Hercules’ Labors - 777th EAS moves C-130s in first role at forward-deployed base

On the west side of Balad, formations of burned-out, mangled humvee frames bake and bleach in the sun, their remnants so twisted they seem to writhe in their dusty graveyard. “You can still see blood in some of them,” said Lt. Col Dan Dagher, shaking his head. For Colonel Dagher, 777th Expeditionary

Medical care in the air

It was only a 30-minute flight from Bagram to Salerno, Afghanistan, and the C-130 Hercules carried four pallets and two passengers. When it returned, that 30-minute flight proved to be just one leg of a longer aeromedical evacuation mission that would eventually take two wounded Soldiers to

Zarqawi air strike shows aerial flexibility, general says

The attack that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi demonstrates the flexibility that air assets give commanders, officials here said. Brig. Gen. Stephen Hoog, an air planner with Multinational Force Iraq, gave a timeline of the operation that resulted in the death June 7 of the most wanted terrorist in

C-17 performs second test of Falcon Small Launch Vehicle

A C-17 Globemaster III performed the second in a series of tests June 14 by airdropping a 65-foot, 65,000-pound mockup of a booster rocket over Edwards Precision Impact Range Area. The drop, performed at 29,500 feet above sea level, was part of a project called Falcon Small Launch Vehicle, a joint

340th EARS sergeant named top instructor boom operator … twice

A technical sergeant stationed with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here was recently named the 2005 Air Mobility Command Outstanding Flying Instructor of the Year for his work as an instructor boom operator. Tech. Sgt. Tom Ireland, deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., has

AMC poised for the 2006 hurricane season

The 2006 hurricane season is underway, and Air Mobility Command is prepared to support relief efforts if necessary. AMC’s preparation for the 2006 hurricane season began months ago when the Tanker Airlift Control Center began enhancing some of its internal processes. “We updated our operating

Tanker Task Force keeps Northern Edge flying

If a driver could fill up the car with gas without stopping, imagine how efficient driving would be. The Tanker Task Force here provides efficient service to drivers in the air at Northern Edge, Alaska’s joint training exercise. Seventeen tankers and 12 total force units from around the country

International media focus on C-17 training

About 3,000 aircrew are trained annually at the Altus Air Force Base schoolhouse along with 15 to 35 international students from Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom. Australian TV Channel 9 focused their camera on 12 Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules and CC08 Caribou pilots and

The best care in the air

C-5 Accident Investigation Board complete

Air Mobility Command today released the results of its investigation into the April 3 C-5 aircraft crash at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The Accident Investigation Board, convened by AMC, determined that human error caused the crash. The pilots and flight engineers did not properly configure,