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  • Enroute Patient Staging Facility gets warriors on the road to recovery

    In a small building tucked behind the hospital at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the staff of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Enroute Patient Staging Facility care for patients from across the region transiting to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, or back to other home station locations

  • Kadena air refueling squadron delivers for 45 years

    Throughout the 909th Air Refueling Squadron's time in service, Airmen of the 909th have made it possible for airframes to fully function and maintain stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. They have also supported many high-profile operations all over the globe, to include Desert Shield, Desert

  • Teens learn to BOUNCE back in first AF teen resiliency course

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C.  -- Twenty-four teenagers had the opportunity to participate in the Air Force's first ever resiliency teen camp, named BOUNCE, July 11 to 15, 2016 at the Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station.BOUNCE, which stands for Be optimistic, Observe thoughts, Use strengths, Never

  • C-21 mission has critical role

    From the F-15 Strike Eagle to the X-51 Waverider, every aircraft in the U.S. Air Force plays a part in the mission to Fly, Fight, and Win.That includes a small fleet of C-21 aircraft located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The C-21 is a twin turbofan-engine aircraft used for cargo, passenger and

  • Scott Air Ops Center’s routing initiative could save millions

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Miranda Balentine, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, is excited about Airman-powered innovation and believes one significant way forward in reducing the Air Force’s aviation energy demands is through the ingenuity of

  • Reservists keep aircraft flying in huge Pacific exercise

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- One of the few common threads interwoven between the 26 nations and more than 200 aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise is the need for fuel -- and a lot of it.This is where citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at

  • Yokota receives last C-130H loadmaster

    The 374th Airlift Wing is the last active duty wing in theAir Force to operate the reliable and versatile work horse of airlift: theC-130 Hercules. Recently, the 374 AW received the U.S. Air Force’s lastactive duty loadmaster trained on the C-130H; Airman 1st ClassStephen Clark, 36th Airlift

  • The High Life: Flight attendants serve our nation’s leaders

    The highly polished wood surfaces, soft reclining leather seats and large bright windows lining the C-37 Gulfstream are indicative of its distinguished passengers and the class of the professionals serving them. The 76th Airlift Squadron flight attendants are among the few selected across the Air