New fuels system saving Air Force time, money

Airmen here are refueling aircraft faster than ever before and doing it with fewer people, thanks to the next generation of fuels mobility support equipment. The new system is called Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment, or FORCE. This equipment is making life easier for Airmen and

Combat mobility element moves cargo quickly, safely

The 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, sent a pair of its C-17 Globemaster IIIs here to support the Australian Defense Force. U.S. crews are shuttling cargo and Australian military forces to strategic locations within the country. This operation involves moving massive amounts of cargo, and

C-17s over Charleston

"Spirit of Berlin" a hit with air show spectators

"The Spirit of Berlin" proved a big hit both literally and figuratively during the 2006 Berlin Air Show.When spectators entered the C-17 Globemaster III through the crew entry door, the typical reaction was to stop, stare in awe at the cavernous interior, and say, "Oh, my gosh!""You got that all

Airmen can save lives during summer’s critical days

Carelessness kills more Airmen during the summer than anything else. That’s why the Air Force takes the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign so seriously.The campaign begins 4 p.m. May 26 (Memorial Day weekend) and ends Sept. 5 to counter the traditional rise in mishaps and fatalities that summer

C-5M debuts

Signing event signifies environmental milestone

Those involved in efforts to atone for past damage done to the Dover Air Force Base environment reached a major milestone May 12 when officials signed a record of decision. The ROD, which signifies regulatory agency approval of planned methods to remediate contaminant release sites, was signed by

C-17 pilot receives Koren Kolligan Jr. Trophy

The skies over West Texas on March 10, 2005, could have come right off a picture postcard: blue, cloudless and so clear you could see horizon to horizon.   It was, as one Air Force pilot put it, a perfect day for flying. Capt. Andreas Ix and his C-17 Globemaster III aircrew were participating in a

C-5 recovery efforts continue at Dover

One month after a C-5 Galaxy crash-landed less than a mile short of the runway here, recovery operations are proceeding on schedule, officials said. All 17 people on board survived the April 3 crash. “We started the recovery effort the same day of the mishap and have been working every day since,”

'Hanoi Taxi' to retire at National Museum of the Air Force

More than 120 former prisoners from the Vietnam War and their families will help the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing retire the Air Force's last C-141 Starlifter, the "Hanoi Taxi," during festivities May 5 to 6. The aircraft was the first one to arrive in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February