179th Airlift Wing prepares for its future

Amidst the sandy desert grounds of Iraq, 64 members of the 179th Airlift Wing are working with members of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade in a ground-breaking concept of operations test between the Army and the Air Force. The troops from the 179th were assigned to the 25th Nov. 5 when they began

Fairchild hosts Air Force’s first Single Airmen’s Summit, incorporates AFSO21

Fairchild Air Force Base recently commenced the Air Force's first Single Airmen's Summit. This event not only sets the stage for other bases to follow suit, but for future Summits here. The event addressed issues single Airmen face providing them with a means to come up with probable solutions

Under the influence: One woman's choice to drink and drive crushes captain's dream of flying

During a night on the town in celebration of completing training, you realize you've had one too many drinks to drive. You call a cab and begin heading to another destination down a 50 mile-per-hour road. Suddenly you feel an impact followed by the gnashing of metal against metal and the shattering

Operation Christmas Drop shoves off for the mission

More than 12 months of preparation have gone into ensuring Operation Christmas Drop's four-day air drop mission goes smoothly, with countless fundraiser and many drop-off points made available to those wishing to donate supplies and help support Guam's island neighbors in the Marianas, Carolines,

You've been ... Operation Thunderstruck

Everybody knows that Santa is a Paratrooper

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. But on Dec. 6 at Pope, it was not a team of reindeer, but Maj. Jeff Dasher, a navigator in the 95th Airlift Squadron, who guided the mission for the 440th Airlift Wing's C-130 that flew a group of Soldier Santas across the morning sky. One might say

Berlin Airlift Exhibition to reside at Travis Air Museum

Colonel Gail Halvorsen, the man known fondly as the "Candy Bomber" for his role in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, cut the ribbon on the Berlin Airlift Exhibit Dec. 10, at the Travis Air Museum.After traveling to 29 different cities, the exhibit now has a permanent home at the museum. Mr. Heinz-Gerd

CRW Assessment Team evaluates cargo solutions for stakeholders in Afghanistan

As U.S. President Barack Obama announces his decision to commit an additional 30,000 American military members to the fight in Afghanistan, one question remains. How?Evaluation groups such as the 12-person airfield assessment team from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base

Grand Forks transitions from tankers to UAVs

The primary mission at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., is transitioning from KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft to support for launch, recovery and maintenance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs. The transition will begin with the departure of the base's final KC-135 in December 2010. The new

'Operation Thunderstruck;' train to fly, fight and win

One-by-one, 10 Charleston-based C-17 took off from Charleston AFB Dec. 16 in support of exercise "Operation Thunderstruck." While Charleston AFB is no stranger to launching a large number of aircraft in a short period of time, this year's exercise is different than ones from year's past. In the