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  • President Barack Obama addresses a crowd of service members and Defense Department civilians Dec. 15, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The event allowed more than 3,000 military and civilian personnel to listen to their commander in chief discuss current conflicts and mission readiness, but more importantly thank the attendees for their service and dedication to their nation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Russ Meseroll)

    President Obama expresses gratitude to troops, civilians during visit to joint base

    United States of America President Barack Obama visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to express his gratitude to service members and Department of Defense civilians for their service to their country during a meet and greet event Dec. 15.
  • Airman 1st Class Tyler Hill removes a circuit card from a rescue fire truck Dec. 9, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Replacing a single transistor would take maintenance Airmen an hour versus ordering a new circuit card from the manufacturer taking up to two months to return the fire truck to commission. Hill is a 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck maintenance journeyman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

    A $2 solution to a $3,000 problem

    A brand new circuit board for a rescue fire truck can cost more than $3,000 to replace, regardless of why it has malfunctioned, but fire truck maintainers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington dug a little deeper into the issue and discovered a $2 solution. Recently, the shop was faced with replacing one of their own dashboard panels as a truck began displaying a compartment open light in error. Maintainers were able to trace the issue to the power distribution panel in the cab of the truck and discovered a transistor had failed.
  • Maj. Kenny Weiner prepares for takeoff with a basket full of friends during a 2012 balloon festival in Albuquerque, N.M. Weiner is a fourth-generation balloon pilot. (Courtesy photo)

    Four generations of balloon flight: AF major keeps family tradition alive

    Maj. Kenny Weiner is a transportation planner at U.S. Transportation Command and a C-17 Globemaster III instructor pilot in his day job, but on weekends and much of the other time he’s not at work, you can find him planning the next hot-air balloon flight.
  • The C-47A Skytrain, the “Turf and Sport Special,” prominently sits on display Nov. 15, 2014, inside the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Del. On D-Day, during the invasion of Normandy, this aircraft dropped paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division into St. Mere-Eglise, France. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)

    AMC Museum: It all started with one wrecked airplane

    The ever-growing Air Mobility Command Museum boasts a collection of 33 aircraft, a staff of more than 170 volunteers and a visitor experience that rivals the most notable museums in the country -- but it all started with one wrecked airplane in 1986.
  • Gen. Darren McDew talks about the Airmen, global mobility, and the Air Force core values during the Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 1, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. McDew is the AMC commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tristin English)

    Senior leaders, Airmen gather to focus on mobility mission

    More than 1,400 Air Force senior leaders and Airmen from across the mobility enterprise attended the 2014 Airlift/Tanker Association and Air Mobility Command Symposium from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • A crashed car sits on the side of Interstate 495 on Oct. 16, 2014, in Washington D.C. The 62-year-old, identified as Hilda, swerved off the road, hit a tree causing it to roll. Shortly after, Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, a 89th Communications Squadron program manager, came to her aid and helped emergency services tend to the victim. (Courtesy photo)

    Airman aids Washington D.C. crash victim

    An Airman from the 89th Communications Squadron here, saved the life of a middle-aged Washington D.C. woman after witnessing her car crash Oct. 16.
  • Airman 1st Class Michelle Doolittle sings "God Bless America" Oct. 26, 2014, during the seventh-inning stretch of Game 5, of the 2014 World Series. She represented the Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California and the Air Force at the game. Doolittle is an Air Force Band of the Golden West vocalist. (Courtesy photo)

    Travis Airman sings at the World Series

    It was a gorgeous fall evening Oct. 26, in San Francisco when a stadium full of 40,000 excited baseball fans paused to honor America during the seventh-inning stretch of Game 5 of the 2014 World Series.
  • A group of 30 U.S. military personnel, including Marines, Airmen, and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), board a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 19, 2014, at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal. The service members are bound for Monrovia, Liberia, where U.S. troops will construct medical treatment units and train health care workers as part of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Maj. Dale Greer)

    Kentucky ANG Airmen support 101st Airborne Division’s movement to Liberia

    The Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal (JTF-PO) supported the 101st Airborne Division’s departure from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport here Oct. 19, en route to Liberia, where the division will join hundreds of U.S. service members engaged in the fight against Ebola in West Africa.
  • An Eurocopter AS350 B2 single engine helicopter without its blades attached, along with pallets of cargo, are staged behind a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III prior to being loaded Oct. 8th, 2014, at Christchurch, New Zealand. The helicopter was transported along with the cargo and 62 passengers to McMurdo Station in support of Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Todd Wivell)

    From helicopters to bulldozers, McChord supports Operation Deep Freeze

    Continuing the Defense Department's longstanding support of the National Science Foundation, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord crew, made up of 62nd and 446th Airlift Wing members, safely completed another run to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Oct 8, as part of their contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program.
  • Retired Gen. Arthur Lichte, left, assists former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman and his wife, Miss Jane, as they unveil Fogleman's bust during a ceremony at the Airlift/Tanker Association's Walk of Fame Oct. 9, 2014, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Fogleman once served as the dual-hatted commander for both U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, and was the Air Force chief of staff before retiring after a 34-year career in 1997. Litchte was also a former AMC commander, Air Force vice chief of staff and former president of the A/TA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tristin English)

