AMC Wings provide critical airlift role for Haiti earthquake victims

Since relief operations began Jan. 13, Air Mobility Command aircraft have delivered more than 2,600 tons of cargo and nearly 5,300 passengers to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response.The first humanitarian mission carrying food and water supplied by Charleston AFB's aerial port squadron

Photo essay: KC-10 refueler returns from combat mission

A KC-10 Extender comes in for a landing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia after completing a combat air refueling mission Jan. 19, 2010. The KC-10 is one of the airframes in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility that provides air refueling capability to provide global reach for

Air Force deploys FEMA to aid Haitian victims

Nine specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency departed Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Saturday bringing communication support to military and government agencies engaged in recovery efforts in Haiti.The FEMA team is part of the Mobile Emergency Response Support, or MERS, out of

Cooperative agreement forges solution for wind turbine projects at Travis AFB

In a positive step forward to increase the production of wind-driven electrical power next to Travis Air Force base, the Air Force, wind energy developers, and local Solano County government officials came together to solve problems associated with the effects of wind turbines on air traffic control

Commentary: Proud to be an Airman, prouder to be an American

Throughout my almost 20 years in the Air Force, there have been thousands of things which made me proud to be an Airman and mostly definitely an American, and my experience of flying to Haiti Jan. 18 with supplies on board a C-17 Globemaster III stands out among those which will forever be forged

McChord deploys fourth C-17 in Haiti relief

The role of McChord Airmen in Haiti relief operations continued to grow Jan. 18 with the dispatch of a fourth C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The aircraft departed for Pope Air Force Base, N.C, to take on specialized teams and relief supplies for immediate transport into Haiti's Toussaint L'

AMC continues efforts to aid earthquake victims; command conducts C-17 airdrop Jan. 18

Air Mobility Command has flown more than 260 sorties in support of Haiti relief efforts, rushing food, water and medical supplies to the people of Haiti.In fact, since Jan. 13, AMC has delivered nearly 1,600 tons of cargo and about 2,400 passengers to Haiti and evacuated more than 600 victims from

Supporting those who support those in need

Ever since word got out about the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation of Haiti, Pope has been in a state of organized chaos. Both Air Force active duty and Reserve personnel have been working hand in hand with Army personnel from Fort Bragg to ship Airmen, Soldiers and cargo,

Little Rock AFB C-130s transport soldiers from Ft. Bragg, N.C in support of Haiti operations

First Charleston AFB shipment of food, water leaves for Haiti

The first humanitarian mission carrying food and water supplied by Charleston AFB's aerial port squadron launched at approximately 6:30 a.m. Jan. 18 bound for Haiti.Charleston was recently selected as the main aerial port artery for pumping life-saving rations into the crippled nation, making the