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  • Aerial porters receive advanced training in Expeditionary Center course

    Airmen in the Air Force air transportation career field, also known as "aerial porters," can advance their training and capabilities here through the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Aerial Port Operations Course. Held approximately 12 times a year at either Fort Dix or an away location such as

  • Tanker contract award announced

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb announced the selection of Northrop Grumman as the winner of the KC-X competition for development and procurement of up to 179 tanker aircraft for approximately $35 billion. The initial

  • McGuire supports Operation Burnt Frost

    Ready at a moment's notice. McGuire recently provided support for the Joint Task Force Operation Burnt Frost. The JTF quick-response team, which formed in less than one week, stood ready at McGuire to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice to recover debris from a non-functional satellite

  • 49 C-5s approved for RERP modernization

    Air Mobility Command welcomed the news that defense officials certified 49 of the Air Force's C-5 aircraft for upgrade in the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program. The decision was made Feb. 14. Continuing the C-5 RERP allows the Air Force to modify aircraft with better, newer structures

  • AMC announces 2007 Media Contest winners

    Air Mobility Command announced the winners of the 2007 AMC Media Contest, which recognizes the best journalist, photographers and broadcasters contributing to the command's base newspapers and video productions. Winners were selected by a panel of three judges, and first-place winners go on to

  • AMC commander praises Airmen's attitudes

    While traveling from base to base, the commander of Air Mobility Command said the thing he is most impressed by is not a wing's facilities or even its capabilities, but by the Airmen working every day to make these things a reality. "They're proud, they're professionals and they're doing their jobs

  • Medical professionals score big wins for Air Mobility Command

    Air Mobility Command medical specialists from various bases earned top awards at the Air Force level. Air Mobility Command's winners are: Outstanding Dental SNCO of the Year - Master Sgt Randy Wroten, 375 MDG, Scott AFB, Ill. Outstanding Junior Dental Educator of the Year - Lt. Col. Sean Digman, 60

  • McChord Airmen provide lifeline in Pacific

    More than 140 Airmen from 446th Airlift Wing here are participating in the Pacific Lifeline exercise Jan. 26 through Feb. 9 in Hawaii. Pacific Lifeline is a total-force exercise designed to exercise the military's ability to rapidly arrive and leave a trained, equipped team anywhere in the Pacific

  • National outreach tour educates top medical civic leaders

    Some of the nation's leading health care professionals recently got a close-up look at one of the most vital missions in the Air Force - health care for the wounded. The tour, sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force's National Civic Outreach office, brought representatives from national medical

  • 2007 AMC Mission Support Awards Winners Announced

    Air Mobility Command has announced the winners of the 2007 Mission Support Awards. "I appreciate the significant accomplishments and hard word of each individual and organization, especially given the challenges we've faced in the past year," said Gregg Clark, deputy director of Manpower and