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Dec. 21, 2020
MacDill integrates training with Barksdale AFB B-52s

Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Dec. 15-18, 2020, to conduct integrated training with Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-52 Stratofotress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing.For both the 6th ARW and the 2nd BW, this integrated training is an
Dec. 14, 2020
AMC leaders visit 621st CRW, see multi-capable Airmen up close

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, visited the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 11.
Dec. 14, 2020
AMC units advance tactical data link capabilities during Joint training

Air Mobility Command units trained together during two large scale events this month to advance tactical data link capabilities across the Mobility Air Force and enhance their ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility for the Joint Force.
Dec. 7, 2020
AMC hosts first-ever virtual volunteer victim advocate course

Scott Air Force Base, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command held its first-ever volunteer virtual victim advocate course at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Oct. 5-9, 2020. VVAs play a significant role in the success of the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention and response program. “Doing this course
Dec. 7, 2020
Annual DOD Housing Survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force is asking tenants of its privatized and government-owned housing to share their experiences and opinions of the programs via the DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Dec. 8. The survey, administered by CEL & Associates,
Dec. 4, 2020
AMC Phoenix Cyber 2020: Accelerating change in cyber defense

Due to the advancement of technology, the increased necessity for cyber defense runs parallel to the threat of our near-peer adversaries and demands equal attention.
Dec. 1, 2020
Dyess Airmen support hurricane relief

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- In late-November at Dyess AFB, the 317th Airlift Wing was in the midst of a wing-wide exercise; this meant 24-hour operations for the men and women participating in the ‘Ability to Survive and Operate’ or ATSO exercise, “Chemical Fury.”But real-world demands stop for
Nov. 24, 2020
AMC STEP promotes Joint Base Charleston EOD Airman

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, presented Tech. Sgt. Eric Jones, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal craftsman, with his technical sergeant stripe as part of the Stripes for Exceptional
Nov. 16, 2020
ViPER team bites into violence prevention

To help the Air Force develop more interactive and engaging violence prevention training, Airmen at Scott have created the “ViPER” team. ViPER stands for Violence Prevention, Execution and Resiliency, and the team is focused on ways to help make violence prevention training more interactive and
Nov. 13, 2020
A match made in the heavens: Dobbins couple marries on C-130

Two aircrew members from the 700th Airlift Squadron here found themselves not only lucky enough to tie the knot with one another, but also found a way to tie in their love of flying on their special day.