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  • Safety First: A face behind airfield management

    From starting out at a chicken plant to managing airfields and overseeing critical safety operations, the journey of Contina Harmon, 42nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management specialist, is a testament to hard work, leadership and the power of mentorship.

  • Integrated Aircrew Systems Trainer enhances aircrew readiness

    Aircrew training at Maxwell Air Force Base took a step forward with their inaugural session on the Integrated Aircrew Systems Trainer, a state-of-the-art device designed to enhance readiness and efficiency for MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter crews. The IAST is part of a broader effort to prepare

  • Grey Wolf helicopter training exercise part of 'crawl, walk, run' approach

    The 908th Flying Training Wing has been transitioning from a C-130 equipped tactical airlift unit to becoming the formal training unit for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter for nearly four years now. After divesting the last of its C-130s in April 2022, and receiving its first Grey Wolf in April

  • First Grey Wolf helicopter arrives at Maxwell

    The 908th Airlift Wing has assigned aircraft for the first time in more than 23 months, or 726 days to be exact, as the first of the wing’s MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 3, 2024.The wing’s last aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, departed Maxwell April 8,

  • Flight nurses ... saving lives miles high

    When severely injured, wounded or sick service members require transportation via airlift, medical care can’t stop mid-flight. As senior members of aeromedical evacuation teams, it’s the responsibility of U.S. Air Force flight nurses, Air Force specialty code 46N0F, to provide life-saving emergency