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  • Fairchild Airman named Red Cross Hometown Hero

    Master Sgt. Stephanie Horn, 92nd Medical Group health services manager, was recognized by the American Red Cross Association Feb. 26, by being named an American Red Cross Hometown Hero for her lifesaving actions in January 2015 in Spokane, Washington.In early 2015, Horn was with her husband and two

  • Mobility Airmen aid Australian Antarctic researchers

    New York Air National Guard Airmen who fly the only ski-equipped aircraft in the American military gave a lift to 35 Australian Antarctic researchers heading back home on Saturday, Feb. 27.Eight members of the 109th Airlift Wing flew one of six LC-130s, which have been based at McMurdo Station, the

  • Team Dover supports AFMAO

    This story is the first in a seven-part series highlighting the support provided to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations by the 436th Airlift Wing and other Team Dover mission partners.It was a cold January night, and a C-17A Globemaster III had just landed after making its journey across the

  • Mobility Airmen enable Army crisis response exercise in Africa

    Members of the U.S. Army's Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment from Fort Stewart, Georgia, completed a validation exercise Feb. 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, displaying their ability to assume responsibility from Alpha Company, 3-15 Infantry Regiment, as the East Africa

  • High altitude training strengthens US, NATO military capability

    Air Force Reserve tanker aircrew and aircraft maintainers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., joined forces with U.S. European Command and NATO fighter squadrons to execute refueling training missions from Jan. 25-Feb. 4, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.Operation Atlantic Resolve

  • McConnell Dental clinic extends helping hand for Iraqi partner

    The dental clinic here extended a helping hand to a foreign national during an emergency dental procedure carried out mid-January at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.Hasanain Abdulameer, an Iraqi national, is attending an aircraft training class under a Department of Defense-sponsored program and

  • Air Force continues to improve care in the air

    The Air Force is committed to research and development for advancements in en route patient care.The AMC Command Surgeon and researchers across the Air Force, to include the 711th Human Resource Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, have been working together to improve how the Air Force

  • Aeromedical evacuation teams train in C-130 fuselage

    Aeromedical evacuation teams must be mentally, physically and emotionally ready at all times and keep their skills sharp because they make life and death decisions that impact military members and their families.To help maintain their life-saving skills, members of the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation

  • Air Force remembers pioneer of DoD transportation

    Retired Air Force Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, the first "dual-hatted" commander of both U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, passed away Feb. 8 at the age of 82."Gen Cassidy was a mobility pioneer. He will be greatly missed by the AMC family for years to come, but his legacy will

  • Travis tanker provides Super Bowl air coverage

    As part of Operation Noble Eagle, a Travis KC-10 Extender flew an aerial refuel mission Feb. 7 to support flight operations for fighter aircraft conducting patrols of the airspace surrounding Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California.While many are familiar with the iconic flyovers associated with