Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gives wounded warrior a lift home

An injured Marine received an unexpected upgrade in his flight home from Iraq here Feb. 8. Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Eastburn from the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe, Hawaii, was on his way home to be with his family during his recovery. One of his stops along the way was at the David Grant USAF

Warriors of the North support Red Flag warriors

The C-5 gets the call

Dover reorganizes for C-17 mission

A ceremony here Feb. 4 marked the end of a 30-year run of Dover AFB's sole C-5 Galaxy mission and the beginning of a new era as the base prepares for the first of 13 C-17 Globemaster IIIs scheduled to arrive this summer. Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Maintenance Group is reorganizing to

Air Force Reserve expands KC-135 force at March ARB

Air Force Reserve Command officials have expanded the size of its KC-135 Stratotanker force at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., as part of the Air Force total force integration initiatives. Under the Base Realignment and Closure process, the 939th Air Refueling Wing at Portland International Airport,

Trailer allows rapid response to suspected biological agents

The 22nd Air Refueling Wing lived up to its motto "We Lead" with a ceremony here Feb. 6, marking the first delivery in the Air Force of a Laboratory Response Team trailer. The trailer is equipped with a Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System, or JBAIDS for short, providing rapid

317th OSS wins AMC Intel Unit of the Year Award

The 317th Operations Support Squadron intelligence unit was named Outstanding OSS/Information Warfare Flight Intelligence Unit of the Year by Air Mobility Command for 2006. Now, the 317th OSS will compete with other commands for the Air Force-level award. "We support (the 317th Airlift Group) as it

Aircraft maintenance accident investigation board complete

Air Mobility Command today released the results of its investigation into the June 1, 2006, mishap involving an engine test on a C-32A aircraft at Andrews AFB, Md., during which asphalt from the shoulder pavement disintegrated and impacted the aircraft. The Accident Investigation Board, convened by

8th Ruck March honors vets

The 436th Security Forces Squadron sponsored their 8th Annual Ruck March Saturday at the Air Mobility Command Museum to commemorate the Korean War's Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Teams of four rallied at the museum in their battle dress uniforms at 9 a.m., hoisted 30-pound backpacks on, and trekked a

McConnell hand-picked to lead 'LRS evolution'

The Air Force has hand-picked McConnell to be one of twelve bases Air Force-wide to restructure its logistics readiness squadron to better meet the needs of the evolving force. Selected bases will streamline several logistics functions using Air Force Smart Operations 21 principles of eliminating