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  • General McNabb inducted into AMC Order of the Sword

    General Duncan McNabb became Air Mobility Command's eighth recipient of the Order of the Sword during a Sept. 6 ceremony attended by more than 425 enlisted members from throughout the command. The crowd assembled in the Scott Club ballroom to honor their leader, who was singled out for his

  • U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center houses large collection of Air Force art

    When the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center was established in 1994 as the Air Mobility Warfare Center, the walls of the building were bare and the Center's first commander took the initiative to fill those walls. According to artist Keith Ferris of Morris Plains, N.J., a long-time donator to the

  • 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

  • McChord C-17 crew flies medevac mission out of Antarctica

    Airmen of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew a C-17 Globemaster III on a medical evacuation mission to bring a patient requiring immediate medical attention Aug. 28 out of Antarctica.Twenty-four hours after completing their winter fly-in season for Operation Deep Freeze, 304th EAS Airmen

  • Hickam Airmen conduct 4-ship airdrop training

    Four C-17 Globemaster III aircrews from the 535th Airlift Squadron conducted multi-element airdrop training over the Kahuku training range Aug. 13 here allowing aircrew members to maintain currency while increasing proficiency and capability.Strategic airlift for the eight C-17s at Hickam AFB is in

  • Loadmasters: night life of C-130 mission hackers

    "Some people go their whole career without (air) dropping (cargo or people) in combat. Missions like this are few, far between, and very coveted," said Master Sgt. Larry Lambert, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron senior loadmaster. Excitement gripped one aircrew from the 746th EAS recently when

  • Saving makes a world of a difference

    Are you the kind of person who hasn't trusted the bank since the Great Depression and save your money under the mattress? Are you an active investor with a majority of funds in some sort of account or another? Or do you happen to be the type of person who just doesn't bother to save? If you answered

  • SCOPE office opens on Fairchild

    The 16th Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort opened on Fairchild in the 92nd Security Forces Squadron headquarters building here Aug. 7 in conjunction with National Night Out. The SCOPE misson is to provide a safe living environment for the community; to increase citizens' awareness of, and

  • Charleston maintenance officer receives AMC-level award

    A 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Operations officer was awarded the General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy July 31 at Charleston AFB. Maj. Mike Dailey, 437 AMXS operations officer was recently named Air Mobility Command's General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy winner and will compete this fall at the Air Force