• C130s to the rescue

    The 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron has a storied history, dating back to the early 1940s whose legacy lives on through vital airlift of passenger and cargo while providing aeromedical evacuation operations throughout Southwest Asia. "Our primary mission is providing intra-theater airlift

  • Troop Carrier Group gains today from yesterday’s hazards

    The 317th Airlift Group commander presentd more than 20 World War II Jungle Skippers with the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and Bronze Star Medals in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 5 to for actions they performed in 1944. Colonel Kevin Jackson said the opportunity to spend time with the men who sacrificed so much

  • 317th AG deploys

    Family, friends and fellow Airmen bid farewell to more than 200 317th Airlift Group Airmen before they deployed to Southwest Asia Oct. 12. As members of one of the most frequently deployed units in the Air Force, the Airmen and their family members are intimately familiar with the challenges and

  • Herks don't need no runways

    At 6:41 PM Sept. 24, a C-130 made history by taking off from Runway 16L at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. But Dyess doesn't have a parallel runway accessible from the ramp, so how did a Herc take off from "runway 16L?" In March, Air Combat Command made the decision to resurface Dyess' main runway and

  • New Employment Site Empowers Potential Job Candidates

    Applying for a job with the Department of Defense's oldest and largest exchange service is now easier than ever before thanks to an expanded, online career center. With opportunities in retail, food service, procurement, information systems and more, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's (AAFES')

  • A healthy lifestyle helps

    Eating healthy, exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy weight can be helpful in preventing breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Prevention Month so when shopping at your commissary, look for foods that promote breast health awareness and cancer research. Many food manufacturers are