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  • 621st CRG and 22nd MEU Marines Expand Caribbean Airlift Capabilities

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Group (CRG) recently collaborated with a Marine Mobile Air Traffic Control Team (MMT) from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to significantly expand airlift capabilities in the Caribbean. The joint team surveyed and certified a C-130 landing zone on

  • 3rd AS completes AFFORGEN certification

    The 3rd Airlift Squadron participated in Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 26-01 as part of its Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) certification event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 3–19.JPMRC 26-01 is one of the Department of Defense’s largest exercises in the

  • BMTW 26-01: Maintaining Joint Forces Function

    Battalion Mass Tactical Week (BMTW) 26-01 occurred at Pope Army Airfield from Dec. 1-5, 2025. During the exercise, Air Force members worked with Army counterparts to accomplish various trainings and certifications to ensure their readiness and bolster warfighters’ lethality.

  • 317th AW boosts Indo-Pacific reach during Balikatan 25

    The 317th Airlift Wing empowered the 40th iteration of Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual military exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military, with tactical airlift across the Philippines, April 17 to May 7, 2025.

  • Shaping a new Airman identity through drone integration

    In a groundbreaking effort to enhance operational capabilities, the U.S. Air Force has launched a new initiative aimed at incorporating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) into the training of Airmen across various career fields.The program began with an initial exercise this past November at

  • Army, Air Force team proves port-opening at exercise Turbo Distribution

    WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- More than 150 Soldiers and Airmen conducted round-the-clock aerial port and cargo-transfer operations in exercise Turbo Distribution, March 12-17, 2025 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. This exercise flexes the U.S. Department of Defense’s capability of rapidly

  • 43rd AMOG Completes AMC’s First No-Notice CRI

    While accomplishing the joint mobility Battalion Mass Tactical Week 25-02 with the U.S. Army, the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (AMOG) successfully completed Air Mobility Command's first no-notice Combat Readiness Inspection (CRI) Jan. 26-31, 2025.