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  • 18th Air Force to participate in Exercise Ultimate Reach

    Eighteenth Air Force units, partnered with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, will participate in Exercise Ultimate Reach Nov. 2-8.Ultimate Reach is an annual U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored live-fly exercise designed to exercise the ability of 18th Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) to

  • Lt. Gen. Cox assumes command of 18th AF

    Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander and former 18th AF commander, presided over a ceremony today in which Lt. Gen. Samuel Cox assumed command of 18th Air Force.Everhart said Cox's leadership and the dedication of the men and women of 18th Air Force will allow the command to

  • Lt. Gen. Cox to assume command of 18 AF

    Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Cox will formally assume command of 18th Air Force at 10 a.m., Oct. 19, during a ceremony at the Scott Club on Scott AFB.Cox will succeed Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Sharpy, who has commanded the Air Force's largest Numbered Air Force since September.As Air Mobility Command's sole

  • Airmen enable largest CR exercise in AF history, Cerberus Strike

    Contingency response Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Group recently planned, directed and executed the largest self-contained contingency response exercise in Air Force history from Sept. 8-19.Approximately 150 Airmen from the 821st CRG at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., subordinate unit

  • Edwards, JBLM combine efforts for KC-46 first flight, future test support

    On Sept. 25, 2015, the U.S. Air Force, Boeing and aviation enthusiasts witnessed an important milestone with the first flight of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to Boeing Field in Seattle.What most didn't witness is what led up to this milestone, which involved a

  • Annual Operation DEEP FREEZE to commence Sept. 28

    The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28.This support is provided by Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, led by

  • C-5 due date performance 100 percent on time for fourth consecutive year

    In the current sustainment environment, there are military aircraft flying worldwide missions every day protecting American interests.Their sustainment is crucial.One of those airframes is the C-5 Galaxy - one of the world's largest airlifters - which was first deployed more than 45 years ago and is

  • Pease ANGB breaks ground for KC-46 hangars

    A groundbreaking ceremony was held on base Sept. 18 to mark the start of the KC-46A Hangar Expansion and Modernization Project.New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte as well as The Adjutant General of the N.H. National Guard Maj. Gen. William N. Reddel III

  • JB Charleston Engages In Red Flag Exercise

    This past August, members from all branches of the US military in conjunction with international allies met at Nellis Air Force Base to hone their air combat capabilities by participating in the Red Flag exercise. Red Flag was established in 1975 to help maximize the readiness, skills and

  • Airmen share air mobility knowledge with African partner nations

    Approximately 40 African military personnel visited here to participate in the African Partnership Flight hosted by the 621st Contingency Response Wing Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.The APF program, sponsored and developed by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, is the premier security