean-up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.So far, three C-17s and 15 aircrew from the 517th and 249th Airlift Squadrons have

McChord Field Airmen Stand Down

The 62nd Airlift Wing particpated in an Air Mobility Command "Wingman Stand Down" May 10 to call attention to the recent rise in Air Force suicides, the tragic loss of Airmen to private motor vehicle accidents, and to reenergize the Wingman concept as the foundation approach to suicide prevention