Mobility Airmen safeguard critical items at Osan

One small group of U.S. Airmen hold the responsibility of accepting, storing and transferring these critical items aiding in the safety and stability of the Republic of Korea.From a small blood sample to aircraft ammunition, the 731st Air Mobility Squadron Special Handling Section assists in the

McChord Airmen complete 60 years of Antarctic airlift

On Oct. 21 Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flew from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, tracing a similar flight pattern to one flown 60 years earlier.  The flight commemorated the first ever U.S. Air Force Antarctic flight flown in a Douglas C-124

737th EAS flies first mission into Q-West

The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft into Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2016, the first coalition aircraft to land on the airfield since the start of Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircraft landed mere hours after repairs to the runway were

Mobility Airmen provide global reach to Turkey

U.S. Strategic Command's Exercise Global Thunder set to begin

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters staff, components and task forces will participate in exercise Global Thunder, which starts Oct. 24.The annual command post and field training exercise is designed to train USSTRATCOM forces and assess joint operational readiness across all Unified

Guardsmen, ski-equipped planes begin annual migration to South Pole

Airmen and ski-equipped aircraft from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing have started their annual journey to Antarctica.Two ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft and 23 Airmen left Stratton Air National Guard Base on Tuesday, October 18 to participate in the wing’s 29th season

Airmen provide mobility expertise during RED FLAG-Alaska

Over the course of 12 days in October with temperatures dropping below freezing in the “Last Frontier” Airmen from the 621stContingency Response Wing provided rapid global mobility expertise during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1. The 621st CRW Airmen worked three different locations throughout Alaska assuring

Dover supports humanitarian relief in Haiti

Two C-17A Globemaster IIIs and aircrews from the 3d Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, flew humanitarian and relief supplies into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in support of Joint Task Force Matthew from Oct. 6 to 9, 2016.

Mobility Air Forces enables JTF-Bravo deployment to Haiti

U.S. Air Force heavy airlift was called upon to support approximately 200 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo who deployed this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two

AMC, Air Forces Transportation support Hurricane Matthew response efforts

Air Forces Transportation has taken the following measures in support of Hurricane Matthew response efforts.