08/13/2017: Video of the museum restoration crews installing the tail turret (tail gunner position) on the B-17F Memphis Belle taken on July 26, 2017. This aircraft will be placed on public display here at the museum on May 17, 2018. DAYTON, OH, UNITED STATES 07.26.2017 Video by Ken LaRock National Museum of…
2017-08-12 Mobility Guardian aims to enhance the U.S. and allied military's global response force by integrating in complex, realistic mobility training with partner nations. Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command's premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling,…
2017-08-09 By Danny Lam The rapid development of North Korean ICBM capability exposed an apparent inconsistency with similar developments in other nuclear weapons powers. Land based ICBMs, by their nature, are physically large missiles.Liquid fueled, they are difficult to transport whether empty or fueled. Solid fueled ICBMs are less problematic,…
08/12/2017: Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division work closely with their French and Canadian counterparts to build pallets for exercise Mobility Guardian. Mobility Guardian is AMC's premiere exercise, providing an opportunity for the mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and…
2017-08-08 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird The USAF is looking to add a light attack aircraft to its inventory to deal with air support operations at the low intensity warfare end of the equation. And they are conducting an experiment to determine a way ahead throughout the month of August…
08/12/2017: Staff Sergeant Christina May assigned to the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Army Airfield speaks about the exercise Mobility Guardian. Mobility Guardian is AMC's premiere exercise, providing an opportunity for the mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and…
2017-07-30 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The new Dunkirk movie is one of the best war movies in years. It does what film does best; put one into the shoes of the persons involved rather than providing a platform for lecturing the audience on the moral values of the…
08/10/2017: Canadian air forces arrive at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, for Mobility Guardian. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international partners will converge on the state of Washington in support of Mobility Guardian. The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid…
