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  • Little Rock dirt boyz repair roads

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark.  -- Smoke rises from freshly placed asphalt on a newly pavedroad. A large construction vehicle cloaked in black soot sits at the end of theroad signifying the job is almost done. The air is dominated by the smell ofhot tar as Airmen from the 19th Civil Engineer

  • Love for flying kept last KC-135 flight engineer flying for decades

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- After a career that has spanned almost four decades, the last Air Force flight engineer for the KC-135 Stratotanker is set to retire at Edwards.Master Sgt. Robert Self joined the U.S. Marine Corps in November 1978 and will wrap up his military career next month as a

  • Ramstein mobility Airmen repair Dover C-17

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Maintenance recovery teams from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing here can be sent out the door at any given moment to fix broken aircraft throughout Europe. Two Airmen, Staff Sgt. Kyle Brooks and Senior Airman Kody Hatch, both  721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • Air Operations Center weather Airmen help enable rapid global mobility

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- As one of the eight directorates in the 618th Air Operations Center, the Global Weather Operations Directorate at Scott helps enable the Air Operations Center to plan, task, execute and assess global air mobility operations, provide tailored weather information to help

  • 521st AMOW Airmen enable Global Reach

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The United States’ ability to project air power and humanitarian relief throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa is made possible by the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing here.On any given day, U.S. warfighting forces arrive and depart various hot spots within

  • From idea to innovation: encompassing a mindset

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.  -- Born in Poland, the young boy immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. Although he was far ahead of the math curriculum at his school, neither he nor his brother spoke English, until a librarian, Ms. Rousch, offered to help.“Within six months I was

  • McChord to Travis: Retired chief recalls son’s birth

    Mothers and fathers look forward to the birth of a child, especially their first. Many military fathers miss the birth of a child because they are serving thousands of miles away supporting missions all over the world.

  • Fairchild firefighters train to maintain readiness

    Being responsible for thousands of lives, more than 4,000 acres of land and approximately 35 aircraft, the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department knows the importance of keeping their Airmen “rescue ready.”

  • Airmen conduct preventative maintenance on C-130J fleet

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Chemical tanks, conveyer belts and intricate machines linethe walls of the 19th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspections shop here.The lights are turned off as one ultraviolet light shines anew spectrum of colors to an NDI technician. Shades of purple, blue