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NEWS

  • Air power at FOB Farah

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 "Globemaster III" made a special appearance May 10 at Forward Operating Base Farah to transport mission essential tactical vehicles.Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah prepared two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles for transfer into the aircraft.

  • Open house, air show sparks inspiration in local community

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst opened its doors to the public for the first day of a two-day open house and air show here May 12.Approximately 120,000 people crowded onto the base's airfield to witness aerial stunts and ground displays including demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

  • Army, Air Force units join forces to speed worldwide delivery of vital cargo

    Soldiers of the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element based here at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and Airmen assigned to the 818th Contingency Response Group from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., worked jointly at three airfields in the Greater-Phoenix, Ariz. area April 18 to 24. Four Soldiers

  • Air Force innovation

    Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice, Air Mobility Command's vice commander, was among a panel of educators and civic leaders in St. Louis on April 27 to discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or better known as STEM, education to an audience of teachers, parents,

  • AMC aims to increase casualty survivability in Afghanistan

    Air Mobility Command is working jointly with other U.S. military services to improve emergency care for service members critically injured in combat by employing newly-developed Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Teams, or TCCETs. These three-member teams, comprised of a highly-trained emergency

  • Airmen attend ATSO University

    With McChord Field's operational readiness exercise just days away, the 627th Air Base Group provided Airmen an opportunity to practice their "Ability to Survive and Operate" skills April 30 through May 2, 2012.According to Tech. Sgt. Troyann Ernle, 627th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned

  • Leaders help inspire resilience

    Multiple deployments. Budget cuts. PT tests. Combat stress. All of these issues weigh down on today's Air Force family. To help Airmen and family members overcome stress, the Air Force is focused on enhancing force resiliency."Resilience does more than help you through bad times," said retired Army

  • 317th AG delivers precision resupply to the joint warfighter

    The 317th Airlift Group successfully completed a precision airdrop capability demonstration to a distinguished panel of visitors at Fort Hood, Texas, during the U.S. Transportation Command Component Commander's Conference on April 24.The mission objective was to display combat aerial resupply by way

  • VA chief visits joint base clinic, discusses progress

    The Secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, along with Rep. Jon Runyan, visited the Community Based Outpatient Clinic April 13 here.Shinseki, the former Army Chief of Staff, came to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to tour the facility and discuss

  • Grand Forks Airman to represent AF at Warrior Games

    A Grand Forks Airman will represent the U. S. Air Force at the 2012 Warrior Games scheduled to place April 30 through May 5 in Colorado Springs, Colo.Tech. Sgt. Kevin Murphy, of the 319th Civil Engineering Squadron, was one of 29 Airmen across the Air Force selected to the Service's team. The