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  • Record year of deployed mobility airdrops continued to build in September

    Mobility Airmen completing airdrops for Operation Enduring Freedom during September surpassed the 40 million pounds-delivered mark for 2010 -- building on what is a new record year for airdrops for OEF.Numbers tracked by air mobility planners at Air Forces Central's Combined Air and Space Operations

  • McChord Airman's tearful homecoming surprise

    October 5 was a normal school day for 12-year-old Paxton Baker, until she got called into the principal's office.With her head down, Paxton slowly walked down the hall to the principal's office. She opened the door to find her father, Tech. Sgt. Raymond Ibay, 627th Air Base Group vehicle maintenance

  • Air Force, Navy officials celebrate JB CHS inauguration

    Two historic Lowcountry military installations merged and were officially inaugurated as the Department of Defense military installation Joint Base Charleston, Oct. 1.The inauguration of the joint base marks its full operational capability and is the final step in the stand-up of JB CHS. The two

  • NJ-based CRG assumes alert rotation for global mobility mission

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Wing here will assume responsibility for a four-month rotation of Joint Task Force, Port-Opening alert beginning Oct. 1.Approximately120 Mobility Airmen assigned to the CRW's 817th Contingency Response Group will join 55 Soldiers from an Army Rapid Port Opening

  • McConnell hosts Open House

    More than 95,000 guests streamed on to McConnell's flightline to experience military life during the 2010 McConnell Open House and Air Show Sept. 25 and 26. Representatives from the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Air National Guard and the local flying community merged at McConnell to

  • AMC finishes Phoenix Stripe leadership conference

    Air Mobility Command held a Phoenix Stripe conference Sept. 13-17 offering a select group of NCOs and mid-grade government civilians a chance to learn additional leadership skills and how they are a part of the overall mission.According to Mr. James Domina, from the AMC Commander's Action Group,

  • Air refueling pioneers honored in ceremony at Scott

    The air refueling pioneers responsible for the United States' first air refueling flights in 1923 and 1929 were honored in a ceremony Sept. 23 at Scott AFB's "Walk of Fame" as part of a presentation by the Airlift-Tanker Association Hall of Fame.Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command

  • Mobility Airmen help deliver more than 10 million pounds of aid to Pakistan

    The U.S. State Department announced Sept. 24 that U.S. military aircraft, including aircraft flown by deployed Air Mobility Command Airmen, have surpassed delivering more than 10 million pounds of aid in support of Pakistan flood relief efforts."We are very glad to be able to assist the Government

  • Afghanistan surge: Mobility airdrops quickly bring material wherever needed

    From December 2009 to August 2010, more than 40 million pounds of cargo was airdropped for Operation Enduring Freedom. At an average of just over 4.4 million pounds a month - that's like airdropping more than 970 Ford F-150 pickup trucks every month.Imagine that many pick-up trucks floating down