    Former CSAF Fogleman honored for contributions to airpower

    Rainy weather couldn't dampen the spirits of those who attended the unveiling of a bronze bust of former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, who was recognized Oct. 9, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois for his contributions to the air mobility community.
  • Staff Sgt. Kermit Maronge helps a young New Zealand child try to lift up an MB2 tie-down chain on the C-17 Globemaster III, Oct. 5, 2014, as part of the U.S. Antarctic Program Day for IceFest 2014 at Christchurch, New Zealand. The chain weighs approximately 33 pounds and throughout the day the loadmasters let the children try and lift it. Maronge is a loadmaster with the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 7th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Todd Wivell)

    McChord Airmen participate in New Zealand IceFest 2014

    Known as the gateway to Antarctica, the city of Christchurch, New Zealand has been a central stopping point for many Antarctic expeditions and adventures.
  • Casey Mears drives the Germain Racing No. 13 GEICO Chevy SS at the 2014 AAA 400, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Sept. 28, 2014, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. Dover Air Force Base tail flashes can be seen on the lower quarter panels and the decklid (the rear trunk). (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)

    Dover tail flash flies around the ‘Monster Mile’

    The Dover tail flash is blue, yellow, black and white, has the head of an eagle, depicts the Liberty Bell, proudly displays the name "Dover," and normally is only found adorning the tail section of Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
  • Ammi Midstokke is being hoisted onto a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the 36th Rescue Flight Sept. 20, 2014, near Priest Lake, Idaho. It took the combination and teamwork of and an eight-man Priest Lake Search and Rescue ground team and a four-man crew from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, to complete the rescue mission. (Courtesy photo/Jason Luthy)

    Injured Idaho hiker rescued by Fairchild crews

    Airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, rescued a 36-year-old female rock climber Sept. 20, near Priest Lake, Idaho, after she suffered injuries to her face, lower leg and foot.
  • Gen. Darren McDew, the commander of Air Mobility Command, discusses AMC's mission and priorities, as well as ongoing support to operations in Iraq, during Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    AMC commander puts spotlight on Airmen

    In his comments about the state of the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, Gen. Darren McDew, the commander, lauded the capabilities of Airmen enabling the nation’s global air power at the 2014 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here, Sept. 16.
  • Maj. Gen. Michael S. Stough, director of strategic plans, requirements and programs for the Air Mobility Command discussed innovation and technology that will shape the total force mobility enterprise in the coming years during an AMC requirements brief at the 2014 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2014. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie).

    AMC outlines future 'total force' mobility requirements

    The Air Mobility Command director of strategic plans, requirements and programs discussed innovation and technology that will shape the total force mobility enterprise in the coming years during an AMC requirements brief at the 2014 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16.
  • Fairchild Air Force Base firefighters join other regional firefighters as they don their self-contained breathing apparatuses to perform decontamination support near the spill zone of a hazardous materials incident Sept. 14, 2014, near the Washington-Idaho state line. Four Fairchild Air Force Base firefighters, one technician and a variety of support staff as well as the base’s mobile decontamination and rehabilitation unit joined two dozen other firefighters, trucks and equipment from Spokane regional fire districts in response to the incident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

    AF, Spokane firefighters partner for HAZMAT response

    A tanker truck leaking a hazardous chemical prompted emergency responders to shut down Interstate 90 near the Washington-Idaho state line Sept. 14, garnering regional response including Fairchild Air Force Base firefighters.
  • Two snubber brakes sit on a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 12, 2014, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The snubber brake system consists of two brake linings attached to two spring arms, which contact the nose landing gear tires after gear retraction to eliminate noise and vibration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tori Schultz)

    New part to improve old plane, save money along the way

    For more than 50 years the KC-135 Stratotanker has been an integral part of the worldwide aerial refueling mission; and from time to time, the aging airframe needs minor touch-ups.

  • Spiritual resilience fuels the heart, soul

    Similar to a sine wave, everyone has ups and downs, but it's their spirituality that gets them to the next day. No matter the faith background, where a person is from or who their family is, everyone has some sort of spirituality to lean on during both the hard times and the fun ones.
  • D’Marrion Otten, a Make-a-Wish foundation wish recipient, salutes to show appreciation for the people that worked together to make his wish of becoming a superhero for a day come true Aug 15,2014, at Solano Community College in Fairfield, Calif. Make-a-Wish partnered with Travis Air Force Base, the Coast Guard and the Solano County Sheriff's Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amber Carter)

    Travis AFB makes boy superhero for a day

    As he puts on the uniform that resembles military desert camouflage, he is no longer a child -- he is a superhero. His mission is to use his extremely advanced fighting skills developed during his 11 years on earth to defeat the bad guys and rescue the good guys. His superhero instincts lead him to the inside of an aircraft with bad guys lurking behind every corner and his getaway helicopter awaits him outside.
  • Soldiers and Airmen load a UH-60 Black Hawk into an Air Force C17 Globemaster III Aug. 19, 2104, at an old Israeli airstrip in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The airstrip is now used by the Multinational Force and Observers stationed in Sinai Egypt. The Black Hawk was loaded into the belly of the C-17 and transported to Germany where it will undergo advanced maintenance. The C-17 is from the 62nd Airlift Wing, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Thomas Duval)

    Air Force, Army Aviation come together to complete vital mission in Egypt

    Weighing more than 17,000 pounds the a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter -- when not being carried by its own rotors -- is not the easiest piece of Army equipment to move from one point to another. So what happens when one of these military chariots becomes non-mission capable in the desert and needs advanced maintenance?
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