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  • 22nd LRS supports humanitarian donation to Paraguay

    Excess firefighting equipment from across Kansas will soon be transported to Paraguay with the help of Airmen from the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. The equipment was transferred from the Wichita Fire Department Regional Training Center to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 5, 2013. The

  • Air Force increases projected KC-46 flying hours, crew ratio

    The Air Force has increased planned life-cycle flying hours and aircrews assigned to the new KC-46A refueling tanker to make optimal use of the commercially-proven aircraft's fuel efficiency, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities. Compared to the Eisenhower-era KC-135 Stratotanker, the KC-46

  • McChord Reservist helps out in France

    A simple phone call can change everything. Less than eight hours after receiving the call to manage U.S. airlift operations in support of French efforts against extremist forces in Mali, Lt. Col. Ben Morley was on the road. On Jan. 20, mere hours after the call, he landed in Istres, France, where he

  • Dental Squadron increases mission readiness on installation

    The dental exam scheduling process that once took Unit Health Monitors days to complete every month, has now been reduced to hours, thanks to five members assigned to the 375th Dental Squadron. Currently military members are required to have an annual exam every 13 months or they show up on the

  • Fairchild helicopter pilot wins AETC award

    A helicopter pilot from the 36th Rescue Flight was awarded the Air Education and Training Command Aviator Valor Award for the year 2012.Capt. Ashly Barnes, the standardization and evaluation liaison officer, 36th Rescue Flight, distinguished herself as a pilot during a mission to save the life of a

  • U.S. Air Force aiding France's Mali operations

    Air Mobility Command contingency response, maintenance and support personnel, and air crews continue to support the movement of French troops and cargo to Mali.To date Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft have flown 18 missions delivering 574 passengers and 477 short tons of French cargo as part

  • Group effort keeps heart running smoothly

    The term "air power" was put to the test Jan. 15, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base after a late-night emergency medical flight used a closed section of the air field in order to save a life.Due to ongoing air field construction, a section of the field is closed from 12:15 until 5:15 a.m .,

  • KC-135 tankers get a boost from innovative, fuel-saving engines

    Some decades-old KC-135 tanker aircraft are getting to drink from the fountain of youth. Or at least the engines are.The first of 1,440 new upgraded engines for the venerable Stratotanker aircraft was installed at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on Jan. 15. Upgrading 1970s engine parts with modern

  • Mobility Support Advisory squadrons reach full operational capability

    One year after achieving initial operational capability, the Air Force's only two Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons reached full operational capability Dec. 1."Achieving full operational capability tells Air Force leaders we are ready to perform our mission in support of national security

  • JB MDL, FEMA, continue post-Sandy relief efforts

    Hurricane Sandy brought destruction and devastation throughout the Northeast Oct. 29, 2012, but a prepared Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., withstood the impact and answered the call for support. The joint base provided direct support locally and throughout the region while providing staging