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  • AMC Outstanding Airmen of the Year celebrated April 8

    Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year banquet April 8 will recognize 12 finalists who represent the best of the best in AMC.During the banquet one Airman from each of three categories - Airman, NCO and Senior NCO - will be chosen to represent AMC during the Air

  • Scott Library named best in the Air Force

    The Scott Library's motto is "Something for Everyone."Where else could you go on base and find a CD or DVD, Internet-ready computers, children's story time and aids for Professional Military Education or school?Because of everything the library has to offer and more, the Library was named 2009 Air

  • On the home front: Husband takes on multi-parent role

    When people hear of a military member leaving a spouse behind for a deployment, they generally think of a wife staying behind. But 20 percent of the time it means the husband is the one left behind. Greg Henry is just one example of a military husband in that situation. Mr. Henry is married to Tech.

  • CRW captain sees Haiti scene unfold from under the brim of many hats

    When Capt. Donovan Davis, an airfield operations officer with the 621st Contingency Response Wing here, stepped off of the C-17 Globemaster III and onto the tarmac at the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 14, he was absolutely astounded. "I remember

  • Stressed out? Talk it out -- through free, non-medical counseling

    Talking through problems, however seemingly insignificant, does a body good. Airmen and family members can seek help for free from certified clinical counselors -- without a paper trail; with the choice of meeting location; and without anyone else having to know about it.The counselors are called

  • Deployed JB MDL captain leads protocol efforts

    Whether it's Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen, or another distinguished visitor coming to see the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in action, Capt. Sandra Byrum is making sure their visit goes as seamless as possible.Captain Byrum is the 380th

  • Joint Base Airman supports security efforts in Southwest Asia

    Airman 1st Class Shawntavia Gilot is a security forces journeyman deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron whose deployed job supports security and force protection of thousands of people and billions of dollars worth of equipment and aircraft at a non-disclosed base in Southwest

  • Air Force moves forward with Article 32 hearing for former command chief

    The Air Force is moving forward with an Article 32 hearing to further investigate the charges preferred against Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, former command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.The hearing, which is set for May 26 at

  • Deployed security forces protect Southwest Asia base 24-7

    Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, Airmen in the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron are charged with security and force protection of more than 1,900 deployed personnel and billions of dollars worth of deployed assets, equipment and aircraft at a non-disclosed

  • No challenge too big for call center operators

    While the challenges of operating the new Air Mobility Command Telephone Operator Consolidated Call Center appear daunting, it is nothing compared to the challenges the men and women manning the center have already overcome. While their pleasant, courteous voices give no indication of their