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May 16, 2011
Wall dedication honors former airlift squadron commander at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The 8th Airlift Squadron at McChord Field of Joint Base Lewis-McChord has moved people and cargo across the world in giant C-17 Globemaster IIIs for more than 10 years now. Their pilots have flown to austere locations like Antarctica and ensured air and supply dominance in Iraq and Afghanistan. And
May 13, 2011
Bandits 'steal' Spaatz Trophy: McConnell's 349th ARS named best Air Force air refueling unit

The "Bandits" swiped an award recently recognizing the most outstanding air refueling squadron in the Air Force. The 349th Air Refueling Squadron "Bandits" garnered the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Trophy. The 2011 honors are the second time the 349th ARS has taken the trophy home within three years. "I am
May 10, 2011
DOD: Admiral Mullen says SEAL team represents all of military

The scene at the White House was "tense" during the assault on the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed Osama bin Laden, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the audience at the Robin Hood Foundation gala here May 9.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answered questions posed by Tom Brokaw
May 9, 2011
DOD: Operational uncertainties require flexibility, Secretary Gates says

The lesson Americans should take from recent military operations is that we cannot predict where or how U.S. forces will be engaged, and having flexible capabilities is the best defense for the nation, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said May 6.Since the Vietnam War, U.S. leaders have a "perfect"
May 6, 2011
Reserve tankers among 42 aircraft participating in Sea Lion 11-05

Air Force Reserve Command KC-135 Stratotankers were among the 42 aircraft that converged in the sky over North and South Carolina to support Operation Sea Lion 11-05, a phase two operational readiness exercise centered at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.Stratotanker crews from the 916th Air Refueling Wing
May 6, 2011
Army's Golden Knights, Marksmanship Unit hit target in tandem

More than 400 military and community members attended performances by the U.S. Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and Marksmanship Unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst May 3 through 5.This is the second consecutive year the Golden Knights performed at the joint base and the first time they
May 4, 2011
USAF EC hosts Pentagon-sponsored civic outreach program

A group of influential U.S. citizens hand-picked to participate in a high-profile civic outreach program visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ and the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center May 4th as part of the Department of Defense's Joint Civilian Orientation Conference program.Approximately
April 28, 2011
Joint Base MDL unit named Air Force's best fuels management flight

The 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management was named the Air Force's best fuels management flight for fiscal year 2010.This is the first time the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst LRS unit has received the Air Force's only flight-level award, the American Petroleum Institute Trophy
April 27, 2011
Energy efficiency efforts within DOD helping many customers, including AMC

In the week leading up to Earth Day on April 22, many efforts across the Department of Defense were highlighted. Some of those efforts are helping Air Mobility Command's efforts as well.In an April 13 news report by American Forces Press Service, "green initiatives" at places like Fort Bragg, N.C.,
April 27, 2011
Scott AFB logistics readiness squadron earns top awards

The 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron was named the Air Force Non-flying Logistics Readiness Squadron of the Year for 2010.This comes as a result of some other accomplishments to include being one of two LRS squadrons out of 19 in Air Mobility Command to receive an "Outstanding" on the Logistics