Feb. 22, 2017 C-5Ms deliver Army helicopters to Europe for Atlantic Resolve A contingent of Army AH-64 Apache helicopters, delivered by two U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command C-5M Galaxies, arrived today in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Feb. 21, 2017 AMC achieves electronic flight bags milestone Air Mobility Command recently achieved a milestone with its electronic flight bag initiative. All AMC wings and aircraft are now approved to use electronic flight bags - portable electronic devices that consolidates nearly 120 pounds of paper products into a single tablet. The tablet contains
Feb. 16, 2017 U.S.-India Special Forces integrate during C-130J jump Aero India is India's premier aerospace exhibition and airshow, held bi-annually. A highlight of the tradeshow was a joint U.S. and India Special Forces combined free-fall jump from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 143rd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island National Guard at Air Force Station
Feb. 16, 2017 Contracting Airman helps Guard base to welcome KC-46 MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The arrival of the KC-46 Pegasus will be colossal for the Air Force, but the small contracting office at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, needed assistance to transition smoothly.Pease’s contracting office has less than one-third of McConnell’s
Feb. 16, 2017 Active, Reserve components assemble to become Total Force FSS TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 349th and 60th Force Support Squadrons have always had a strong partnership, but on March 6, the two units will join together in a shared location as the Travis Air Force Base Total Force Support Squadron.This transition came about as a directive from
Feb. 15, 2017 Fairchild pilots $4.3 billion DOD electronic health record upgrade The 92nd Medical Group hosted a “go-live” recognition ceremony Feb. 15, to celebrate the launch of the Defense Department’s new integrated electronic health record system, Medical Health System GENESIS. The 92nd Medical Group was selected as the first DOD medical clinic to launch this $4.3 billion
Feb. 15, 2017 Patriot Wyvern hones Reserve wing’s readiness skills Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing took part in a Patriot Wyvern exercise here Feb. 10 – 12. Patriot Wyvern, which takes place twice a year, brings together organizations across the unit for the common purpose of ensuring mission-ready Airmen for worldwide contingency operations. Over the
Feb. 14, 2017 AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future Approximately 25 scientists and researchers from Air Mobility Command, Air Force, Army, Navy and Department of Defense research labs visited the 436th Aerial Port Squadron Feb. 6-9, 2017, to kick off a new initiative: The Aerial Port of the Future.
Feb. 13, 2017 AMC command chief visits Travis, shares leadership insight Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Air Mobility Command command chief, visited here Feb. 7 – 11.