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  • 2 storms 1 devastation, airman shares terrifying story

    Growing up in Puerto Rico five miles from here, one airman from Travis Air Force Base, California, knows all too well about the impending dangers due to the location of the island. “Since I was a child, my family would always stock pile food and water in preparation for the hurricane season,” said

  • AMLOs role crucial during hurricane responses

    When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in September, followed shortly after by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. and Caribbean Islands, the air mobility liaison officers of the 621st Contingency Response Wing were called upon to help with the relief efforts.These hurricanes caused more than $340

  • Airmen provide relief in Aguadilla

    Members assigned to the 821st Contingency Response Group alongside the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, and the Puerto Rican National Guard, have played a pivotal role in delivering humanitarian aid and disaster relief in response to the destruction caused by the recent

  • Flight Commanders Course prepares young officers for leadership

    The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted a three-day Flight Commander and Officer in Charge Leadership Development Course to prepare young officers from the 521st AMOW, the 86 Airlift Wing and the 435 Air Ground Operations Wing for their new roles and responsibilities Oct. 16 – 18, 2017.New

  • Airmen making a difference in Puerto Rico

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing has been actively engaged in all hurricane response support. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, 157 members were tasked to deploy to Roosevelt Roads, Ponce, and Aguadilla in Puerto Rico. The wing continues to support from stateside locations as well to help

  • 571st MSAS Airman aids hurricane victims

    "Over three thousand homes in a city only 14 square miles in size were destroyed and all you saw were thousands of people pilling debris and personal belongings by the curb to be hauled away forever," said 1st Lt. Shane Lockridge, civil engineer air advisor for the 571st Mobility Support Advisory

  • The 821st CRG deploys throughout the Caribbean

    The 821st Contingency Response Group stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California, deployed four teams throughout the Caribbean to support Hurricane Maria disaster relief efforts.According to Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello, Puerto Rico has not experienced an event of this magnitude in

  • RAPID Global Mobility at work after Maria

    The 2017 hurricane season has been particularly active for expeditionary mobility Airmen, who have supported over 1,600 cargo and emergency supply flights to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and the aeromedical evacuation of close to 200 patients affected by Hurricane Maria. Over 200 Airmen from

  • When real meets readiness

    For many military members stationed in Korea, the day-to-day operations are much more intensive than that of their stateside counterparts. Between daily tasks and sustaining the warfighter mission this is especially true during base-wide exercises. Team Osan’s 731st Air Mobility Squadron is