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July 13, 2022
MacDill Airmen rescue eight from a capsized boat in Tampa Bay

MacDill 6th Security Forces Squadron Marine Patrol Unit Airmen rescue eight civilians from a capsized boat in Tampa Bay June 12.
May 21, 2022
C-17 dedicated in honor of the Candy Bomber, Berlin Airlift

Kicking off a two-day celebration honoring the life and legacy of Col Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber, the Air Mobility Command commander joined friends, family and guests in Provo, Utah, May 20, to dedicate a Joint Base Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster III as the “Spirit of the Candy Bomber.”
May 12, 2022
Patriot Express flights arrive at JBLM

Patriot Express flights to Japan will operate out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord beginning May 16, 2022.The Patriot Express is a Department of Defense contracted commercial charter mission, which provides support for official-duty travelers and their family members to overseas locations.PE usually
May 4, 2022
History can have a price tag: “Golden Shovel” returned home

A Scott Air Force Base historical artifact was recently in an antique shop and has returned home after mysteriously vanishing more than 100 years ago. After a store owner reached out to a 375 Air Mobility Wing historian, the item was brought back April 12, 2022.
May 2, 2022
Air Mobility Command leadership visits McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – General Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, and their spouses visited McConnell Air Force Base April 27-28, to see firsthand the advances in aerial refueling missions as well as engage with Airmen,
May 2, 2022
LRAFB breaks ground on new Airmen dormitories

Alongside civic leaders and community partners, Little Rock Air Force Base senior leaders broke ground on its newest construction project during a ceremony on April 28.
April 27, 2022
KC-46A conducts first operational international aircraft refueling during Employment Concept Exercise

In a major milestone for the KC-46A program, a Pegasus refueled Spanish EF-18 Hornets, known in Spain as C-15s, on April 18, during its first Employment Concept Exercise, ECE 22-03, at Moron Air Base, Spain. This mission marked the first operational refueling of an international receiver for the
April 25, 2022
‘One step ahead’: Gen Minihan drives AMC towards Pacific, accelerates Mobility Guardian 23 planning

At his most recent commander’s call, Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, hosted a Rehearsal of Concept drill with the AMC headquarters staff gathered around a massive map of the Pacific theater sprawled across the floor of a hangar April 5, 2022.
April 22, 2022
Air Mobility Command reopens Space-Available travel

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – As of 22 April, 2022, all restrictions on space-available (Space-A) travel have been lifted. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense temporarily suspended most Space-A travel aboard Air Mobility Command and contracted aircraft, effective March 21, 2020 in order to
April 15, 2022
Team Travis flies away to Alpena CRTC for a readiness exercise

ALPENA, Mich. — Nearly 400 Airmen from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force, California, deployed to the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, from April 9-14, for Exercise Roundel Perun 22-01, a large readiness exercise meant to test the "fly-away" method of