Dover AFB's Air Force Ball

Medal of Honor filming

Contingency training sharpens combat skills

Converted C-130s make flying, training, maintaining easier

The C-130 Hercules getting upgraded avionics will give pilots better situational awareness, will be easier to schedule for missions and easier to maintain. The first of some 350 Air Force's C-130s to receive the avionics modernization program conversion -- which upgrades it with new digital displays

C-130 AMP flies for first time

A C-130 Hercules with a comprehensive avionics modification completed its maiden flight Sept. 19 from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program aircraft provides upgrades for C-130s at one-seventh the cost of a new, basic C-130J aircraft. The aircraft's new avionics

Manas C-17 crew drops vital cargo in Afghanistan

The primary mission of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is to provide air mobility support to servicemembers in Afghanistan fighting the war on terrorism. Detachment 1 of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here enabled that mission with a combat airdrop Sept. 17. The C-17 Globemaster III

KC-135 launch

AMC shows versatility, mobility in time of need

What started as a routine cargo transport mission turned into a chance to showcase a feat of teamwork and versatility for the 7th Airlift Squadron from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. McChord Airmen played a vital role in transporting Maj. Jill Metzger out of Kyrgyzstan after her recent ordeal, but it

Air Force Announces CRAF Contracts valued at over 2.3 billion

Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC) is announcing the award of its annual indefinite-delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) International Airlift Services contracts, which support the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Program. Civilian airlines contractually commit to the CRAF to support Department of

Airman refueling transports on Air Force birthday

Senior Airman Scott Roe will refuel aircraft on the Air Force's 59th birthday with little hope of eating the usual cake, ice cream and punch. The Airman, like others around the world, will report to work to fight or support the ongoing war on terrorism. This war -- like all the ones before -- is