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  • 'Salute from the Shore' provides unique connection to troops

    Thousands of South Carolinians dressed in red, white and blue gathered along the coast stretching from Myrtle Beach to Hilton Head Island July 4 to "salute" Joint Base Charleston Airmen as they flew by. This year marked the first of what coordinators hope to be many Fourth of July Air Force flights

  • Two AMC units receive nod for 2010 Chief of Staff award

    The commander of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Raymond Johns, recently announced the command's nominees for the Air Force Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. The 726th Air Mobility Squadron's C-17 Value Stream Analysis Team and the 612th Air Operation Center, Air Mobility Division, Haiti Flight

  • 375th AMW welcomes new commander

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. Michael Hornitschek, during a change of command ceremony Friday.During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander, accepted the guidon from Col. Gary Goldstone as he relinquished command and passed it on to Colonel

  • Gov. Quinn signs law easing school transitions in Illinois

    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the Interstate Compact on Education Opportunity for Military Children into law Monday at Scott Air Force Base while accompanied by U.S. Transportation Command Commander Gen. Duncan J. McNabb. The law should make it easier for military families with school-aged

  • 375th Medical Group honored for work with county H1N1 pandemic team

    The 375th Medical Group, as part of the St. Clair County H1N1 Pandemic Emergency Response Team, was recently awarded the 2010 Illinois Department of Public Health Director's Recognition Award for exemplary service provided in response to the H1N1 Pandemic.  The team received the award during the

  • S.C. legislation aids JB CHS Airmen and families

    For families moving to Joint Base Charleston this summer, life just got a whole lot easier with the passing of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children in South Carolina on June 11. "This is a really big win for our kids," said Elsa Summers, Community Readiness

  • McConnell participates in multi-lateral exercise

    Team McConnell Airmen recently returned after concluding participation in a multi-lateral exercise in the northwestern United States June 25. The exercise, a 10-day joint operation that included Army participation, tested not only McConnell's non-stop Special Operations Air Refueling capabilities

  • ASAM graduate research papers make real-world impacts

    The research of three graduates of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Advanced Study of Air Mobility program were recently recognized for their contributions to the mobility mission.Majors Phil Morrison, Brandon Casey and Ian Fairchild, all students graduating from the Mobility Operations

  • ROTC cadets experience the Air Force at Scott

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing played host to 21 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from around the country June 1 - 17 as a part of the Operational Air Force Summer Program.The program is geared toward freshman and sophomore cadets, many of whom have had limited exposure to the military

  • Phishing scams on the rise

    Air Force officials have recently noted a rise in phishing attacks on military members and their families. With this, the 375th Communications Group explains what phishing is and how to protect against it."A phishing attack is an attempt to obtain personal or sensitive information from individuals