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May 12, 2022
Patriot Express flights arrive at JBLM

Patriot Express flights to Japan will operate out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord beginning May 16, 2022.The Patriot Express is a Department of Defense contracted commercial charter mission, which provides support for official-duty travelers and their family members to overseas locations.PE usually
May 12, 2022
Patriot Express flights arrive at JBLM

Patriot Express flights to Japan will operate out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord beginning May 16, 2022.The Patriot Express is a Department of Defense contracted commercial charter mission, which provides support for official-duty travelers and their family members to overseas locations.PE usually
May 2, 2022
LRAFB breaks ground on new Airmen dormitories

Alongside civic leaders and community partners, Little Rock Air Force Base senior leaders broke ground on its newest construction project during a ceremony on April 28.
April 25, 2022
‘One step ahead’: Gen Minihan drives AMC towards Pacific, accelerates Mobility Guardian 23 planning

At his most recent commander’s call, Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, hosted a Rehearsal of Concept drill with the AMC headquarters staff gathered around a massive map of the Pacific theater sprawled across the floor of a hangar April 5, 2022.
April 8, 2022
Readiness Exercise 2022 plays role in AMC’s ‘Strategy to Win’

Airmen from the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing, and 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst began phase two of Readiness Exercise 2022, Apr. 3. While phase one focused on pre-deployment and personal readiness, phase two tested an integrated construct of multiple
April 6, 2022
Advanced training keeps KC-135 weapons squadron Airmen agile

Tucked away in the middle of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, resides a small contingent of professional KC-135 pilots, navigators and in-flight refueling specialists responsible for developing advanced tactics training used for the one of the Air Force’s oldest aircraft.
March 3, 2022
Airmen test MCA capabilities during Operation Talon Lightning

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, load the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, assigned to Task Force Talon, equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Talon Lightning on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March
Feb. 10, 2022
U.S. Airmen, Soldiers practice interoperability during exercise

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, Jan. 30-Feb. 5. During mass-tactical week, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force units worked together
Feb. 10, 2022
"We're on our way, LA!" - Watch SBLVI Heritage Flight flyover pre-game special live on USAF Facebook, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. ET

To help celebrate the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, Airpower fans can catch a behind-the-scenes look at a first-of-its-kind flyover as the service’s Heritage Flight prepares to soar above the skies of So-Fi Stadium during the national anthem performance at Super Bowl LVI, Feb. 13. Beginning at 6
Jan. 28, 2022
Nightmare to miracle: REACH 797 reflects on mission

In August 2019, a 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III crew from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, was notified they were being diverted for another mission.

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