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  • Charleston AFB breaks C-17 flying record

    The largest formation of C-17 Globemaster IIIs from a single base took off from here Dec. 21 in a demonstration of Charleston AFB's strategic airdrop capability. After taking off at 9:30 a.m. at 30-second intervals, the 20 C-17s flew over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and then back over the base to

  • TRANSCOM Commander visits Air Mobility Warfare Center

    Saying he was impressed by the remarkable people and their wide-ranging missions, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, wrapped up a recent two-day tour of units at McGuire Air Force Base, nearby Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the Air Mobility Warfare

  • Contract modification adds 4 aircraft for Air Force, Marines

    Officials from the 657th Aeronautical Systems Squadron here issued an undefinitized contract action in December that will add four aircraft to be used by the Air Force and Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. of Marietta, Ga., was awarded the $256 million firm-fixed-price contract

  • Team McChord proves C-17s have global reach

    The capability of the C-17 Globemaster III and Team McChord Airmen reaches to the very end of the earth. And that global reach was affirmed today when a Team McChord aircrew completed the first C-17 airdrop over the South Pole, delivering 70,000 pounds of supplies to the National Science Foundation.

  • KC-135 Accident Investigation Board complete

    Air Mobility Command today released the results of its investigation into the Sept. 26 KC-135R aircraft accident at Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The collision between the TU-154 and KC-135R aircraft was clearly an accident and not the result of any intentional conduct. The

  • McGuire Airman fatally wounded

    An Airman from McGuire AFB was fatally wounded in an incident as he and his wife attempted to leave a club early Dec. 17 in Philadelphia. Airman 1st Class Lam Mai Ho was an air transportation apprentice in the 819th Global Support Squadron based at McGuire AFB. The incident is under investigation by

  • Restoring excellence: Dover program wins best in AF

    The 436th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental restoration staff competed with installations Air Force-wide to win the 2006 Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Restoration Award, one of the Air Force's most prominent environmental awards, Nov. 28. The award recognizes the installation

  • Air Force releases KC-X draft request for proposals

    Air Force officials announced Friday the release of an updated draft Request for Proposals for the KC-X, the aerial tanker replacement aircraft. "This continues our open and transparent acquisition process," said Mrs. Sue Payton, the Air Force senior acquisition executive. "We're releasing this

  • Airmen wrap up airdrop campaign

    The Air Force C-130 Hercules team Dec. 14 wrapped up its six-day campaign of airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya. But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference. As a way to say goodbye