Mobile readiness team gets pallets back into the system

The Airmen assigned to Task Force 586 here recently took on an additional tasking to redistribute equipment and supplies for the Army. Mobile redistribution teams go to forward-operating bases throughout Iraq to collect excess supplies, and the Airmen searched for pallets crucial for the air

C-17 pilot auditions for 'American Idol'

A C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 317th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base recently lived out one of her dreams -- to audition for "American Idol." Capt. Lyndsey Goodman, a Reserve pilot who has flown the half-million pound airlifter into combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, also

18th AF/CC visits GFAFB, outlines priorities

Most Grand Forks Airmen understand their chain of command from the squadron level through the wing and then from the wing to Air Mobility Command and up to the president. One link in that chain that may be a little less understood is the 18th Air Force. Maj. Gen. James Hawkins, 18th AF commander,

Dover plays key presidential support role

While there are numerous benefits to being the president of the United States, the ability to travel lightly is generally not considered one of them. The entourage includes numerous staffers, reporters, Secret Service agents and various aides. It also includes a lot of gear, enough to allow the

Pope Airman leads PRT

Almost a year into the rotational provincial reconstruction team, Pope's Lt. Col. Robert Ricci, from Pope's 43rd Operations Support Squadron, has had a magnificent impact on working relationships with key leaders in Afghanistan. He has helped the facilitation of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Tops in Blue flies through

Award-winning Dover AFB housing is benchmark of AMC, AF

As a wrecking ball shatters the last of Dover Air Force Base's old housing and the fresh-paint smell still lingers on many new units, a team of winners departs the base and heads for the Rocky Mountains where a prestigious award awaits them. The 436th Civil Engineer Squadron housing management team,

Dover international model for AFSO 21, hosts RAF visit

Team Dover shone under the spotlight recently as U.S. Air Force and British Royal Air Force (RAF) dignitaries toured the base to get a first-hand look at the Dover "Lean" initiatives, which have put Dover Air Force Base on the international map. Visiting the base were Royal Air Force Air

Ready for anything

SECDEF visits Team Charleston