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  • Enduring Freedom airdrop: Supplies land at Forward Operating Base Baylough

    U.S. Army Soldiers prepare to gather fuel supplies being dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft onto a landing zone at Forward Operating Base Baylough in the Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sept. 17, 2009. The Soldiers are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. Air

  • 90,000 attend 2009 Airpower Over the Midwest Air Show

    The 2009 Airpower Over the Midwest Air Show wowed aircraft enthusiasts of all ages at Scott Sept. 19 and 20 with aerial demonstrations, static plane displays and a festive atmosphere. Airshow director, Lt. Col. Michael Kayser, 375th Airlift Wing Operations Group, said a record number of people came

  • Golden Knights drop in during 2009 Airpower over the Midwest Air Show

    At 13,000 feet above the earth, buildings, roads and even the enormous 747 Dreamlifter sitting on the runway start to look like small specks. At that height seven members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Gold Team prepare to jump. On hands and knees, precariously close to the edge of the

  • Mobility Warriors: Tanker boom operator supports Operation Enduring Freedom

    Senior Airman Cameron Murray, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling journeyman, controls the boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker while on an air refueling mission for Operation Enduring Freedom on Sept. 17, 2009. Airman Murray is deployed to the Transit Center at Manas Air Base,

  • Mobility Warriors: Tanker maintenance Airman in Kyrgystan

    Senior Airman Kevin Eberhart, 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tanker support, pulls a transfer gear box change kit from the shelf at the Transit Center at Manas Air Base, Kyrgystan. Airman Eberhart ensures all equipment is properly accounted for before issuing and receiving kits

  • Air Force, Army, Navy family services expand for new joint base

    As Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst moves toward full operational capability Oct. 1, family services will expand to support Air Force, Army, and Navy personnel and their dependents. The Airman and Family Readiness Center at McGuire, along with Navy Fleet and Family Services, and Army Community

  • Photo essay: Air combat aircraft part of 2009 Scott Air Force Base Airshow

    Combat aircraft from the World War II era to combat airpower of today were on static display and in aerial demonstration events for the 2009 Scott AFB Airshow Sept. 19 and 20 here.Among the combat aircraft at the show included the F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle, F-4 Phantom II and more.These

  • Photo essay: Air mobility at 2009 Scott Air Force Base Airshow

    Plenty of Air Mobility Command aircraft were on display at the 2009 Scott AFB Airshow here Sept. 19 and 20.  Among them were the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, KC-10 Extender and the KC-135 Stratotanker.Also on display was a non-flying static display of a C-141 Starlifter as well