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  • C-17 crews first to use new in-flight program to save fuel

    This summer, C-17 crews will start saving more gas by using Mission Index Flying -- a new program that allows them to adjust their flight profile in real-time in order to maximize fuel efficiency while meeting mission objectives. The mobility air force enterprise expects to see a 1.25 to 1.5 percent

  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • Scott AFB members participate in first KC-135 egress exercise

    More than 60 personnel volunteered to slide down a large, air-filled slide, or in this case, an emergency exit June 28, 2011, during a KC-135 Ground Egress test supported by 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB. According to Col. Thomas Wolcott, the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation (TE)

  • Scott AFB members assist with Joplin tornado relief effort

    The May 22 EF5 tornado that ripped through the heart of Joplin, Mo., left 153 people dead and damaged more than 8,000 homes, schools and the St. John's Medical Center. Though the town of Joplin is more than 300 miles away, the outpouring of support from Scott Air Force Base has been tremendous. From

  • Landowners take flight for BASH at McConnell AFB

    Fourteen landowners who open their property to McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program visited McConnell June 7, 2011, viewing first-hand the mission of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the BASH program.The land surrounding McConnell is home to both migratory and permanent resident species of

  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson team rounded up for Air Moblity Rodeo 2011

    The Airmen have been rounded up and they've been preparing themselves for this year's Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2011, which is set to take place from July 23 to 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.Twenty-nine members make up Team Alaska, consisting of several different teams, including aerial

  • Exercise tests medical response after major earthquake

    Amidst the chaos of moans, groans and cries for help, members of the Kentucky Ar National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing conducted patient triage and provided emergency medical care for more than a dozen men and women badly injured in an earthquake and subsequent plane crash here May 18.Fortunately, the

  • Joint Base Charleston celebrates Clergy Appreciation Day

    Ten clergymen from the local area visited Joint Base Charleston to participate in Clergy Appreciation Day, May 10 on Joint Base Charleston.The clergymen, accompanied by Joint Base Charleston military chaplains, enjoyed prayers, a light breakfast, a tour of the chapel, a panel discussion, lunch, a

  • Aeromedical evacuation saves lives in Afghanistan

    An aeromedical evacuation capacity unrivaled anywhere in the world is saving the lives of wounded warriors in Afghanistan, said the officer here who oversees the effort at the combat theater's busiest aeromedical evacuation point.Equipment and procedures are being improved continually to move

  • DOD: U.S. kills bin Laden in intelligence-driven operation

    An intelligence-driven U.S. operation in Pakistan killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden May 1, President Barack Obama announced in a nationally televised address from the White House the same day."Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in