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

Photo essay: AMC in Action - Combat air refueling

Air Mobility Command is engaged in the fight around the globe.  Most notable are the continuous air refueling efforts for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.As an example, on Aug. 10, Air Force officials with Air Forces Central-Forward said Air Force tankers flew 49 sorties and off-loaded

Photo essay: KC-10 landing at Travis

Flight of the KC-10: Crew members talk about driving AMC's largest tanker

They were on the flightline here Aug. 4 going through their pre-flight checklists and movements like they always do. As a group of four, this aircrew for the KC-10 Extender knows what they have to do to get Air Mobility Command's largest tanker in the air. Combined, their flying hours -- which

Operation Allied Force comes alive through 'Tanker Living Legends' series

Four veterans of NATO's 78-day air war, Operation ALLIED FORCE, recalled their experiences through the "Tanker Living Legends" speaker series July 30 at the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Among the "living legends" who spoke included Lt Gen Rusty Findley, Vice

Air Force aeromedical evacuation teams give British soldier a fighting chance

Three Air Force aircraft along with multiple aircrew, aeromedical evacuation teams, and agencies from around the world gave a British soldier a fighting chance at life last week, after the troop sustained multiple gunshot wounds and had his blood supply replaced more than 10 times at a military

Afghan Air Corps commander calls Expeditionary Center a 'role model' for training

The commander of the Afghan National Army Air Corps toured the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here and said the predeployment training and education facility "will be a role model" for his country's armed forces. "After 30 years of turmoil and civil war in Afghanistan and trying to change the

Providing global reach: KC-10 Extender

RODEO 2009: Winners announced for competitions

Air Mobility RODEO 2009 ended today with closing ceremony celebration and the announcement of 74 awards including the coveted "Best of the Best" award. The competition is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition. Following are 16 of the main awards presented

RODEO 2009: KC-10 maintainers -- Planes don't fly without them

The 1979 KC-10 models were the first to be used in the Air Force in 1982. Today, there are currently 59 aircraft in the inventory. KC-10 units at McGuire AFB, N.J., and Travis AFB, Calif., provide a lot of off-loaded fuel within the Air Force's deployed area of responsibility, as well as provide