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  • Devil Raiders sustain air operations at Q-West

    Airmen assigned to the 821st CRG recently arrived to Q-West to conduct air base opening operations in order to enable follow on mobility air forces assets. As Air Mobility Command’s contingency response experts, 821st CRG Airmen are providing the crucial role of sustaining coalition and Iraq forces

  • WWII bomber pilot awarded Silver Star

    A World War II bomber pilot has finally been given his proper recognition for his actions during a bombing raid more than 70 years ago.Maj. William “Joe” Schneider was awarded the Silver Star during a ceremony here on Nov. 1 for his actions while commanding an 18-plane bombing raid on Feb. 23, 1945,

  • Devil Raiders supporting the Mosul offensive at Q-West airbase

    U.S. Air Force Col. Rhett Champagne, left, commander, 821st Crisis Response Group, shakes hands with the chief of staff of the Iraqi air force, following the landing of his C-130J Super Hercules at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2016. This was the first time an aircraft from the Iraqi

  • 621st CRW announces new mission, vision

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing’s commander, Col. Chuck Henderson, unveiled the wing’s new mission and vision statements during an Airman’s call here Oct. 21.The wing’s new mission is to “Advise, Direct, and Project Airpower, Delivering Instruments of National Power to the Leading Edge of Global

  • CRW supporting Mosul offensive

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J landed at Qayyarah-West airbase Oct. 21 marking the culmination of one of the largest and most expeditious airfield repair operations in modern U.S. military history.

  • 321st AMOS Airman takes nursing to another level

    As a child, Capt. Katie Slugocki, 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron flight nurse, would tag along with her mother, who has now been a nurse for more than 30 years, while she worked and saw the impact her mother had on her patients’ lives.   Since she was just a young girl using her mother’s

  • Contingency Response Airmen provide mobility expertise during RF-A

    Overthe course of 12days in October with temperatures dropping below freezing in the“Last Frontier” Airmen from the 621stContingency Response Wing provided rapid global mobility expertiseduring RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1. The621st CRW Airmen worked three different locations throughout Alaskaassuring

  • JTF-PO delivers humanitarian aid to Matthew's victims

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and interagency partners arrived at Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti, Oct. 6, in support of a larger Department of Defense effort to support the government of Haiti’s request for assistance after Hurricane Matthew made landfall Oct. 4.The

  • JTF-PO activated, CRW responds to Hurricane Matthew

    For the third time, the 621st Contingency Response Wing will conduct a Joint Task Force Port Opening, this time in response to Hurricane Matthew.The 621st CRW sent more than 30 members assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Group from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Port Au

  • 321st, 621st AMOS Airmen participate in UFG 16

    Approximately 50 Airmen assigned to the 621st Air Mobility Advisory Group and another five members from the 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron deployed to Osan Air Base, South Korea, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii for Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2016. Exercise UFG is an annual