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  • USAF team exchanges ideas, hope with Senegalese air force

    Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa recently returned from an engagement with their Senegalese air force counterparts May 20-24, 2013, in Dakar, Senegal. The engagement provided a forum for Airmen from both nations to share ideas on relief

  • Training while killing biters

    Roaring overhead at more than 200 mph, 100 feet above watery areas of Williston, N.D. and Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Air Force Reserve C-130H Hercules aircraft from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, provided much needed relief during aerial spray missions May 28 to June 7, 2013.Citizen

  • Key partners in Air Force exercise

    Airborne Command Posts from the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participated in an Air Force exercise involving more than 50 aircraft May 31, 2013.The Joint Forces Exercise-Vulnerability was initiated at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., and concluded at Nellis Air

  • Intelligence Airman wins volunteer award

    Contrary to her quiet and unassuming demeanor, an Air Mobility Command Intelligence Directorate's knowledge operator is defined more by her volunteerism than by her modest personality.Senior Airman Natasha Thomas, Air Mobility Command Air Intelligence Squadron knowledge operator, spearheaded

  • JB MDL commemorates triumph at Midway

    Joint base community members came together to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway June 4, 2013, at Hangar One here.Gerry Little, Ocean County New Jersey Freeholder, addressed more than 100 attendees which included active-duty Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army personnel, civilian

  • 728th AMS Airmen support German operations

    A Luftwaffe A-310 jet lands on the flightline at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and U.S. and Germen airmen begin to trickle outside. Some grab equipment, others start up various vehicles, while others go out to direct the jet to its parking spot.Though this coalition gaggle may seem a little out of the

  • Veterans awarded flying cross

    Since its authorization by Congress on July 2, 1926, the Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to both officer and enlisted service members of the United States who exhibit heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight.Travis had the distinct honor of hosting two

  • Air Terminal Operations Center gets troops to, from fight

    Transit Center at Manas has been an international strategic point for years. That importance is due to the mission of the Air Terminal Operations Center.ATOC falls under the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port. ATOC is responsible for constantly monitoring airlift missions

  • President lands at JB MDL

    President Barack Obama flew into Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst May 28, 2013, and visited with joint base community members and leaders while en route to see the post-Hurricane Sandy recovery effort on the New Jersey shore with Gov. Chris Christie. Service members, families and local media

  • 'The Griffin' releases Maintenance Operations Management

    The 367th Training Support Squadron, "The Griffin", released Maintenance Operations Management, an interactive multimedia instruction course for maintenance managers.The Griffin has completed and uploaded Maintenance Operations Management (MOM) to ADLS this week. With more than 8,000 hours of