Aug. 21, 2020 Travis firefighters help community battle Solano wildfires Airmen from the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron responded to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire to support the Vacaville Fire Protection District’s firefighting effort, Aug. 19, 2020.
Aug. 21, 2020 AMC Phoenix Raven Course continues strong during COVID-19 U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center instructors executed the first Phoenix Raven Qualification Course of the year from July 27 to Aug. 19, 2020. Due to the constraints of COVID-19, the Phoenix Raven instructors of the 421st Combat Training Squadron had to completely redesign the PRQC in order to
Aug. 20, 2020 AMC welcomes new commander during ceremony Air Mobility Command welcomed its new commander during a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 20.
Aug. 20, 2020 Joint, multinational exercise enhances capabilities against near-peer adversaries Throughout the week of Aug. 17, 2020, fighter jets, helicopters, a C-130 Hercules and more came together to train in a challenging and ever-changing environment. This was an exercise known as Gunfighter Flag (GFF) 20-1. This exercise leverages the unique airspace of the region to host a large scale
Aug. 20, 2020 50th ARS arrives at AUAB replacing 349th EARS The 50th Air Refueling Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, along with several of their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of a mass unit deployment, Aug. 18, 2020.
Aug. 20, 2020 908th AW’s unique relationship with DoD’s only airborne school The fog was starting to dissipate on Maxwell’s flightline as the crew walked along the painted yellow line to the C-130 Hercules. Their shoulders weighed down by equipment that was readied for the long journey ahead. On March 11, 2020, the pilots, flight engineers, loadmasters and a navigator of the
Aug. 19, 2020 Software flight 'Conjures' warfighter solutions The 375th Communications Support Squadron software services flight, Air Mobility Command’s only software factory, have developed and published a brand name and logo. The flight will now be known as “Conjure,” a name inextricably linked to the 375th CSPTS “wizard” mascot and AMC's airlift heritage of
Aug. 18, 2020 Variety of interactive classes to be offered at National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command Virtual Fall Meeting 2020 During the eighth annual and first-ever virtual National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command Fall Meeting, Oct. 5-8, 2020, attendees can participate in 80 Transportation Academy interactive courses, covering a wide range of logistics and other relevant topics.
Aug. 17, 2020 62nd MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 62nd Maintenance Group (MXG) participated in Team McChord’s Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War here, Aug. 3-7.The exercise tested Team McChord’s ability to rapidly deploy and conduct airlift operations while complying with real-world COVID-19 pandemic
Aug. 14, 2020 Wing’s Chief Innovation Officer reflects on a year of progress Last August, 1st Lt. Brad Worley became the 375th Air Mobility Wing’s first, full-time Chief Innovation Officer. In the year since taking the position, Worley has established a foundation for the wing’s innovation efforts and helped create a maker space.