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Oklahoma native, Dover AFB captain, flies Super Galaxy during historic Arctic airlift mission

Story by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol | Headquarters Air Mobility Command Public Affairs | Date: 06.30.2011

Capt. William Gleckler, a C-5 Galaxy pilot with the 9th Airlift Squadron here, was one of 14 crew members who flew on a mission that was the Air Force’s first direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic... Read More

54th ARS instructor pilot helps recover missing Oklahoma boy’s body

Story by Senior Airman Leandra Stepp | 97th Air Mobility Wing, Public Affairs | Date: 06.15.2011

It’s a quiet Thursday morning. The debris of what used to be homes and trees are scattered across the town. Dogs bark. Their leashes jingle as they run and intensely sniff their surroundings. Police radios and... Read More

Crop dusters to grace Altus skies soon

Story by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Norman | 97th Air Mobility Wing, Public Affairs | Date: 05.18.2011

The end of May marks the beginning of cotton season here in southwest Oklahoma. With the beginning of cotton season also comes an increased amount of crop dusting. Soon, yellow Air Tractor Model 502 aircraft... Read More

Fort Sill’s 2-18th Field Artillery fires a first in Wyoming

Courtesy Story | Wyoming National Guard | Date: 04.29.2011

The open range of the north training area at the Wyoming National Guard’s Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center provided the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, from Fort Sill, Okla., a... Read More

IE-Doh! Taliban tactic fizzles in Garmsir, Afghanistan

Story by Sgt. Jesse Stence | Regimental Combat Team 1 | Date: 02.19.2011

Cpl. Kerry Timms is from Shallow Water, Texas, and at times, he and the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment have skated on some pretty thin ice. Read More