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  • New CMSAF visits Expeditionary Center

    Taking stock of the people and the mission of the Joint Base here, the Air Force's ranking enlisted Airman, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, included the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center as a stop during his July 28 to 30 tour of the region. When a capacity crowd gathered in the

  • Scott officer awarded Bronze Star for leadership and bravery

    Capt. Mike Lee, a 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron officer who recently returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Action Medal Aug. 11 for courage under fire. His assignment there included training Afghans on how to do combat logistics. Because he

  • Keeping the airlift mission moving

    Mobility Air Force intra-theater airlifters have flown more than 74,000 sorties, delivering about 251,000 tons of cargo in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility in 2008 and 2009 so far.  With the statistics soaring, airlift is making a strong case as a primary source of warfighting and life-sustaining

  • CMSAF Roy meets with Afghan counterpart during RODEO competition

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy stopped July 23 to 24 during the Air Mobility RODEO 2009 competition to meet with Command Sgt. Maj. Abdul Malik of the Afghan National Army Air Corps and observe RODEO events. "The purpose of coming out here is two-fold," Chief Roy said. "First is

  • World War II veteran creates 'clean cuts'

    For more than 26 years, Mario Pujol's specialty has been taking care of servicemembers here on MacDill. He cuts hair at the barber shop on base and maintains his regular customers with his sharp precise styles. His customers range from Airmen to generals and civilians to family members, but little

  • RODEO 2009: Two Tuskegee Airmen visit RODEO

    Almost all Air Mobility RODEO 2009 guests have driven down Tuskegee Airmen Boulevard here, but most of them probably did not expect two of the Tuskegee Airmen themselves to be at RODEO. Retired Lt. Cols. Edward Drummond Jr. and Bill Holloman stopped at RODEO today during the opening ceremony to

  • RODEO 2009: International participants vie in ground crew competition

    An international loadmaster crew was evaluated here today during the Joint Inspection evaluations as part of Air Mobility RODEO 2009. RODEO 2009 is a bi-annual mobility competition focusing on the flight and ground skills of mobility force crews from around the globe. Turkish Chief Master Sgts.

  • Senior Afghan commander's visit supports AMC role in building partnerships

    The commander of the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps visited Scott Air Force Base July 15 as part of a U.S. visit that included stops at several U.S. Air Force installations, as well as the National Capital Region. According to Air Mobility Command officials, the visit from Afghan Maj. Gen.

  • CAFB provides 'dignified transfer' training for Army chaplains

    More than 170 Army chaplain candidates gathered on the flightline here July 14 to receive training in the honors given to fallen service members during dignified transfers of human remains. In August, the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, S.C., began working in coordination with