Air Force Announces Air Force Week in Philadelphia Events

The United States Air Force is proud to announce events planned for Air Force Week in Philadelphia, May 26-June 2. Activities in the Philadelphia metro region will begin on Memorial Day, May 26, and culminate with an Air Exposition--featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration

Dover Airman to receive CFC Hero Award

A Dover Airman was recently awarded the 2007 National Combined Federal Campaign Military Hero Award for his efforts with the CFC and other volunteer activities in the community. Capt. Thomas Abell, 436th Mission Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight commander, will receive the annual CFC Hero

Balad servicemembers mark milestone in decreasing convoys, saving lives

Deployed servicemembers here have prevented approximately 10,000 convoy vehicles and about 27,000 servicemembers from traveling along improvised explosive device laden Iraqi roads since the squadron stood up in January 2006. To get these people and vehicles moved quickly and safely throughout the

Aircrews stand by to continue Burma relief mission

For Capt. Trevor Hall, flying a C-130 Hercules to deliver humanitarian relief is largely what his mission is all about. Captain Hall and his aircrew were one of a handful of C-130s allowed to deliver relief supplies to the people of Burma in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nagris that swept through the

AMC Fitfactor promotes healthy, active lifestyles

 With 101 days of Fitfactor summer fun right around the corner beginning June through August, the children at MacDill youth center are ready to get out, get up and get fit. These days, doctors worry that kids, dubbed "Generation Xbox," aren't getting enough physical activity to keep them

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center: FAST students train in combatives

Exercise tests students' planning, execution skills

Students of the 57th Weapons Squadron here recently participated in one of the largest exercises in the Air Force May 9 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. Nearly 40 aircraft from Air Force bases across the U.S. participated in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise, which involved six and a half to

First C-130 crew provides humanitarian assistance to Burma

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules loaded with emergency relief supplies touched down at Rangoon International Airport in Burma May 12 in support of national disaster relief efforts following Tropical Cyclone Nargis that swept through Burma May 2. An aircraft was loaded with 8,300 bottles of water, two

Airmen participate in Ultimate Caduceus 08

When an improvised explosive device "detonated" along Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct on May 1st, the ensuing blast and chemical truck explosion sent deadly methyl isocyanate into the air, causing hundreds of deaths and thousands more injured and sick. At least on paper. Ultimate Caduceus 08, part of

AMC ready to assist in Burma relief operations

Airmen from the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center said Friday that if called upon, they are prepared to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis, which ravaged Burma last week, leaving as many as 100,000 dead and millions homeless. Thus far, the Burmese government has allowed the U.S. to fly only limited