Air Mobility Command will station two C-17s at Ramstein AB, Germany, for four-month stints for the foreseeable future. The rotational deployment will give US Air Forces in Europe the capacity to move cargo more quickly into places like Africa, which is taking on more importance to the US military, and the Middle East, Stars and Stripes reports. Air Force Reserve Command will supply the C-17s and aircrews, the newspaper said on Jan. 31. The first C-17, from Charleston AFB, S.C., is already in place, having arrived in January. Its partner will arrive later this year from McGuire AFB, N.J., according to the newspaper. The rotational airplanes and aircrews will be known as the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Flight, or “C-17 Ram,” in base jargon. Ramstein is currently home to C-130s. USAFE will not be alone in having a C-17 presence on the European mainland as NATO is planning to operate three C-17s, if not more, in 2009 from Papa, Hungary.
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
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When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.