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  • Scott CGOs collecting items for women's shelter

    With the holiday season in full swing, many people use extra time, talent and money to give back to their local communities. The Scott Company Grade Officers' Council is no exception. After discussing various ideas, including a toy drive, the Scott CGOC decided to collect items for the Violence

  • Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst CGOs visit nation's capitol

    Twenty-three company grade officers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst participated in a civil-military relations staff ride in Washington, D.C., from Dec. 1 through 4. Organized by the Company Grade Officers Council, the trip was led by Col. Stuart Archer, 305th Air Mobility Wing vice commander

  • Air Force C-17s deliver Abrams tanks to Afghanistan

    An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III and its crew delivered the first of 17 M1A1 Abrams tanks to military forces in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 25), marking the first time U.S.-owned tanks have deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The tanks were requested by Marine

  • Little Rock wing retires C-130E model, anticipates end of U.S. C-130E ops

    Little Rock Air Force Base C-130E aircraft 62-1788 made its last scheduled flight Nov. 29, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, the aircraft retirement "bone yard," in Arizona. Built in 1962, the aircraft's storied history includes supporting major

  • 319th ARW commander declares mission complete

    The 319th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Don Shaffer, along with the Air Mobility Command Commander, Gen. Raymond Johns, declared the 319th Operations Group, the 905th Air Refueling Squadron, the 319th Maintenance Group and the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mission complete in a formal

  • Travis DLA wins first quarterly customer service award

    The Travis Air Force Base Defense Logistics Agency recently won the first quarterly DLA Customer Service Award, which covers the fourth quarter of 2010. DLA, formerly known as the Document Automation and Production Service, is the Department of Defense's primary source for document automation and

  • Air mobility heritage: McChord icon celebrates 40 years of service

    "Forty years ago, when I drove my car to this base, I had no idea I would make chief master sergeant," said Mr. Jonathan Harris. "Now look at me. I've spent the majority of my life here. And I've loved every minute of it."Jonathan Tyronne Harris grew up in a small town called Salem, Va. He graduated