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  • Medical toy drive brings comfort to Afghan children

    What child wouldn't love getting a toy? American children can peruse the many toy store aisles; however, needy children across the world don't always have this opportunity.The 22nd Medical Group brought some children a bit of comfort when they held a toy drive and shipped gifts to children at two

  • Future look: Strategic planners give glimpse of tomorrow's mobility force

    Air Mobility Command strategic planners gave an insider's view into the future of air mobility at the 40th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference here Nov. 6-9. The air mobility crystal ball contains airlifters able to takeoff and land on extremely short and unprepared airfields, aircraft

  • Air Mobility Command embraces culture of constant safety

    People are the focus of Air Mobility Command's efforts to improve safety and implement the Voluntary Protection Program, or VPP, across the command.VPP is well known in the private sector for helping employees take an active role to improve their workplace safety. VPP will shift the Air Force's

  • Air Force, industry leaders share best-practices to encourage 'lean'

    Air Force senior leaders got a lesson in Air Force Smart Operations during a two-day class with university and industry officials in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 28 and 29. The commanders of Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command, along with 18 general officers and chief master sergeants, attended the

  • Fairchild AFB Airman captures AMC Icon title

    Airman First Class Johanna Brooks of Fairchild AFB, Wash., was named the winner of the Air Mobility Command Icon competition following the command performance here Oct. 23. Airman First Class Naomi Nadeau of Dover AFB, Del., garnered second place, and Master Sgt. Robert Martin, representing Travis

  • AMC Phoenix Rally focused on 'getting back to basics'

    About 80 air mobility leaders gathered here Oct. 22-24 for Air Mobility Command's Phoenix Rally -- a three-day, focused look at the command's priorities, roles and missions. The theme for this year's Phoenix Rally was "Back to Basics: Executing Global Reach Fundamentals."In an opening statement, AMC

  • Scott AFB to host command 'ICON' final competition

    Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals at the Scott Club, 6:30-9 p.m. CST, Oct. 23, with the event featuring the Air Force Band of Mid America.As an added feature, the command finals will be broadcast to the clubs at each major AMC installation."AMC has some exceptional performers and

  • Senior leaders meet on McChord for AFSO 21 course

    Senior leaders from Air Mobility Command bases throughout the United States convened here Oct. 1 to 2 for a senior leadership course in Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. The event highlighted the Air Force's newest way of doing business and McChord's successes in this area. "McChord

  • 15 months, 22 million pounds of cargo later Dover receives 13th C-17

    Dover Air Force Base was once the home to 28 C-5 Galaxy aircraft, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Then on June 4, 2007, the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings received their first C-17 Globemaster III, a smaller bird than the massive C-5, but it was the newest airlifter the Air Force