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  • A mother and her son await the return of an Airman.

    Deployment initiative revamps 18 year ops tempo

    The 19th Airlift Wing from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, partnered with the 317th AW from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to create the 4/12 deployment initiative, signifying the first time since September 11, 2001, that entire units from these wings will be home together. Through fulfilling this joint partnership between the four flying squadrons, it has provided stability, training opportunities, and ensures one cohesive fighting team.
  • Members of the 6th Civil Engineer Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and other local and state authorities, oversee a controlled detonation at the Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla., Sept. 9, 2019. The ATF seized over 7,000 pounds of explosives from a prior convicted felon in the largest explosives seizure in Florida history.

    MacDill’s EOD supports ATF in federal case

    The 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, led a joint disposal operation along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), at the Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Sept. 8-11, 2019.
  • A woman looks up at a man on a ladder inside a plane simulator.

    JMATS Simulator: Gateway to C-130

    The C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System team teaches the next generation of loadmasters and pilots using simulations to teach the students to perform their job safely and effectively before going to the flight line.
  • a man stands on the flight line

    Black Knight fulfills dream of serving

    Less than one percent of the population joins the military every year. Some, join the military for school, travel or other benefits. For others, joining the ranks is something that has always been part of their life plan. The latter is true for U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Matthews, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems electronic counter measures journeyman.
  • Trail Blazers deploy, have more family time

    Trail Blazers deploy, have more family time

    Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron, 317th Maintenance Group and 7th Bomb Wing deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan, and Djibouti, Africa, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 9, as part of the first full squadron deployment for C-130J Super Hercules Airmen in over a decade.“Having the whole squadron deploy at once is amazing because with how the
  • An Air Force Reserve Airman from March Air Reserve Base, California, assists an active duty Airman from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, with unloading cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 4, 2019. Fairchild Airmen will continue their Global Reach mission at March ARB during Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise Mobility Guardian 2019, currently hosted at Team Fairchild. Through Total Force Integration, Mobility Airmen are capable of accomplishing even more through building strong relationships and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Gomez)

    Ops never stops! Fairchild provides Global Reach from March ARB

    Twelve Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotankers have relocated to March Air Reserve Base to continue their Global Reach mission during Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 in September. Fairchild AFB is partnering with March ARB to continue training crews and executing global taskings while U.S. and international partners exercise MG ’19 at home station.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Medlen, Operation Juniper Micron 384th Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander (left) and 1st Lt. Colton Currier, 384th ARS co-pilot, prepare for take-off from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in preparation to support Operation Juniper Micron Sept. 2019.

    Fairchild KC-135s support Operation Juniper Micron

    Team Fairchild deployed KC-135 Stratotankers, Airmen and support equipment to continue anti-insurgent support to France as part of Operation Juniper Micron in Spain, September 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Oliver, the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight section chief, and Staff Sgt. Jordan Oswald, a 6th CES/ EOD technician, set up a visual aid display, Sept. 11, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The 6th EOD Flight hosted an annual explosives training for local Transportation Security Administration officers at MacDill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shannon Bowman)

    MacDill Trains local TSA

    In an effort to assist local Transportation Security Administration officers with explosives identification, the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight hosted an inter-agency training exercise, Sept. 11, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base.
  • C-17 and FORCE

    MG ‘19 Airmen fill fuel bladder in U.S. for the first time

    A handful of 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen employed a Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment system during Mobility Guardian 2019, marking the first time the mobile fuel bladders have been used stateside in an uncontested environment, Sept. 11, 2019. “We use the FORCE to help sustain bare bases and allow for fuel distribution anywhere around the world at a moment’s notice,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Rey, 92nd LRS fuels information service center section chief. “The bladder can hold up to 50,000 gallons of fuel, which can help service a wide range of friendly aircraft.”
  • Mulitple U.S. Air Force, Joint and Coalition C-130Js and KC-130Js prepare to take off during exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. More than 4,000 personnel participated in or observed exercise Mobility Guardian, including Total Force Airmen, Joint, Combat Air Forces, and International Partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Mobility Guardian 2019 flies over Fairchild

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