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  • Scott firefighters honor fallen 9/11 comrades

    Sept. 11, 2001 started off just like any other day. People walked their dogs, played with their kids or headed to work. However, terror and panic began to spread as two planes hit the World Trade Center towers in New York City, another at the Pentagon and yet another that crashed into the fields of

  • Just How "All Right" are "Two Red and Two White?"

    If you weren't taught how to use Vertical Glideslope Indicators (VGSI) for landing before your first night flight, I'm betting you heard about it soon thereafter: "Fly two red and two white, and you're alright ..." The point of this article isn't to counter that beginner's level "instruction" or old

  • 375th AMW welcomes new command chief

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new command chief April 7, 2014.As the wing's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Wesley Mathias serves as the senior enlisted leader and principal advisor to the commander on matters relating to the health, welfare and morale, readiness, and personal

  • Security Forces Airmen participate in tactical training

    More than 40 Security Forces members from across Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command participated in training to enhance weapons and tactics skills April 7 through 11, 2014 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. "In today's environment threats such as active shooter are

  • Airmen see importance of mission firsthand

    Airmen from across the base took part in an incentive flight March 26 designed as an opportunity for pilots and boom operators to show other Airmen the importance they play in fueling the fight for freedom."Incentive flights show how they helped us get to this point," said Airman Carrie Vaughn, a

  • Travis Airman named Air Force's best

    Growing up on a farm in Jacksonville, Fla., Airman 1st Class David Holliman didn't deal with many electronic devices as a kid. However, nowadays, he operates and maintains some of the military's most advanced ground radar and radio equipment . Moreover, he was recently named one of the Air Force's

  • Yokota Airmen Showcase Low-Cost, Low Altitude Airdrop at Cope South 14

    U.S. Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, demonstrated Low-Cost, Low Altitude airdrop techniques to Bangladeshi Airmen, during a subject-matter expert exchange at Bangabandhu Air Base, Bangladesh, Nov. 9 through 13, 2013. The exchange, a key part of exercise Cope South, was designed to show

  • Travis "Freedom Launch" hones skills, remembers 9/11

    Travis conducted a mass launch of 22 mobility aircraft Sept.11, to practice the maximum level of combat capability for the operations, maintenance, and support groups.During the operation, dubbed the Freedom Launch, seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10A Extenders, and four C-5 Galaxies departed in

  • Never Forget: The final state dedicates 9/11 memorial

    The Eagle Firefighters' Association unveiled Delaware's received its first public Sept. 11 memorial on the 12-year anniversary of the attacks at the Air Mobility Command museum here today. Delaware is the 50th and final state to receive an official Sept. 11 memorial, which incorporates two pieces of