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SERE fire circle: Students meet exotic locale in 'Tropics' phase of training at Fairchild

More than 500 miles away from Fairchild AFB, just miles from the Pacific coast, lies a tropical rainforest in the Olympic National Forest. The moisture in the air permeates your clothes and gear, and, as you trek through the rain and mud, it's almost as if it seeps through the skin to the bone. This

Plans progress for C-27J Spartan inclusion into Air Force inventory; related direct support mission plans also moving ahead

Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing. In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct support mission from

Deployed McChord Airman helps develop Balad Wounded Warriors Program

"Don't count the days; make every day count," is the credo Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, the installation commander, recommends military members adopt during their tour here. One Airman who accepted this challenge, a native of Salina, Kan., helped develop a program to aid wounded warriors. As his

Tanker veterans share Operation Eagle Claw experience during 'Living Legends' speaker series

Four "living legends" of the air refueling tanker world who were one part of the once top secret Operation Eagle Claw gathered for Air Mobility Command's fifth "Tanker Living Legends" speaker's panel on Oct. 21 in the Main Conference Room of AMC Headquarters. The panel included tanker veterans

Photo essay: C-17 Globemaster III and the pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza appear in the distance as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flies over Cairo, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star on Oct. 15, 2009. The C-17 crew is from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Bright Star is a joint international military airdrop

Photo essay: KC-10 refuels Navy fighters over Afghanistan

A KC-10 Extender refueled numerous F/A-18C Hornet fighter planes assigned to VFA-97 during a flight over Afghanistan on Oct. 15, 2009. The F/A-18s are part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group, which is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Dover Airman named 'AMC Icon'

Tech. Sgt. Letisia Eddy of Dover AFB, Del., was the winner of Air Mobility Command's Icon competition following the command performance here Oct. 22. Staff Sgt. LaTanza Meabon-Whiteside of Little Rock AFB, Ark., garnered second place, and Senior Master Sgt. Craig Hall of MacDill AFB, Fla., took

Scott AFB senior leaders encourage participation in Nov. 3 parent workshop

Scott Air Force Base, in cooperation with the Military Child Education Coalition, is offering parent workshops here Nov. 3. The workshops will be held at the Global Reach Planning Center, Building 1907. During the workshops, instructors will provide in-depth training and tools to help parents

Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft gets X-plane designation

Air Force officials have approved X-55A as the new designation for the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft. The X-55A is a technology demonstrator for the design and manufacturing of future aircraft using advanced composite materials. The X-55A is a modified Dornier 328J aircraft with the fuselage aft