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  • Deployed sergeant returns home 36 pounds lighter

    After Tech. Sgt. Bobbie Lynn Sherman had her daughter, losing weight was a challenge, but when she received a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in January, she left with a goal in mind: lose 30 pounds. Now preparing to return home, Sherman has exceeded that goal by six pounds."I knew that most

  • Combined U.S.-Australian exercise showcases air mobility readiness, power

    Airmen and aircraft belonging to the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, recently demonstrated the nation's ability to rapidly project power across the globe, delivering 245 U.S. and Australian paratroopers to their drop zone July 16 as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The U.S. Pacific

  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 kicks off

    Thousands of people gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, July 24, 2011, to kick off Air Mobility Rodeo 2011. Airmen from around the globe, including seven international teams, are participating in the biennial competition that focuses on mission readiness, featuring airdrops, aerial refueling and

  • ‘Precision’ airdrop systems are growing for future ops

    Since 2005, when the first forms of the Joint Precision Aerial Delivery System were being developed and used, the idea of a "precision" airdrop has continued to grow and evolve.During the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here July 19-21, service members from 26 nations took part in discussions,

  • Contingency response wing to receive AFA Citation of Honor

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing was selected as a 2011 recipient for an Air Force Association Citation of Honor. According to the Air Force Association, the citation is in recognition of the CRW's outstanding contributions to the development of aerospace power for the betterment of mankind."This

  • Airdrop ideas, techniques shared as part of International Airdrop Symposium

    On the first day of the International Airdrop Symposium here July 19, ideas and the outlook at how several countries and the U.S. perform and utilize airdrops for their missions was shared among 200-plus participants.Numerous speakers addressed their airdrop capabilities July 19 to include speakers

  • Mobility Airmen gather for international airdrop symposium

    Mobility Airmen from 26 countries are participating in the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here July 19-21.The symposium features a collection of people from throughout the world to exchange tactics, techniques and ideas on conducting airdrops, said Maj. Patrick Linson, symposium chairperson

  • New Jersey base realizes joint benefits

    With two months left for the Defense Department to comply with the 2005 base realignment and closure plan, a related initiative -- joint basing -- already is paying off through closer interservice collaboration and the promise of future cost savings, officials here reported.Joint Base

  • Inaugural class of air mobility air advisors graduates at Joint Base MDL

    Twenty Airmen assigned to two newly-activated Air Mobility Command advisory squadrons graduated from the inaugural Air Education and Training Command Air Advisor Basic Course for Africa and South America here June 17. Airmen from both the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, assigned to the