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  • 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

  • Dover AFB strengthens Kuwait, US military partnership

    A Kuwait air force C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line following the completion of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 22, 2021. This year, the U.S. and Kuwait celebrate the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, which serves as a key milestone in

  • AMC hosts operational demonstration for latest AE innovation

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command hosted the final operational demonstration for the Patient Loading System at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Jan. 25-28, 2021.The PLS is a portable and constructable ramp used to safely on- and off-load patients to high-deck aircraft, such as the

  • LRAFB Airmen return from deployment

    Airmen assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing returned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan. 19-26, following a four-month deployment supporting combat airlift operations.

  • 6th ARW exercises rapid global mobility during LRE

    Mobility Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing demonstrated their readiness to deploy forces and equipment to deliver rapid global mobility in a moment’s notice during an large-scale readiness exercise conducted Jan. 11-22.

  • 314th AW ensures training pipeline remains protected

    Aircrews from the 314th Airlift Wing recently transferred approximately 20 Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape students from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, to Fort Benning, Georgia, Jan. 13.