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  • Medical care at 15,000 feet

    On the ground and in the air, airmen in this part of the world can rest assured that medical care is always close by.If a person is injured, medical personnel on the ground stabilize and treat the injured individual. But if that person needs to be transported by air for specialized care, a team of medical professionals from the 379th Aeromedical

  • AMC orientation enlightens, informs command's newest chiefs

    Eighty-two new and future Air Mobility Command chief master sergeants visited Scott AFB recently to participate in the command's annual Chief Master Sergeant Orientation.The conference gives AMC's newest chiefs an overview of the command's mission and discuss command and Air Force issues affecting today's top enlisted grade.The three-day

  • Grand Forks AFB faces near record-breaking winter

    From Jan. 24 to 30, this base has seen weather that is among the coldest and snowiest on record, according to officials at the 319th Operations Support Squadron weather flight here.From Jan. 24 to 26, the base received 21 inches of snow. By Jan. 28, temperatures dipped to a new winter low of minus 32 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill that hit

  • Team returns after 'doctoring' C-5 in Iraq

    A 13-member aircraft battle damage repair team arrived back home Jan. 21 on the patched and Band-Aided C-5 Galaxy they flew to Baghdad, Iraq, to repair. The team, from the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron here, deployed to Baghdad Jan. 10 and replaced the C-5's engine and engine pylon, readying it for a one-time

  • Command names Azores squadron tops for 2003

    The lone mobility unit in the Atlantic serving passengers, handling cargo and helping get iron to the fight for the Defense Department is the Air Mobility Command's best for 2003.The command awarded the 729th Air Mobility Squadron with its Small Terminal Unit of the Year honor Jan. 26. Staffed by 65 airmen and civilians, the aerial port flight

  • AMC officials announce command's 2003 Public Affairs award winners

    Air Mobility Command officials have announced the winners of the 2003 AMC Public Affairs awards.The winners are:Public Affairs Director's Excellence Award - Large Wing: McGuire AFB, N.J.Public Affairs Director's Excellence Award - Small Wing: Dover AFB, Del.Public Affairs Director's Excellence Award - Community Relations: McChord AFB, Wash.Public

  • Command names 2003 Public Affairs Media Contest winners

    Air Mobility Command officials announced Jan. 30 the winners of the command's 2003 Public Affairs Media Contest. The winners are:Best Newspaper (forwarded to the Air Force-level contest): Tabloid Format: Northwest Airlifter, McChord AFB, Wash.Metro Format: Carolina Flyer, Pope AFB, S.C.Large Newspaper (more than 24 pages):First place -- Northwest

  • AMC medical center captures Tricare award

    The 92nd Medical Group at Fairchild AFB, Wash., was one of two Air Force medical facilities to receive honors Jan. 26 when the Defense Department's Tricare Management Activity presented its annual customer satisfaction awards.According to Tricare officials, the awards recognize customer service excellence provided to servicemembers and their

  • Patriot Express restructures

    Fiscal realities and limited use have led U.S. Transportation Command to restructure Patriot Express. Patriot Express is the military's chartered commercial air service for transporting servicemembers on permanent change of station orders and their families to and from overseas locations. Air Mobility Command, the air component of USTRANSCOM,

  • Travis C-5 crew recounts enemy attack

    C-5 missions to Baghdad International Airport are typical, but never routine. On Jan. 8, the treacherous nature of flying into the airport was clearly demonstrated when hostile action from the ground destroyed the No. 4 engine of a Travis C-5 shortly after takeoff. Because of key training and preparedness, all 11 crewmembers, 52 passengers and the
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