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  • C-17 Globemaster IIIs in use for Global Medic 2011

    For Global Medic 2011 at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif., the Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III airframe is one of the main pieces of equipment that is being utilized in possibly saving lives in the future.According to a report by Staff Sgt. Donald R. Allen of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron of March Air

  • Airmen, national agencies unite in 'saving' lives

    A massive earthquake "struck" Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and other states along the New Madrid fault, causing more than 400,000 "victims" to fill up the disaster area's hospitals. As the news spreads of the disaster, Air Force engines begin to roar, medics suit up and the aeromedical mission is put

  • Joint Air Operations Center stand-up part of National Level Exercise 2011

    The Kentucky National Guard stood up a Joint Air Operations Center here May 16 to serve as the main command node for all of the state's fixed-wing and rotary aircraft that are participating in the largest earthquake-response exercise in U.S. history.The week-long event, called National Level

  • Joint Base Charleston officials put focus on motorcycle safety

    Joint Base Charleston's  628th Air Base Wing safety office offered their practical riders' motorcycle operation and mentorship training May 14 and 15.The training, held at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or FLETC, pursuit training course, instructed more than 20 personnel on safety

  • Airdrop levels in deployed areas reach 25 million pounds for 2011

    In 2010, an additional 30,000 U.S. forces poured into Afghanistan as part of a "surge" to further stabilize the area. As a result, statistics show, that level of forces may also be the leading reason why airdrop levels in 2011 are averaging around 6.25 million pounds dropped a month.Through the

  • 'Hump' pilots mark 65th reunion at Joint Base Charleston

    During World War II, they flew C-47 Skytrains and B-24 Liberators, providing supplies to Chinese soldiers fighting the Japanese after the Burma Road was shut down. Their aircraft were often loaded with 10,000 pounds of gasoline, food, ammunition and bombs. And they did all this flying across the

  • Aeromedical evacuation saves lives in Afghanistan

    An aeromedical evacuation capacity unrivaled anywhere in the world is saving the lives of wounded warriors in Afghanistan, said the officer here who oversees the effort at the combat theater's busiest aeromedical evacuation point.Equipment and procedures are being improved continually to move

  • Army's Golden Knights, Marksmanship Unit hit target in tandem

    More than 400 military and community members attended performances by the U.S. Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and Marksmanship Unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst May 3 through 5.This is the second consecutive year the Golden Knights performed at the joint base and the first time they

  • USAF EC hosts Pentagon-sponsored civic outreach program

    A group of influential U.S. citizens hand-picked to participate in a high-profile civic outreach program visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ and the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center May 4th as part of the Department of Defense's Joint Civilian Orientation Conference program.Approximately

  • Joint Base MDL unit named Air Force's best fuels management flight

    The 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management was named the Air Force's best fuels management flight for fiscal year 2010.This is the first time the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst LRS unit has received the Air Force's only flight-level award, the American Petroleum Institute Trophy