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  • McChord Airmen complete second humanitarian airlift to American Samoa

    A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., touched down at Pago Pago International Airport on Oct. 10, delivering more than 42,000 pounds of Federal Emergency Management Agency cargo to American Samoa in support of ongoing relief operations.The mission was the aircrew's second

  • McChord Airmen provide humanitarian airlift to Indonesia

    Airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., completed their second humanitarian airlift mission in just over a week Oct. 9, delivering more than 87,000 pounds of cargo here in support of relief operations following the deadly 7.6-magnitude earthquake that shook the island

  • AIM 2 upgrades Air Force Fuel Management System

    In the spring of 2008, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was chosen to test 20 vehicles with the Fuelmaster Automotive Information Module Fuel Management system, or AIM 2. Based on the results of that test, the Air Force allocated $350,000 in September 2009 to increase the scope of the test by

  • First Air Force mission flies through Russian air space under new agreement

    The first U.S. Air Force jet to fly through Russian airspace under a new agreement between U.S. and Russian officials flew from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, late Wednesday, according to Air Mobility Command officials. A C-17 Globemaster III, crewed by members of the

  • Pease partners with McConnell, stands up active-duty squadron

    Part of McConnell Air Force Base isn't in Kansas anymore. Now, a piece of McConnell is in New Hampshire at Pease Air National Guard Base. That piece is the 64th Air Refueling Squadron. The 64th ARS stood up Oct. 2 at an official military ceremony at Pease. It's the first active-duty Air Force unit

  • Mobility commander addresses Incirlik Airmen

    The Air Mobility Command commander stopped off at Incirlik Oct. 5 to talk with Airmen in the middle of a trip through the Operation Enduring Freedom area of responsibility. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte conducted two town hall meetings with Airmen from the 385th Air Expeditionary Group and the 728th Air

  • New active duty squadron joins ranks with Reserve C-130 wing

    A second flying squadron joined the Colorado Springs-based 302nd Airlift Wing here Oct. 3, bringing approximately 180 aircrew and maintainers to Colorado and kicking off the Air Force's newest active association between the Air Force Reserve and its active duty counterpart. The activation of the new

  • Air Force officials dedicate C-130 to Army's 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan

    Air Force officials here dedicated a C-130 Hercules to the Soldiers of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Afghanistan on Oct. 5 at Bagram Air Field. The transport was originally dedicated at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Oct. 25, 2008, to Fort Bragg's entire 82nd Airborne Division based

  • AMC's 'Total Force' partners discuss first 'staff-to-staff' meet

    Air Mobility Command Vice Commander, Lt. Gen. Rusty Findley, AMC Headquarters directors and their Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard equivalents came together for the command's first "staff-to-staff" meeting in September. The meeting was arranged to address key issues facing their