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  • C-130’s taxi April 14, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to take off from the base’s runway during the combat surge week. The purpose of the surge week was to make up for lost flying time by increasing the operations tempo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

    AFCEC spearheads Little Rock AFB runway replacement

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a $180 million project to replace the 64-year-old runway at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. AFCEC’s Facility Engineering Directorate is teaming with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 9, 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron and 19th Civil Engineering Squadron to replace the 12,000-foot-long primary runway, eliminate airfield obstructions and modify the lighting and navigation aid systems.
  • Nine Airmen graduate from the Basic Flight Engineer Course at the 344th Training Squadron, Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence, as the first-ever class comprised completely of non-prior service students at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, 13 Dec. These new aviators will go on to man crew position on aircraft responsible for monitoring and controlling aircraft systems, computing aircraft performance, calculating weight and balance and cross checking pilot actions.

    Air Force graduates first all non-prior service basic flight engineer class

    Nine non-prior service students began career enlisted aviator basic flight engineers training Nov 8., becoming the first class in the history of the flight engineer three-level technical school course.
  • Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, learn how to operate and maintain a ramp aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Ramstein AB, Nov. 29, 2018. The 521st AMOW has more than 2,100 personnel spread out across nearly 20 geographically separated units throughout Europe and the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)

    Airlift Wing and AMOW pioneer C-5 maintenance training concept

    More than 30 Air Force Reserve maintainers assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing along with a 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and crew traveled to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 23, 2018, to assist the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing with vital hands-on, airframe-specific training.
  • C-5 with personnel for disaster relief efforts

    Air Mobility Command joins Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

    Air Mobility Command has directed allocation of its airlift, aeromedical evacuation and contingency response assets to federal Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, as requested by U.S. Northern Command Aug. 30.
  • A U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Airlift Wing flies over New Jersey while lit by the setting sun. The C-5, one of the largest military aircraft, provides the Air Force with heavy intercontinental strategic airlift capability. The 436th Airlift Wing is located at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)

    AMC commander directs Dover C-5 stand-down

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The Air Mobility Command commander has directed a stand-down of C-5 flying operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, following a second malfunction of C-5 nose landing gear within the last 60 days. The stand-down was directed July 17.
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