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Nov. 1, 2010
President proclaims November as Military Family Month

President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation designating this month as Military Family Month.Here is the text of the president's proclamation:"We owe each day of security and freedom that we enjoy to the members of our Armed Forces and their families. Behind our brave service men and women,
Oct. 29, 2010
Officials announce 20 million pounds of Pakistan relief delivered; mobility Airmen continue to support effort

Even though C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules flights subsided on Oct. 3, mobility Airmen with a contingency response element at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala are among more than 600 U.S. service members who've helped achieve a new milestone of 20 million pounds of aid delivered.The U.S.
Oct. 28, 2010
Teen aviator at Scott AFB has bright future

Everybody has personal obstacles in life they must overcome. For a 16-year-old boy from Scott Air Force Base born with cerebral palsy, his obstacles started at birth. Tyrell Rhodes was always told that he wouldn't be able do things that most others did. Fortunately, his mother kept telling him that
Oct. 27, 2010
Little Rock civilian earns DOD award

A Defense Logistics Agency employee here earned the DLA Superior Civilian Service Award and the Secretary of Defense Global War on Terrorism Medal.Victor Ambegia, Disposition Services Little Rock, earned the award and medal for his service and achievements during deployments to Afghanistan and
Oct. 25, 2010
Air Force aircraft, aeromedical crews evacuate injured New York Times photographer from Afghanistan

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and its crew aeromedically evacuated a New York Times photographer from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Sunday, after the 44-year-old man was injured by a land mine in Kandahar province.Joao Silva, a veteran war photographer based
Oct. 25, 2010
AMC names male, female athletes of the year

Air Mobility Command announced today that Chief Master Sgt. Tami Spellman (female athlete) and Senior Airman Nadar Maghribi (male athlete) have been selected as the command's nominees for the 2010 Air Force Athlete of the Year award.Chief Spellman is assigned to the 375th Security Forces Squadron at
Oct. 22, 2010
U.S. military airlift legend visits 379th AEW

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here were treated to a sweet visit by an iconic figure in Air Force history Oct. 20-21.Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, best known as "The Candy Bomber" for his role in dropping candy from his aircraft to children during the Berlin Airlift, visited with
Oct. 22, 2010
615th CRW aids largest movement of paratroopers in decades

Civilian passengers catching connecting flights in and out of the Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana couldn't help but notice a massive formation of military cargo aircraft sharing their airspace. Beginning at dusk, nearly 30 cargo aircraft descended on the airport Oct. 18 as part of a
Oct. 22, 2010
Expeditionary Center Airmen honor Air Force's first female chief

Every Airman should know the name Grace A. Peterson. Nearly every Professional Military Education course in the Air Force mentions her as the first woman to ever hold the rank of chief master sergeant.For the 200 people in attendance at the Expeditionary Center Oct. 18, the first woman to be
Oct. 20, 2010
Mobility Airmen bring 'open hand of hope' in 2010's humanitarian efforts in Haiti, Pakistan

Whether it was for Operation Unified Response in Haiti in January, or during flood relief efforts in Pakistan between July and October, there's no question that 2010 has been busy year for mobility Airmen with humanitarian operations.In 2010, the U.S. Air Force air mobility enterprise has supported