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  • Joint Base Charleston strengthens partnerships to counter drone threats

    Joint Base Charleston recently hosted South Carolina State Senator Brian Adams for a security briefing focused on the growing threat of small unmanned aircraft systems in the region, May 30, 2025. The meeting underscored the installation’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with state and

  • AMC deputy commander receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor

    Lt. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss, Air Mobility Command deputy commander, was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the Ellis Island Great Hall in New York City, May 10, 2025. The award distinguishes Sonkiss’ military contributions to the nation.

  • 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.

  • How a grassroots Air Force team built the future of AI

    No tasker. No contract. No budget. Just a team of Airmen, some laptops and the belief that artificial intelligence could change everything. Two years later, that belief became RAPID, Revolutionary AI Production, Innovation and Deployment, a self-contained, offline-capable AI framework already

  • 628th MDG exercises proficiency in mishap response

    Airmen from the 628th Medical Group partnered with 18 Charleston-area emergency response agencies to exercise their combined capabilities to provide life-saving care and rescue in response to a massive mishap, May 7-8, 2025, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.

  • 62d APS readies fire truck for airlift, supporting swift humanitarian aid

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, 446th APS and 709th Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, load a fire truck onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 8, 2025.A donated fire truck arrived at JBLM via flatbed truck to be shipped to

  • The 43rd FSS Leading the Behind-The-Scenes Fight

    Behind every fight there are Airmen at work who are not always seen. Every Airman must meet a level of readiness in order to accomplish daily missions. Helping to ensure that readiness for the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (AMOG) and other units on Pope Army Airfield is the 43rd Force Support