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  • Joint Base ices Dover for charity

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst All-Stars ice hockey team pulled ahead with an all-time 3-1 record against the Dover All-Stars after a 5-3 win at the fourth annual charity fundraiser game played March 12 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The teams, from Dover Air Force Base, Del.,

  • Man and Machine: Airman shares 30-years of service with first KC-10

    Aircraft 79-0434, the first KC-10 Extender delivered to the Air Force, landed at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on March 17, 1981. At the same time, four hundred miles away, a young trainee enduring the rigors of basic training was unaware that his career - and his life - would be so deeply tied to

  • Airmen preserve heritage, restore aircraft

    Sparks were flying inside one airplane hangar near the flightline here March 4, as active-duty and Reserve maintenance personnel pressed forward in their efforts to restore an air mobility artifact.For decades, a C-118 Liftmaster with an interesting history stood on display at the traffic circle

  • Toolbox, Beanie Babies highlight Reserve unit at aviation conference

    With the use of Beanie Babies and a toolbox, Reserve Airmen kept a flow of visitors at the first Air Force Reserve unit display at the 22nd Women in Aviation, International Conference held Feb. 24-26 in Reno, Nev. Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization that provides networking,

  • Loadmasters hone skills with baby bottles, toys

    When one C-17 Globemaster III left here Friday, there were a few more loadmasters aboard than usual. A training mission was in the works, but the extra hands were put to use for a humanitarian mission that coincided with the training.The aircrew landed at Langley AFB, Va., MacDill AFB, Fla., and

  • New fuel savings concept evaluated on C-17s

     As the Air Force's largest consumer of aviation fuel, Air Mobility Command officials are taking a leadership role in efforts to reduce fuel consumption across all mobility Air Force missions. Members of AMC's Test and Evaluation Squadron here recently completed an operational evaluation of a new

  • AFRC Command Chief: Reserve derives strength from its diversity

    Our Air Force Reserve Command is more diverse than almost any other organization in our great nation. When I say diverse, I am not just talking about our appearance but also our education, experience and training. But, our greatest strength is the diversity in how we, as Citizen Airmen, think.An

  • Officials certify C-17 for biofuel usage

    The C-17 Globemaster III was recently certified for unlimited usage of hydroprocessed blended biofuels known as hydrotreated renewable jet fuels, officials said here Feb. 9. "This certification marks the Air Force's first platform to be fully certified using an HRJ blend," said Dr. Kevin Geiss, the