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  • Multinational mobility unit welcomes AMC commander

    A first-of-its-kind mobility unit comprised of Airmen from 12 nations recently hosted the commander of Air Mobility Command at Pápa Air Base, Hungary.The Heavy Airlift Wing, the operational-level unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability consortium of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, brought

  • Dover Air Force Base part of NASCAR activities

    About 20 Dover Air Force Base active-duty and Reserve Airmen participated in pre-race activities for two NASCAR races at the Dover International Speedway May 30-31. In addition to the Air Force-sponsored race car, No. 43 driven by Reed Sorenson, these Airmen made it possible for the Air Force and

  • Vietnam the first 'tanker war'

    Editor's note: This is the seventh article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.Air refueling played an important role throughout the air war over Southeast Asia. With distances of 7,100

  • NCAA coaches visit troops in hospital

    Henry Bautista wasn't one of the U.S. servicemembers seven NCAA football coaches visited at a U.S. military hospital in Germany Friday.That's because servicemembers are not the only ones risking their lives in dangerous places like Iraq. That's where Bautista, a field representative for a light

  • Pacific mobility warriors celebrate one-year anniversary

    The 515th AMOW here celebrates its one-year anniversary operating as Air Mobility Command's first overseas wing, which was activated June 5, 2008, to support AMC aircraft and crews with maintenance, aerial port, and command and control operations while transiting the Pacific. The wing is responsible

  • Joint team moves critically ill infants over holiday weekend

    A joint team of U.S. servicemembers spanning the globe from Japan to Texas successfully moved two critically ill infants needing specialized care over the Memorial Day weekend.The infants -- one 9 months old and the other 20 days old, when moved -- were flown from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to San