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  • AMC aircraft, people support tsunami relief operations

    In the days following the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster in South and Southeast Asia, Air Mobility Command aircraft and people delivered tons of relief equipment and hundreds of essential military personnel into the affected region.As of Jan. 5, AMC aircraft and aircrews had delivered more than 1.6

  • New AMC delivery process speeds shipments to troops

    A new Air Mobility Command program -- dubbed "Pure Pallet" -- is simplifying and speeding up airlift shipments into the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.According to AMC officials, the Pure Pallet program involves building and shipping individual aircraft pallets with cargo for a single

  • EMTFs, one year later

    Just over a year after they were formed, Air Mobility Commands expeditionary mobility task forces were highlighted in a packed seminar during the 36th annual Airlift/Tanker Association convention and symposium here Oct. 29.Opening the session, Brig. Gen. Bobby J. Wilkes, commander of the 21st

  • CMSAF gives mobility troops top perspective

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray Oct. 29 addressed hundreds of troops attending the 2004 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium, an event he has been unable to attend in years past.The 14th chief master sergeant of the Air Force took the opportunity to give his perspective on

  • USTRANSCOM, AMC commander: 'It takes a team'

    When the four-star commander of Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command addressed the 36th annual Airlift/Tanker Association convention here Oct. 30, he spoke of modernizing equipment, but his primary focus was on people.Why am I here? One big reason to thank each and every one of you

  • EMTFs, one year later

    Just over a year after they were formed, Air Mobility Commands expeditionary mobility task forces were highlighted in a packed seminar during the 36th annual Airlift/Tanker Association convention and symposium here Oct. 29.Opening the session, Brig. Gen. Bobby J. Wilkes, commander of the 21st

  • General Myers praises troops, addresses concerns during A/TA convention

    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers addressed this years Airlift/Tanker Association convention here Oct. 29 with one main goal in mind.I wanted to look you in the eye and tell you how important you are to this great country of ours you are our future, he said. Thank you for

  • Grand Forks Airman one of the newest Americans

    As night falls over the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, U.S. Army and Air Force personnel wrap up another day in the continuing mission to stabilize the war-torn country. Airman 1st Class Doris Ochoa-Parra calls her mom from the morale tent inside the American

  • NCO tagged for softball honors

    A noncommissioned officer here recently got the chance to play for the All Air Force Softball team, was selected for the Armed Forces Softball Team, and was later named second-team All-America by the Amateur Softball Association. Tech. Sgt. Timm Baldwin, adjutant, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, was

  • AMC units, people honored by Air Force Association

    Three Air Mobility Command organizations and two AMC individuals earned Citation of Honor awards during the Air Force Association's 2004 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. The Citation of Honor award recognizes the most outstanding contribution by an