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  • Dyess Airmen expand on virtual forces

    DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- It’s no secret that the 317th Maintenance Group’s Virtual Reality Lab at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, has hit the ground running when it comes to getting their Airmen trained faster and smarter virtually. The lab consists of 16 separate virtual C-130J Super Hercules

  • Firebirds training in southwestern US highlights C-17 capabilities

    On the morning of Jan. 8, 2021, 13 U.S. Airmen, all assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, boarded a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft and flew from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to March Air Reserve Base, California. Their mission: to train and prepare for global operations in a deployed

  • 1 aircraft, 2 missions: Travis C-17 delivers aid to support 2 COCOMs

    The Airmen of the 60th Air Mobility Wing delivered COVID-19 personal protective equipment and humanitarian aid bound for two separate combatant commands. The Port Dawgs of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron and the Beeliners of the 21st Airlift Squadron stepped in to tackle two separate missions, helping

  • Herk Nation enhances interoperability in Panther Storm exercise

    The 19th Operations Group from Little Rock Air Force Base acted as the lead AF unit in Panther Storm, a deployment readiness exercise supporting the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Shortly after receiving the support

  • Team MacDill kicks off support for Super Bowl LV

    MacDill Air Force Base has kicked off efforts to support multiple national and local agencies responsible for providing safety and security of the airspace over Raymond James Stadium for Super Bowl LV, in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 7, 2021.

  • KC-135 Stratotankers fuel the fight

    Tasked with refueling these aircraft is an integrated team from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and the 91st ARS, MacDill AFB, Florida, and their KC-135 Stratotankers.

  • 19th AW heads C-130J Weapons System Council

    The 19th Airlift Wing hosted a C-130J Super Hercules Virtual Weapons System Council, Jan. 25, bringing together a team of experts from across the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves – including seven bases spanning 18 different time zones.

  • Dover supports TRANSCOM in safely projecting joint force

    On November 1, 2020, U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command implemented mandatory rapid, on-site testing for military and civilian passengers traveling aboard Patriot Express flights departing from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport as well as Seattle-Tacoma

  • 18th AF commander, command chief visit Showcase Wing

    Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, Jr., 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chad W. Bickley, his Command Chief, toured the Scott Air Force Bases "Showcase Wing” Jan. 28-29, and shared messages of staying balanced, keeping an eye on “our Wingmen,” keeping high standards, and “accelerating change” as the