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Pittsburgh C-130H aircraft receive tactical upgrade
Five of the eight C-130 Hercules aircraft stationed here received Real Time In Cockpit modification in February to boost operational flexibility and situational awareness. RTIC is a system that shows the current positions of threats and other aircraft, and facilitates communication between different pilots. It replaced an older system called
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2/27
2017
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315th AW hosts second annual Tuskegee Airmen Career Day
More than 150 middle and high school boys from 17 Lowcountry schools attended the second annual Tuskegee Airmen Career Day here Feb. 23.
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2/24
2017
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Patriot Wyvern hones 349th AMW readiness skills
Citizen Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing took part in a Patriot Wyvern exercise here Feb. 10 – 12. Patriot Wyvern, held twice a year, brings together organizations across the unit for the common purpose of ensuring mission-ready Citizen Airmen for worldwide contingency operations. Over the course of the unit training assembly weekend,
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2/14
2017
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Space Aggressors jam Air Force, Allied systems
The 26th Space Aggressor Squadron here is always gearing up for the next exercise in replicating enemy action against space-based and space-enabled systems.Teams of adversary subject matter experts regularly employ jamming techniques to train Air Force, joint and coalition personnel how to recognize, mitigate, counter and defeat threats.“Our
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2/13
2017
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Hill hosts famed Tuskegee Airman
The 419th Fighter Wing hosted retired Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III, a member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, during a tour here Feb. 11.
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2/11
2017
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Reservist wraps up two-year mobilization, supports OIR in Turkey
Over the past two years, Individual Mobilization Augmentee Col. Carl Magnusson has travelled the globe in support of a variety of U.S. operations.The U.S. Pacific Command Air Force Reservist has seen Japan, the Philippines, and Mongolia as a joint exercise control group director, and most recently, Kuwait and Turkey, where he supported Operation
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2/09
2017
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Charleston C-17s deliver aid to Nicaragua, Haiti
More than 130,000 pounds of humanitarian aid was airlifted to relief organizations in Central American and Caribbean nations by the 315th Airlift Wing, Feb. 5, during a training mission that carried cargo as part of the Denton humanitarian program. The cargo, which mainly consisted of food, was donated by outreach groups and humanitarian organizations within the United States. It will provide an estimated 5.4 million meals to nearly 285,000 people - primarily children – in Nicaragua and Haiti.
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2/07
2017
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TCTO sends Airmen into KC-135R “hellhole”
No maintainer enjoys being required to climb into the small compartment, often called the “hellhole,” in the tail of a KC-135R Stratotanker, even if it just for a short time.
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2/06
2017
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Individual Reserve offers unique opportunities to serve
The Individual Reserve program offers service members a flexible way to continue serving.
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2/06
2017
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Alamo Wing hits the airwaves
Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, arrived at the KLUP radio station early Saturday morning Jan. 28 for a unique opportunity to speak to residents of the Alamo city.
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2/02
2017
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