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Dec. 23, 2009
General Johns makes first trip to AOR as AMC commander

General Raymond E. Johns Jr., commander of Air Mobility Command, departed for the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility to visit several AMC en route locations and operations centers Dec. 5 and returned Dec. 14. Since taking the seat of commander of Air Mobility Command Nov. 20, the general
Dec. 21, 2009
Fairchild hosts Air Force’s first Single Airmen’s Summit, incorporates AFSO21

Fairchild Air Force Base recently commenced the Air Force's first Single Airmen's Summit. This event not only sets the stage for other bases to follow suit, but for future Summits here. The event addressed issues single Airmen face providing them with a means to come up with probable solutions
Dec. 17, 2009
Berlin Airlift Exhibition to reside at Travis Air Museum

Colonel Gail Halvorsen, the man known fondly as the "Candy Bomber" for his role in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, cut the ribbon on the Berlin Airlift Exhibit Dec. 10, at the Travis Air Museum.After traveling to 29 different cities, the exhibit now has a permanent home at the museum. Mr. Heinz-Gerd
Dec. 16, 2009
'Operation Thunderstruck;' train to fly, fight and win

One-by-one, 10 Charleston-based C-17 took off from Charleston AFB Dec. 16 in support of exercise "Operation Thunderstruck." While Charleston AFB is no stranger to launching a large number of aircraft in a short period of time, this year's exercise is different than ones from year's past. In the
Dec. 11, 2009
Fairchild hosts Air Force's first Single Airmen's Summit, incorporates AFSO21

Fairchild Air Force Base recently commenced the Air Force's first Single Airmen's Summit. This event not only sets the stage for other bases to follow suit, but for future Summits here. The event addressed issues single Airmen face providing them with a means to come up with probable solutions
Dec. 9, 2009
Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System deploys beta version at Scott

Air Mobility Command's "Showcase Wing" is living up to its name as one of the premier units using the Air Force's new integrated system for accounting and financial management.The Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System deployed a Spiral 2 beta version Dec. 1, accommodating up to 300
Dec. 3, 2009
Guard and Reserve wings, Expeditionary Center first stops for new AMC commander

Only 10 days after taking the seat as the commander of Air Mobility Command, General Raymond E. Johns, Jr., set out to visit East Coast Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve wings from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. "My first priority is to get out and see the mission through the eyes of our Airmen"
Dec. 3, 2009
Department of Defense focuses on F-35 costs, fair tanker competition

Pentagon officials are working to halt spiraling costs in the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft program, while ensuring competition for a new refueling tanker remains fair to all contenders, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said in New York City Dec. 2. Deputy Secretary
Dec. 1, 2009
Mobility Airman named 'Warrior of the Week' at deployed base

Capt. Rich Martin, deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Operations Group at an undisclosed base here, was named the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing "Warrior of the Week" for the first week of December 2009 for multiple accomplishments during his deployment.Deployed from Air Mobility Command's Travis Air
Dec. 1, 2009
Energy conservation requires shift in culture

The Air Force is committed to conserving energy, and this takes a long-term change in the way Airmen think."Saving energy shouldn't be a task that we struggle to find time to do while at work, but rather a lifelong attitude we apply to all we do," Col. Mark A. Ruse, chief of the AMC Civil