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  • AF, Sacramento agree on privatized environmental cleanup

    Air Force and Sacramento County officials recently announced the signing of an agreement allowing for the rapid environmental cleanup and early transfer of property on the former McClellan Air Force Base. The agreement is the Department of Defense's first that will transfer contaminated land, money

  • Depot modifies MC-130, returns it two months ahead of schedule

    An MC-130 H Combat Talon II returned to its mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in mid-June 53 days ahead of schedule and equipped with a new center wing box. Not only did the aircraft receive the center wing box replacement, it also received program depot maintenance before being sent home to Hurlbert

  • Gen. Close assumes command of Ogden Air Logistics Center

    Brig. Gen. Kathleen Close (middle) accepts command of Ogden Air Logistics Center from the officiating officer, Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, during a change of command ceremony here June 19. General Close will oversee an organization whose mission includes depot

  • Air Force presents pro cycling event

    The inaugural Crystal City Classic cycling event presented by the Air Force June 16 is an effort to build an Air Force signature sports event in the Washington, D.C., area. The idea for the Air Force to sponsor a cycling event began last year after the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bike Ride