Photo essay: Airmen learn combat first aid skills in Expeditionary Center pre-deployment course

Students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course participated in training session of the Care Under Fire (combat first aid) class at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.The class, taught by the Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, focuses

437 APS tackles first M-ATV load on 747

A team of Airmen with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron here loaded the first mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles to be shipped aboard a Boeing 747-400 aircraft for delivery to Afghanistan Nov. 7.The load began a new phase of delivery for M-ATVs to the Middle East after initial

319th ARW presented Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The 319th Air Refueling Wing has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for outstanding performance from July 1, 2008, until June 30, 2009, announced Nov. 3 by Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander. All Airmen assigned to the 319th ARW during the specified period are

Chief of Staff addresses key mobility, Air Force issues at conference

General Norton Schwartz recently attended the 41st Airlift Tanker Association conference where he addressed a gathering of more than 4,000 active, Guard, Reserve and civilians from across the Air Force. In his comments, General Schwartz emphasized the importance of every Airman and every job in the

Photo essay: Airmen learn convoy operations in pre-deployment prep course

More than 260 students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course participated in a scenario in mounted patrol tactics on a range on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 8, 2009. The course, taught by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, prepares

Photo essay: Airmen train in advanced marksmanship at Expeditionary Center

More than 260 students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., are being trained in advanced marksmanship through a class as part of the course.The course, taught by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, prepares

Photo essay: Airmen train in land navigation in Expeditionary Center's CAST course

Students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course 10-1A, taught by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, participated in a day of land navigation training in the course on a range at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 6, 2009. The course prepares

Photo essay: Expeditionary Center instructors, students remember Fort Hood victims

Instructors from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron and Airmen from "Echo Flight" of the Combat Airman Skills Training Course stopped training for a moment of silence for the shooting victims of Fort Hood, Texas, at 2:34 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2009, throughout training

C-17 delivers Fox Sports crew to Afghanistan

The task: get the Fox Sports crew to Afghanistan in order to perform a morale show for the troops. This unique opportunity was given to a C-17 Globemaster III crew from the 21st Airlift Squadron based out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The C-17 is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter

Airmen prepare for training missions