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  • Top USAF chief addresses deliberate development of mobility Airmen

    Today's Airmen are more skilled, trained and educated than they've ever been, said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy to an audience of approximately 4,000 people at the 41st Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention and Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30. To maintain that

  • 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

  • JCA CONOP test finding success in Iraq

    According to air mobility experts on the ground in Iraq, initial results of the ongoing U.S. Army direct support mission Concept of Operations test there indicate what Air Force and Air Mobility Command officials have said all along: the Air Force supports this mission 100 percent.The CONOP test

  • AMC announces annual winners for manpower, personnel, services

    Air Mobility Command's Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1) Directorate announced their annual award winners for fiscal year 2009 on Nov. 24. Col. Lee O. Wyatt, AMC's A1 director, said the winners are "individual and team superstars who provided outstanding personnel (civilian/military), manpower

  • CRW Airmen brighten Afghan boy's day by fulfilling simple request

    Capt. Marian Collins' third deployment to Afghanistan in October became her most rewarding one -- not because of any medal earned or battle fought, but because she reached out to an Afghan youth whose gratitude gave added meaning to her team's mission.Captain Collins, assistant director of

  • AMC awards $225K to bases for thinking 'green'

    Green thinking led to cold cash when Air Mobility Command gave $100,000 to Charleston Air Force Base; $75,000 to Scott AFB and $50,000 to Travis AFB on Nov. 18 for the bases' efforts to conserve energy and promote culture change. Eligibility for the Energy Incentive Award this year opened up to

  • Deployed CE Airmen help Iraqis learn carpentry skills in Kirkuk

    506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen work with local Iraqis daily, teaching them various trade skills as they team together to improve the infrastructure at Kirkuk Regional Air Base. "I was given the opportunity to teach the local nationals what we could with the jobs that we're

  • CJCS sends Military Family Appreciation Week message

    (Note: The Department of Defense's Military Family Appreciation Week is Nov. 21-28, 2009.)As we count our blessings this month, America's Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serve day and night around the globe to defend our Nation. We are all very proud of them, and yet we should

  • Chief of Staff addresses key mobility, Air Force issues at conference

    General Norton Schwartz recently attended the 41st Airlift Tanker Association conference where he addressed a gathering of more than 4,000 active, Guard, Reserve and civilians from across the Air Force. In his comments, General Schwartz emphasized the importance of every Airman and every job in the