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  • McConnell comm squadron earns best shop in DoD

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – The 22nd Communications Squadron earned the highest achievement possible by winning the 2016 Category I Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Information Systems Network Facility of the Year.  The 77 Airmen and eight civilians assigned to the squadron make up 13

  • CMSAF eyes indefinite enlistment, awards program changes for enlisted force

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright addressed hundreds of mobility Airmen, current and former Air Force leaders, joint and combined forces partners and industry representatives, as part of the three day professional development event focused on the rapid global mobility

  • Team Fairchild receives Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    Team Fairchild prides itself on its legacy as the Air Refueling Center of Excellence, a legacy that was reiterated when it received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Oct. 26, 2017. Fairchild was selected for the AFOUA for its performance of exceptionally meritorious service. The award-period for

  • A/TA awards Airmen’s impact to mobility mission

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Each year Airmen and units that have made outstanding contributions to the Mobility Air Force’s mission are recognized during the annual national Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium and technology convention.This year the event is taking place at the World Center

  • McConnell AFB completes construction on KC-46 hangar

    Team McConnell held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 16 at the new KC-46 Pegasus three-bay hangar to recognize that the base now stands ready to be the first to accept the new multi-role aircraft next year.

  • A/TA honors air mobility pioneer

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The Airlift/Tanker Association honored Sir Alan Cobham as their 28th Hall of Fame inductee Oct. 5 as they held an unveiling ceremony of his bust now located in Scott Air Force Base’s “Walk of Fame” area.“Sir Cobham had a way of seeing the future before it was there,”

  • AMC crew earns humanitarian award

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- An aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, was recognized at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 18, 2017.The aircrew, assigned to the 6th Airlift Squadron, received the Berlin Airlift Veterans Association Humanitarian

  • Levitow's legacy reaches Airmen, family

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Family members of Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Air Force Sgt. John Levitow received a look into their relative’s life, legacy and military service here, Aug. 23 to 24.   Tara Bufis discovered her uncle’s story of valor in Vietnam stretched far beyond her

  • Team Dyess activates 317th Airlift Wing

    DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The 317th Airlift Group deactivated and then reactivated as the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas July 6, 2017.The 317th AG began its journey during World War II in San Antonio, Texas. It was deactivated in 1942 at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina,