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Sept. 20, 2021

908th FSS Serves up Success During Exercise

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 908th Airlift Wing website — The 908th Force Support Squadron conducted an exercise during the unit’s July super Unit Training Assembly at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, that simulated them playing their part as if the wing were to deploy to deliver humanitarian aid to a fictional local populace.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Crumbling, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, prepares to pump fuel into an Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 19, 2021. The ABFDS ensures minimal time spent on the ground by expeditiously refueling fighters while keeping engines on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

May 23, 2021

POL drives ACE during Exercise Mobility Guardian

ALPENA, Mich. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Mobility Command website — Air Mobility Command petroleum, oils and lubricants Airmen pushed the boundaries of Agile Combat Employment and how it pertains to expeditiously refueling aircraft during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021.

Two female Airmen stand next to each other next to a very tall wall of shelves

April 25, 2021

60th LRS Materiel Management: You can’t fly without supply

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Force website — The mission at Travis Air Force Base is the largest in the Air Mobility Command and the units’ responsibilities are spread out — some Airmen fly while others repair, but if you need a part, you trust the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management Flight to get that part and get that aircraft back in the sky.

A C-17 sits on a wet flight line.

Feb. 5, 2021

One aircraft, two missions: Travis AFB C-17 delivers aid to support two COCOMs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Travis Air Force Base website — The Airmen of the 60th Air Mobility Wing delivered COVID-19 personal protective equipment and humanitarian aid bound for two separate combatant commands.

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Oct. 1, 2019

AMCTES Testers conduct worldwide cargo pallet evaluation

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst website — The heartbeat of Air Mobility Command is its capability to transport goods efficiently and effectively in support of military and humanitarian operations globally.  The universal cargo handling system using the 463L cargo pallet has been the mainstay for cargo movement since the early 1960’s, with the standard aluminum cargo pallet essentially unchanged in all of this time — until now.

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron receives fuel Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location. U.S. and Coalition aircraft provide unmatched combat capability in support of U.S. Central Command military objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

Aug. 21, 2019

AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Mobility Command website — In less than two weeks, all 113 Total Force C-130 Hercules aircraft have been inspected and 112 cleared to return to worldwide operational duty, following a temporary removal from service Aug. 7 designed to address atypical cracks found on an aircraft.

Maintainers from the 15th Maintenance Group and members from the 36th Squadron from Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, perform maintenance on a C-17 Globemaster on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 12, 2017.

June 24, 2019

U.S., Australia new C-17 maintenance arrangement enhances readiness, cooperation

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Mobility Command website — U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force officials implemented a new maintenance arrangement for the C-17 that will improve strategic airlift efficiency and fleet readiness.

A C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., sits in a paint barn hangar for paint touch-ups Aug. 6, 2018, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. California laws prevent Travis Airmen from spray-painting their C-17s, so they brought it to McChord where it is allowed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

Aug. 21, 2018

Painting partnerships to strengthen Air Force

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Mobility Command website — Renewing a paint job may not seem like an important task to some, but for aircraft it can be the difference between continuing to fly and being decommissioned.

Staff Sgt. Timothy Snyder, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management supervisor, drives a forklift during a Civil Reserve Air Fleet readiness exercise Nov. 13, 2017, inside the individual protective equipment warehouse on Dover Air Force Base, Del. In addition to IPE for base personnel and deployed members, the 436th LRS also stores all of the IPE for the entire CRAF program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)

Nov. 28, 2017

Team Dover leads the way in CRAF IPE readiness exercise

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dover Air Force Base website — Members of the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 436th Aerial Port Squadron participated in a first-of-its-kind, week-long Civil Reserve Air Fleet individual protective equipment readiness exercise Nov. 13-17, 2017.

A Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) vehicle is unloaded from an Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy at Ceiba, Puerto Rico Oct. 1, 2017. The C-5M, flown by Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, took the JISCC, 11 Soldiers, supplies and two fuel trucks to Puerto Rico to aid hurricane recovery efforts that have affected the United States and its territories in the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)

Oct. 5, 2017

Texas C-5M delivers supplies to Puerto Rico

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — In the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida and the Caribbean region of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Citizen Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing flew their 17th mission in a C-5M Super Galaxy in less than a month to answer their nation’s call for help in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in response to the destruction of Hurricane Maria.