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  • Developmental special duties broaden experience

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force has identified 1,175 positions across 10 developmental special duties, or DSDs, for spring 2017.  Identified as developmental due to their unique leadership roles and the responsibility to mentor and mold young Airmen, the 10 duties are: Career

  • Innovation enhances safety, leads to international recognition

    Air traffic control is serious business. Every day thousands of flights take off and land all across the United States. Dedicated professionals known as air traffic controllers are responsible for monitoring every flight and coordinating with aircrews and people on the ground.

  • Airmen train, advise, assist Iraqi AF on C-130J

    Airmen of the 370th and 770th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons play an important role in assisting the Iraqi military by sending critical cargo and forces downrange to support the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. These Airmen are responsible for advising and assisting the Iraqi air

  • 618th AOC celebrates 25 years of command and control

    Established April 1, 1992, the 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) celebrates 25 years of enabling aerial and ground operations worldwide through the command and control of airlift and aerial refueling assets. A quarter-century ago Air Force leadership sought to simplify the

  • Mobility air advisors train with Colombian air force

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron alongside Airmen from five other squadrons spent three weeks Building Partner Capacity with the Colombian Air Force in air operation, aeromedical evacuation, propeller balance, zodiac rigging and medical intelligence courses.

  • Pacific mission demonstrates C-5M upgrades

    A C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft from the 22nd Airlift Squadron flew a Pacific channel mission March 4 - 5, 2017, from Travis Air Force Base, California delivering cargo to Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • Boeing, Travis partner for KC-46A testing

    A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus team conducted testing at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 7-10.This testing was a combined effort between Boeing Test & Evaluation and the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Detachment 1, both of which are collocated at the Boeing Facility in Seattle, Washington.

  • McConnell AFB firefighters help extinguish Kansas wildfires

    Eighteen firefighters from McConnell’s fire department responded to an off-base wildfire in Reno County, Kansas, March 7 to 8.The responding groups, which consisted of both military and civilians, were part of more than 2,000 firefighters from 216 organizations that aided in the emergency, said Doug