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  • McGuire unit returns from Hurricane Rita mission

    As Hurricane Rita began to lash Texas and Louisiana, one of the first Air Force units to deploy in support of the storm returned here Sept. 23 after evacuating nearly 2,000 people from the path of the hurricane.Twenty members of McGuires 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed to Beaumont, Texas,

  • AMC 'chasing the clock' to move hundreds of Hurricane Rita evacuees

    As a second major hurricane bears down on the Gulf Coast region, Air Mobility Command is helping evacuate hundreds of people from the path of the storm.Hurricane Rita -- a Category 4 storm boasting 135 mile per hour winds -- is expected to hit the Texas Gulf Coast in the early-morning hours Sept.

  • McChord aircraft, people assist hurricane relief efforts

    Both the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings here sent crews to New Orleans to assist in what, according to Air Force officials, has become the largest humanitarian airlift mission ever on U.S. soil.The McChord AFB units airlifted more than 380 tons of supplies, including a front-end loader, two

  • First JCRG hits ground in Egypt

    Sixty-five Airmen and Soldiers landed as a single unit at Jiyanklis Air Base, Egypt, Aug. 23 as part of the first Joint Contingency Response Group to participate in Exercise Bright Star 05/06.The JCRG hit the ground running. Within minutes after landing, the joint team had secured its reach-back

  • Specialized AMC unit eases airlift burden in New Orleans

    Without the quick deployment of a special Air Mobility Command unit, the air evacuation plan at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport might not unfolded as quickly or as smoothly.The 818th Contingency Response Group from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., arrived Aug. 31, a day after

  • Pope AFB hoopsters play with 'Magic'

    Magic filled the air and was on the basketball court July 29 at Fort Bragg’s Ritz-Epps Fitness Center as Ervin “Magic” Johnson paid a visit to Fayetteville, N.C. Johnson, who led the Los Angeles Lakers to five Nation Basketball Association championships, spent his weekend

  • AMC staff sergeant selected for AF 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials recently announced the service’s top 12 Airmen for 2005, and one of Air Mobility Command’s own made the list. Staff Sgt. Terrence A. Raybon, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif., was one of the 12 chosen during

  • Buckeye State Airmen join total force Rodeo By Lt. Col. Kathy Lowrey 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AMCNS) -- A 19-member team from the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, is the only Air National Guard u

    A 19-member team from the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, is the only Air National Guard unit competing in Rodeo 2005. It is our honor to be here and further the tradition of the citizen soldier, said Maj. Dave Johnson, the team commander. We are proud to go shoulder to shoulder

  • Rodeo 2005 Premier air mobility event kicks off

    Ladies and gentlemen, let the fight begin Rodeos on! Brig. Gen. Scott Gray kicked off Air Mobility Rodeo 2005 with those words June 19 when Rodeo participants and observers gathered on the flightline here for the Air Mobility Rodeo 2005 opening ceremony. Rodeo participants stood in formation and

  • BRAC recommendations could impact AMC bases; some more than others

    When the secretary of defense released the Department of Defenses Base Realignment and Closure recommendations May 13, only one Air Mobility Command base came out unchanged.As it stands, if the recommendations are implemented, Travis AFB, Calif., will stand alone as the only AMC base not affected