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Dec. 14, 2020
AMC units advance tactical data link capabilities during Joint training

Air Mobility Command units trained together during two large scale events this month to advance tactical data link capabilities across the Mobility Air Force and enhance their ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility for the Joint Force.
Dec. 7, 2020
U.S. Transportation Command’s Patient Movement Requirements Center-East administers COVID-19 aeromedical evacuations

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Since March 22, 2020, at the onset of the global coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Transportation Command's Patient Movement Requirements Center-East, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, has directed the execution of approximately 305 COVID-related aeromedical evacuations from Europe,
Dec. 1, 2020
Dyess Airmen support hurricane relief

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- In late-November at Dyess AFB, the 317th Airlift Wing was in the midst of a wing-wide exercise; this meant 24-hour operations for the men and women participating in the ‘Ability to Survive and Operate’ or ATSO exercise, “Chemical Fury.”But real-world demands stop for
Nov. 24, 2020
AMC STEP promotes Joint Base Charleston EOD Airman

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, presented Tech. Sgt. Eric Jones, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal craftsman, with his technical sergeant stripe as part of the Stripes for Exceptional
Nov. 18, 2020
C-130H mishap investigation results released

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- Air Mobility Command released the results of its investigation into the C-130H Hercules accident that occurred at Al Taji Army Airfield (Camp Taji), Iraq, June 8, 2020.The mishap crew, assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was on a routine
Nov. 18, 2020
108th Medical Group launches MEDEVAC TCCC training

During MEDEVAC training, participants prepare to transport a mock patient out of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at the Babe Ruth field, Nov. 16, 2020 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. This training helps military personnel on how to transport patients in and out of moving vehicles. (U.S. Air
Nov. 17, 2020
AMLOs build readiness during Guardian Shield

Joint partnerships are a key priority for Air Mobility Command and Air Mobility Liaison Officers are essential pieces in providing this joint capability.
Nov. 16, 2020
MacDill honors Tuskegee Airman as distinguished guest

The historic Tuskegee Airmen boasted approximately 14,000 African-American service members for the U.S. Army Air Forces during and after World War II – their faithless service garnered more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses and pushed the envelope in integrating the U.S. military.
Nov. 12, 2020
Air Force Pilot Delivers a Smooth Landing for New Daughter

When United States Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Hince joined the military, nobody ever said anything about delivering babies, but he quickly learned that it was a lot like landing a plane. Hince, director of operations, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, arrived at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina in
Nov. 10, 2020
AMC command team visits Joint Base Charleston

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of Air Mobility Command, her husband Alan Frosch, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, visited members of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., as part of their listening tour, Nov. 2-5, 2020. Their trip centered on meeting the service members and

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