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,

Bars, stars mark family's promotion day

A young officer had her second lieutenant bars pinned on during a ceremony that also saw two stars pinned on her father at the Academy Visitors' Center, May 30. Brig. Gen. Del Eulberg, director of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.,

New squadron first step in C-130 training pipeline

The first stop C-130 Hercules aircrew members will make in the training pipeline before operating the "Herc" is at the newly created 714th Training Squadron here. Lt. Col. Thomas Anderson assumed command of the squadron in a ceremony June 5 in the base's newest C-130 hangar. Col. Andy Hamilton,

Moving the goods at Balad