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Dec. 27, 2019
Air Force sets foundation for energy optimization, lethality

As 2020 approaches and the Air Force prepares to take on the challenges of the next decade, we must also review our successes and lessons learned from the last year. For Air Force Operational Energy, 2019 was a year for laying the foundation to build a more optimized and lethal force in the years to
July 22, 2019
726th ACS builds leaders during readiness, rapid global mobility exercise

The mission of the exercise was to train Airmen and build exceptional leaders in an unforgiving environment. This type of training develops skill sets necessary to enhance the readiness for the rapid global mobility of the 726th Air Control Squadron.
June 29, 2019
AFIT students inform Pentagon energy initiative as part of new course

As part of a newly offered course at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), a small group of students determined energy-optimized flying conditions for Air Force fighter relocation missions, which are also known as coronets. Their work is helping to inform a Pentagon-led initiative that seeks
May 2, 2019
Little Rock Airmen test next generation gas mask

Airmen from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, tested the capabilities of the M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft for implementation and field use for individual respiratory, ocular and percutaneous protection against chemical biological agents on the C-130J airframe April 25 – 30.
Dec. 14, 2017
JB Charleston supports USAF weapons school capstone exercise

The 437th Airlift Wing launched 17 C-17 Globemaster IIIs in support of the largest U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration Phase Joint Forcible Entry event in its history, Dec. 9, 2017.
Sept. 18, 2017
Last evacuated C-17 returns home

The final C-17 Globemaster III evacuated due to Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall returned here Sept. 15, 2017.
June 13, 2017
Air Force realigns Grand Forks AFB under Air Combat Command

WASHINGTON -- The Commanders of Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command have agreed to the realignment of the 319th Air Base Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. to ACC effective June 13, 2017. The move will align Grand Forks, which hosts active duty RQ-4 Global Hawk operations under the Air
Nov. 18, 2016
AMC showcases joint rapid global mobility mission to civic leaders

Air Mobility Command hosted 25 civic leaders from around the command Nov. 15 -17, 2016, for an immersion into AMC’s mission at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, and to provide insight into its prominent role enabling joint mission effects globally.
Nov. 18, 2016
C-17 Weapons Instructor Course relocates to JB Lewis-McChord

Air Mobility Command will save $12 million annually by moving a weapons squadron and weapons instructor course from New Jersey to Washington beginning the summer of 2017, officials announced Nov. 18.

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