14th Airlift Squadron Awarded for Humanitarian Airlift Mission of the Year

AFA presented its Berlin Airlift Veterans Association (BAVA) Humanitarian Airlift Mission of the Year to the 14th Airlift Squadron at the 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Gen. Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, presented the award to the 437th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Sam “Lurch”

Ready to Compete, Fight, and Win – AMC, PACAF, AFSOC commanders address AFA attendees

Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in a panel titled, “Ready to Compete, Fight, and Win in the Indo-Pacific” with the Pacific Air Forces commander, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, and the Air Force Special Operations Command commander, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, Sept. 13, at

Team Scott welcomes new mental health initiative

Team Scott is embracing a “Targeted Care” mental health initiative, which is a newly installed Air Force-wide program prioritizing the well-being of service members. This initiative aims to expedite specialized mental health appointments at each member’s local clinic, but also optimize the quality

61st EAS Supports Army Jumpers During Bright Star 23

A Texas Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Airborne Regiment jump from a C-130J Super Hercules from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing during an airborne operation over Egypt in support of exercise Bright Star 23, Sept. 7, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral

9th AS Airmen conduct Maximum Endurance Operations during Mobility Guardian 23

Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron conducted a 35-hour duty day, flying a C-5M Super Galaxy from Hawaii to Australia and back, during Maximum Sustained Tempo operations as a part of Mobility Guardian 23, July 12, 2023. 

317th AW completes first Air Force Force Generation deployment

McConnell helps Japan improve use of KC-46

Four Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members from the 405th Air Refueling Squadron, Miho Air Base, toured McConnell to better learn how to operate the KC-46A Pegasus. On Aug. 27, they began their three-day tour of McConnell concentrating on an in-depth look at refueling operations and how to

CASPER: Ghosting the competition

In a world where flexibility and adaptability are paramount to the success of the mission, the Cross Functional Airlift Support Personnel program introduces an elite team of Airmen to get the job done.

McConnell Airmen graduate from Army Air Assault School

Defenders from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron became the first two McConnell Airmen to graduate from the Army Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on August 18, 2023. The Airmen learned and honed skills to bring back to their squadron.

JB MDL converts to white phosphor NVGs for KC-46A

Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing have been maintaining vital mission implementations to complete the conversion from legacy green night vision goggles to white phosphor NVGs for the KC-46A Pegasus at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.