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  • New memorial honors 79 fallen Dyess Airmen

    Dyess leadership, along with Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander; the Abilene community; and approximately 100 Gold Star family members of fallen Airmen, came together for a memorial dedication ceremony July 19.After 10 months of construction and over $600,000 raised by the Abilene

  • 349th ARS secures Air Force-level award

    The Senior Master Sgt. Albert Evans Outstanding Air Refueling Section Award is presented every year to the top boom operator section in the Air Force. This is the first time the 349th ARS has won the award.

  • One final flight to honor their own

    A KC-10 Extender and crew assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Squadron with the unique call sign of Brent06 took off early Tuesday morning from Travis AFB on a mission to honor one of their own.

  • Remembering the Fallen Air Advisors

    Service members, civilians, and family members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gathered at the Air Advisor memorial, April 27, to honor the memories of the 11 Air Advisors who have fallen in the line of duty.

  • C-17 Globemaster III: An aircraft as versatile as AE crews

    Larger, faster and flexible – a flying ICU. Since joining the U.S. Air Force fleet in 1993, the C-17 Globemaster III has significantly expanded aeromedical evacuation capabilities.In addition to its transport and other numerous mission sets, the C-17 converts to provide aeromedical evacuation to

  • Abilene community, Dyess leadership conduct memorial park groundbreaking

    Dyess Air Force Base leadership, the Abilene community and family of the fallen Airmen of TORQE 62 came together to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony at the Dyess Memorial Center, Oct. 2, 2018.  The event signified the beginning of the Dyess Memorial Park Expansion to honor the sacrifices of Dyess

  • Nelson assumes command of Travis

    Col. Jeff Nelson assumed command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California during a ceremony Sept. 18 attended by leaders of the local community, 18th Air Force leadership and Travis Airmen.

  • 62 APS Airman awarded Bronze Star

    Master Sgt. Derek Thompson from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron was presented a Bronze Star August 28 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Thompson earned his meritorious achievement as the aerial port superintendent for the 443rd Air Expeditionary Squadron while deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq

  • 621st CRG trains with West Virginia Guard

    Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Group spent four days training with and working alongside Airmen with the West Virginia Air National Guard Aug. 20-23 in Charleston, West Virginia.The three-day training at the Camp Branch Landing Zone enabled the 621st CRG Airmen to increase their

  • Wounded Warrior finds purpose in sharing story

    On Oct. 11, 2015, Col. Laurel Burkel was rescued from the mangled wreckage of the helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Burkel lived to tell her story, but Maj. Phyllis Pelky, Master Sgt. Greg Kuhse, and three NATO partners were lost. Recently, she shared her story of resiliency during a Wounded Warrior