Officials at Dover AFB, Del., activated the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to prepare for the arrival in June of the first C-17 airlifter. In a unique dual ceremony at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover, the 3rd Airlift Squadron, which flew its last C-5 flight in March, received a new commander. The Delaware base will fly both the C-17 and the C-5, using a combination of active and Air Force Reserve airmen.
Clearing jungle and laying asphalt in tropical heat may not sound like fun to most people, but it’s a way of life for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Airmen, who have spent the past year or so restoring World War II-era airfields on the Pacific…