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  • AMC wing commanders, chiefs gather for first CAF conference

    Wing commanders and command chief master sergeants took part in a one-day, first-of-its-kind, Air Mobility Command-wide conference on Comprehensive Airman Fitness here Jan. 24. The conference, anchored by AMC's Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate, or AMC/A1, provided a direct face-to-face

  • 375th AMW welcomes new command chief

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed the newest member of its leadership team, Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Candler, who took the seat as the wing's command chief Jan. 17.Chief Candler comes to Scott from Royal Air Force Alconbury, U.K., where he served as the superintendent of the 423rd Air Base Group.

  • Air Force Network Integration Center is 'home plate' for tech expertise

    Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, and his wife, Linda, visited the Air Force Network Integration Center Jan. 25 to meet with Airmen and learn more about the center's role in his command's cyberspace mission.As part of the visit, the general held a commander's call during

  • Air mobility key to outpost sustainability in Afghanistan

    To small military outposts strategically placed throughout Afghanistan's most rugged landscape, air mobility is the key to mission success."We have outposts all over the place here," said Army Lt. Col. David Preston, Support Battalion for Task Force Currahee. "Our guys are bedded down in some of the

  • C-17s deliver largest OEF fuel resupply in Afghanistan

    Three C-17 Globemaster IIIs carrying 120 bundles dropped the largest resupply of fuel ever to a remote military outpost in Afghanistan.Throughout the span of two days, Jan. 29 through 30, Soldiers hustled to collect the pallets, store them and then prepare for the next C-17 pass."When these drops

  • Fire department -- split three ways -- protects Fairchild assets

    For the first time in their history, the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department is protecting Fairchild assets in three different locations.Because of the Fairchild runway closure, KC-135 operations have been relocated to the Grant County International Airport, in Moses Lake Wash., and the

  • McChord Airmen participate in pilot panel at local middle school

    Three pilots assigned to McChord Field's 10th Airlift Squadron participated in Key Peninsula Middle School's annual pilot panel Jan. 24 in Lakebay, Wash. "Every year, we invite both civilian and military pilots to speak to the kids about their careers," said Kareen Borders, KPMS NASA Explorer School