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  • Combat controllers crucial to Haiti earthquake relief

    Thanks to a specialized group of Airmen used to working in austere locations, airlift operations in Haiti were possible in the initial days after an earthquake destroyed much of the capital, and since then these Airmen have made the airport one of the busiest in the world.Combat controllers are used

  • Photo essay: KC-10 Extender returns from combat air refueling

    A KC-10 Extender deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., returns from a combat air refueling mission at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 6, 2010. The KC-10, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, is one of Air Mobility Command's air refueling aircraft

  • 87th ABW Quarterly Award winners announced

    The following 87th Air Base Wing personnel were recognized for their significant achievements during the fourth quarter of 2009 at the 87th ABW Quarterly Awards ceremony, Jan. 22: Civilian Category I: Mrs. Shantelle Debiase, 87th MSG Civilian Category II: Mrs. Luelmer Brown, 87th MSGCivilian

  • 305th AMW 4th Quarter Award winners announced

    The following 305th Air Mobility Wing personnel were recognized for their significant achievements during the fourth quarter of 2009 at the 305th AMW Quarterly Awards ceremony, Jan. 21: Civilian Category I: Ms Andrea L. Scott, 305th Aerial Port SquadronCivilian Category II: Mr. Sean D. Marshall,

  • U.S. forces in Haiti to grow to 20,000

    Roughly 20,000 U.S. troops will be supporting relief efforts in Haiti by Jan. 24, military officials said, adding to the 13,000-strong American force currently there.Comprising the force will be the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade and thousands of other