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April 30, 2024
AMC’s New STRATO-gy: Industry Partnerships Advance KC-135 Maintenance Technology

As the Air Force continues to reshape, refocus and reoptimize to deter and prevail during the Great Power Competition, innovation and sustainability have become critical in reaching that goal.
April 30, 2024
Air Force updates mental healthcare waiver timeline for aviators, lowers barriers

On Jan. 28, 2022, Air Mobility Command commander, Gen. Mike Minihan tweeted, “Warrior Heart. No Stigma.” with a screenshot of his calendar revealing an upcoming mental health appointment, thus beginning a movement within AMC to eliminate stigma, lower barriers and increase access and options to
April 26, 2024
UK, AUS, and US warfighters complete premier, multi-domain operations integration course

Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air National Guard warfighters recently graduated the U.S. Air Force’s premier operational-level command and control course designed to advance the operational-level planning expertise of experienced
April 23, 2024
317th AW completes first C-130J Max Endurance Operation with external fuel tanks

On April 20, 2024, the 317th Airlift Wing made history within the Air Mobility Command by completing the first Max Endurance Operation (MEO) with a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with external fuel tanks. This operation, named Hazard Leap, showcased the wing's extended range capabilities
April 22, 2024
Living the American dream: Paying it forward

According to former President Harry S. Truman, “America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” That is a belief U.S. Air Force Capt. Mason Zhang, 60th Diagnostics & Therapeutic Squadron inpatient pharmacy chief, holds very dear to himself and his
April 22, 2024
AMC partners with Standing Rock Community School to host local tribal engagement

Air Mobility Command partnered with Standing Rock Community School to host a tribal engagement in Fort Yates, North Dakota, April 18, 2024.Leaders from across AMC, Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Force Recruiting Service and the North Dakota National Guard spent the day with students from
April 18, 2024
AFROTC cadets take part in Multi-Detachment Exercise at Pope AAF

In the early morning hours as the sun crests the horizon, a mixture of cadences can be heard across Pope Army Airfield. The cadences not delivered from active duty personnel, but cadets from seven Air Force Reserve Officer’ Training Corp (ROTC) detachments as they took part in a multi-detachment
April 18, 2024
Agility Across the Echelons: Spring Industry Preview 2024

Air Mobility Command hosted nearly 400 DoD and Industry partners for the third iteration of Spring Industry Preview (SIP), April 16-17, 2024.This year, the focus was on agility and Contingency Response operations – being able to quickly establish and tear down air bases in any theater. AMC called on
April 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Civilian employee fatality investigation results released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECivilian employee fatality investigation results releasedBy Headquarters Air Mobility Command Public Affairs / Published 24-04-12SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- Air Mobility Command released the results of its investigation into an aircraft incident which resulted in the death
April 12, 2024
’War Wagons’ expand AMC’s capabilities and efficiency in the Pacific

Air Mobility Command demoed the Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) Mobile Work Centers program, also known as “War Wagons,” here April 11, 2024.The program is launching this month with the first three trailers being employed in daily missions at Dover AFB, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and Travis AFB,

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