Sept. 19, 2022 KC-46A cleared for worldwide deployments following first combat refuel Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved the KC-46A Pegasus for worldwide deployments to meet combatant command taskings effective Sept. 14, 2022.
Sept. 8, 2022 317th AW provides Agile Combat Employment during exercise Patriot Fury Members from the 317th Airlift Wing sent four C-130J Super Hercules in support of the wing’s ninth Agile Combat Employment exercise during Patriot Fury from Aug. 26 - Sept. 1, 2022.
Sept. 1, 2022 Dyess Airmen deploy to Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, leading the way on Air Force Force Generation model implementation On 26-27 August 2022, members of the 317th Airlift Wing, spouses, children and parents gathered to bid farewell as they watched their loved ones deploy to the middle east in support of U.S. Central Command taskings. These Dyess Airmen have been training in agile combat employment readiness exercises
Aug. 30, 2022 6th AS conducts ACE training to prepare for MAFFORGEN transition on Joint Base MDL On August 24, Airmen from the 6th AS, 305th Air Mobility Wing conducted integrated training and utilized Agile Combat Employment concepts on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to prepare for Mobility Air Forces Force Generation deployments. Exercising ACE elements enables our forces to operate with
Aug. 30, 2022 18th Air Force Command Team Visits Dyess AFB The new 18th Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, and the 18th Air Force Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, visited Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Aug. 24-25, 2022.
Aug. 19, 2022 Eighteenth Air Force Welcomes New Commander Maj. Gen. Corey Martin assumed command from Maj. Gen. Kenneth “Thad” Bibb during the ceremony, officiated by General Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander.
Aug. 17, 2022 Operation Allies Refuge: One year later One year ago, the U.S. Air Force performed the largest non-combatant evacuation operational in U.S. history, Operation Allies Refuge, which saw to the successful evacuation of 124,334 individuals from Afghanistan.
Aug. 8, 2022 3rd AS aircrew receive AFA Lt Gen William H Tunner Award Aircrew from the 3rd Airlift Squadron received the Air Force Association’s Lt. Gen. William H. Tunner Award for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge, from Aug. 12, to Sept. 1, 2021.Air Mobility Command leadership present the annual award to the most outstanding strategic airlift crew in the
Aug. 5, 2022 AMC commander directs maximized privacy for pregnant Airmen The change follows new efforts by the Department of the Air Force Women’s Initiative Team to mask pregnancies at the unit level to remove current and potential barriers affecting Airmen during pregnancy.
Aug. 3, 2022 ROCKI 22-07: 19th AW tests response to changing threat scenarios The 19th Airlift Wing conducted exercise ROCKI 22-07 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 20, 2022. ROCKI 22-07’s primary focus was on the wing’s ability to respond to changing threat scenarios and force protection conditions.