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  • Air Mobility Battlelab’s HASK initiative combines cargo, passenger loaders

    With a mission to make loading passengers and cargo easier, the Air Mobility Warfare Center's Air Mobility Battlelab came up with an innovative idea using existing technology -- the Halverson Air Stairs Kit, or HASK. The HASK concept is a passenger stairs attachment kit designed to entirely replace

  • Chief Scientist joins Air Mobility Command

    Air Mobility Command recently welcomed Dr. Donald R. Erbschloe as the Chief Scientist for Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander, AMC. As the command's chief scientist, Dr. Erbschloe will be the principal advisor for the commander on science and technical issues. Through his scientific counsel, technical

  • Air Force leaders develop strategic view on fuels

    Air Force leaders from major commands met here recently to discuss the service's strategic viewpoint on fuel conservation. As the Department of Defense's greatest fuel consumer, the Air Force must examine every aspect of fuel consumption while maintaining its core competencies and power-projection

  • Registration began Jan 1 for RODEO 2007

    Registration for Air Mobility Expeditionary RODEO 2007 began Jan. 1 and officials expect more than 100 teams to participate in this year's event. "Teams from the active Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, as well as our international partners, are expected to participate," said Lt.

  • Dover Airmen restore past, raise the future at local veteran's shelter

    A lone house sits between farm fields down a quiet, country road. Inside the house live 15 veterans and outside stand three flag poles. One pole carries the American Flag flying proudly 40 feet above the ground. On the others, the Delaware State and Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action flags ride an

  • Medical group captain stays fit 'French' style

    Living up to the Air Force's "Fit to Fight" motto is about more than being able to run the required 1.5-mile distance for one Fairchild Airman. It is about completing a marathon race in all 50 states. At 30, Capt. Brigitte French, 92nd Medical Group Public Health Flight commander, has run marathons

  • New 'Port Dawgs' set up for success at 437 APS

    The 437th Aerial Port Squadron has found a unique way to get their Airmen trained smarter, faster and better. It's called the Port Dawg University. The Port Dawg University Program is "aerial port's way of streamlining everything," said Master Sgt. Catherine Richardson, 437 APS Unit Learning Center

  • Wing historian relives joys, trials of old Fairchild KC-135 airframe

    "Start the water!" When I was a copilot in the KC-135A model here at Fairchild back in 1979, that order from the aircraft commander filled me with excitement and anxiety -- excitement because we were starting our takeoff roll and anxiety because I never knew if the aircraft's water injection system

  • C-5 Galaxy undergoes dynamic runway testing

    As part of the C-5 Galaxy's Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program, the aircraft is undergoing dynamic taxi testing to check the structural strength and flexibility of the four-engine modification. The main focus of the RERP testing was the C-5 structure's movement when traveling over