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  • Reserve C-5s deliver more Chinooks for earthquake relief

    A third C-5 Galaxy aircrew from the 439th Airlift Wing here left Oct. 18 to deliver more help to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan. The giant cargo plane picked up two Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters at Fort Sill, Okla., and delivered them to Pakistan, after a stop in Spain. It was the 13th humanitarian

  • Air Force's top chief visits Travis AFB

    The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited here Oct. 13 and 14 to meet and discuss issues with Travis Airmen. “To represent an enlisted force of more than 400,000 members, I have to be among them, hear from them and see first-hand what they are experiencing,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the

  • AMC personnel unload giant Russian-made airlifter

    He holds two bachelors degrees, two masters degrees and four Federal Aviation Administration certifications. He has commanded both at squadron and group levels and has traveled to 106 countries on six continents. But, none of that could have prepared Col. Richard Walberg for the challenge he was to

  • AMC general officer receives prestigious defense award

    An Air Mobility Command general officer was recently presented the second highest peacetime defense award for his contributions to operation in Southwest Asia. During a ceremony here Oct. 7, Maj. Gen. F. Dexter Tutor received the Defense Superior Service Medal for his exceptional service and

  • First Eagle Flag exercise continues force module evolution

    The first Air Mobility Warfare Center Eagle Flag exercise for fiscal year 2006 began Oct. 18 and runs through Oct. 28. The exercise, which is the 12th since they first began in 2003, practices the first three levels of the Air Force’s force module concept for bare-base buildup operations, including

  • Air Force's top officer shares wisdom, insight with McConnell Airmen

    “This Air Force is the best in the world. You are the most adaptable, flexible, creative and lethal Airmen that have ever flown or walked the earth.” From Cold War enlistees to those who chose to serve their country after the events of 9/11, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. T. Michael Moseley

  • Globemaster delivers Qatari mobile hospital for quake relief

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transported the first Qatari mobile hospital to Pakistan in support of earthquake relief operations Oct. 15. Airmen loaded seven Qatari Army soldiers and 90,000 pounds of cargo that were airlifted to Islamabad International Airport, Pakistan. The group consisted

  • AMC Airmen provide airlift assistance to Iraqi pollsters

    As much of Iraq prepared to take the next step toward democracy, Marines and Airmen here were busy preparing to ensure the people entrusted to oversee the polls were safely transported to their respective locations. The 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s aerial port flight worked

  • C-17 Globemaster helps test U.S. missile defense system

    A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., recently participated in what U.S. Missile Defense Agency experts called "the successful completion" of an exercise to test America's Ballistic Missile Defense System. The exercise specifically tested the Ground-based Midcourse Defense

  • Air Force enters second week of earthquake support

    As the U.S. Air Force enters its second week of humanitarian operations here, the 818th Contingency Response Group continues to handle tens of thousands of pounds of cargo each day. In the week following the earthquake in Pakistan, the 818th CRG, which is assigned to the 18th Air Force, handled