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Fairchild Airmen support NORAD exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01

Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews participated in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart 21-01, here, June 12-19, 2021.The exercise featured a variety of military aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force and U.S. Air Force,

U.S. Navy Blue Angels refueled by Joint Base MDL KC-10 Extender

Six U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2021. The Blue Angels needed in-flight refueling during their flight home to Florida after participating in an Air Show. Stationed

Stay safe this 4th of July

Celebrating our nation on the 4th of July should never end in tragedy. Sadly, the holiday can become deadly when alcohol and fireworks are thrown in the mix.

AMC passenger policy team working to improve customer experience

In December 2020, Air Mobility Command’s Air Transportation Passenger and Fleet Policy Branch established a working group to improve the end-to-end AMC passenger travel experience.

9th AS Pelicans fly southwest for joint training

Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, joined forces with Air Education and Training Command’s 49th Wing and Air Force Materiel Command’s 635th Materiel Maintenance Group for a Major Command Service Tail Trainer exercise, June 1-10, 2021, at Holloman AFB, New Mexico.

AMC Civic Leaders experience Herk Nation

Eighteen Air Mobility Command Civic Leaders visited Little Rock Air Force Base to experience the mission, Airmen and culture of the world’s largest C-130J Super Hercules base, June 14-16.

CONR-1AF conducts first-ever in theater C-17 special refueling operations during AD 21-1

In support of the North American Aerospace Defense and Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense missions, Continental U.S. NORAD Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) achieved a first-ever milestone June 16 when U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing,

9th AS sees clearly following oxygen mask testing

An Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron team visited Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 14-15, 2021, to test the capabilities of the modified 358 Quick Don Demist oxygen mask.

Air Force releases Bridge Tanker Sources Sought Announcement

The Air Force is seeking companies that have the capability to deliver commercial derivative tanker aircraft to supplement the Air Force tanker aircraft fleet at the end of KC-46A production.