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  • Air mobility leaders rally for combat success

    Nearly 130 air mobility leaders gathered here Oct. 10-12 for Phoenix Rally -- a three-day, focused look at Air Mobility Command's priorities, roles and missions. "The global reach delivered by air mobility forces truly is America's bridge to combat success," said Gen. Art Lichte, AMC commander.

  • AMC commander cites successes, needed upgrades

    The commander of Air Mobility Command briefed attendees from across the globe Sept. 26 on the command's past, present and future contributions to the nation's defense during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here. "It takes bravery and courage to do our

  • National week of observance promotes suicide prevention

    Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10 hosted by the International Association for Suicide and Prevention, the week of Sept. 9 through Sept. 15 marks National Suicide Prevention Week. "This is a good opportunity to spread knowledge and training to people who find themselves in

  • New global logistics unit to be headquartered at Scott AFB

    Air Force Materiel Command officials announced Aug. 30 that the Global Logistics Support Center headquarters will be located at Scott AFB, Ill. The Global Logistics Support Center, or GLSC, will serve as the Air Force's supply chain manager. It will stand up in fiscal 2008. According to Col. Brent

  • In memory: 'Cops' dedicate win to fallen Airman

    When members of the 436th Security Forces Squadron's softball squad took to the field for the base championship-deciding game Aug. 24, they were playing for more than just bragging rights. They were playing for a friend. Senior Airman Jason Stevens, a member of the 436th SFS, lost his life in a car

  • Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 begins

    Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 winter flights began Aug. 20 ending more than five months of isolation for the research station as the first C-17 Globemaster III delivered passengers and cargo to McMurdo Station, Antarctica.Landing 15 miles from McMurdo Station at Pegasus Runway, the C-17s will carry

  • Dover colonel helps Charleston lean checks

    The 436th Maintenance Group commander, Col. Robert Hamm, headed south Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 and kicked off 'lean' initiatives at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Charleston chose Dover AFB because of its command-wide reputation for having made huge strides in Air Force Smart Operations 21 programs

  • 6th ARS grants local child's wish

    The 6th Air Refueling Squadron granted a local boy's wish by making him a "Pilot for a Day" in the United States Air Force. Mitchell Louie, of San Carlos, Calif., who is battling Gliolastoma Spinal Cancer, got the chance to become a KC-10 Extender pilot Monday as part of the Pilot for a Day program.

  • Sergeant receives $10,000 for great idea

    Everyone feels like they have a good idea every now and then, but Tech. Sgt. Cade Peterson, 92nd Maintenance Operations Squadron senior weapon system coordinator, had an idea that really paid off. Through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program, known as IDEA, Sergeant Peterson

  • Pope aerovac squadron deploys for Hurricane Dean

    More than 40 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Airmen deployed at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 19 to Brownsville, Texas, to set up a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility at the Brownsville airport in support of Hurricane Dean evacuations.The team left on a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB, S.C.