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  • 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

  • Family Residency Program serves military, civilian personnel

    The Military Family Care Residency Program brings together military and civilian medical personnel, while building a partnership of collaboration and a well-rounded learning environment for program participants, which strengthens their abilities to take care of their patients.“There are six

  • MacDill welcomes new commander

    Col. April Vogel assumed command of the 6th Air Mobility Wing from Col. Daniel Tulley during a change of command ceremony July 8 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Ramstein wife earns Spouse of the Year award

    Giving back to the local community is one of the duties that come along with service to one's country. There are some people, like Nicole Bridge, that don’t wear the uniform, but give back in an equally large way. After volunteering more than 1,200 hours to the local community, Bridge was awarded

  • First USAF F-35A takes overseas flight to England

    The Air Combat Command F-35A Heritage Flight team accomplished America’s first transatlantic flight in an F-35A Lightning II, with refueling support from a KC-10 Extender, when it touched down June 30 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England.