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  • Tankers: Jack of all trades

    The KC-135 Stratotanker supports a wide-range of missions across the globe. Aside from supporting the war on terror in deployed locations, the KC-135 also supports missions here in the United States. One of these missions includes helping keep illegal drugs from entering the country.According to the

  • One year later: TORQE 62 remembered

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airmen from across Bagram gathered together to remember those lost when a C-130J Super Hercules, call-sign TORQE 62, crashed on departure from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan one year ago. Six Airmen and five contractors were lost on Oct. 2, 2015.Six battlefield

  • AMC consolidates with MAC

    The secretary of the Air Force announced recently that Headquarters Air Mobility Command will consolidate with Headquarters Military Airlift Command, effective Oct. 1, 2016. With this, AMC will add 51 years to its history, tracing its lineage back to May 29, 1941 and the Air Corps Ferry Command.

  • Scott Fire Department earns prestigious accreditation

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.  -- The Scott Fire Department recently earned the prestigious title of Accredited Agency; this level of recognition showcases their overall excellence in managing programs and resources, as well as their commitment to Continuous Process Improvements. During the past two

  • 1986 to 2016: The AMC Museum turns 30

    Boasting a collection of more than 35 aircraft, a staff of more than 180 volunteers and an overall experience that rivals all other military museums, the ever-growing Air Mobility Command Museum, the only museum in the U.S. dedicated to military airlift and air refueling, celebrated its 30th

  • McChord hosts International Partners for Mobility Guardian prep

    The 62nd Airlift Wing hosted more than 20 air crew members from Belgium, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Taiwan, Brazil and Australia Sept. 21, as part of Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian in progress review at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.Mobility Guardian is AMC’s next

  • When it comes to contamination, communication is key

    For the first time since 2008, the 628th Medical Clinic conducted a joint certification course with Decon L.L.C., including an intensive, three day patient decontamination exercise.   Though decontamination training occurs annually, certified Decon L.L.C. instructor Susan Osborne facilitated the

  • Ramstein hosts 2016 Port Dawg Rodeo

    Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing competed in a knowledge test and physical activities related to air transportation career field to earn bragging rights as being the best of the best during the 2016 European Port Dawg Rodeo.

  • Military Health System officials visit Fairchild

    Department of Defense healthcare officials met with 92nd Medical Group leadership to discuss progress of the Military Health System Genesis program Sept. 7, 2016.MHS Genesis is a Department of Defense electronic healthcare record system designed to give military medical professionals improved access

  • Citizen Airman supports Air Force’s newest tanker

    Senior Airman Victoria Montgomery, 446th Logistics Readiness Flight inventory management journeyman, integrates with active duty, supports F-16 missions for certifying refueling with KC-46A Pegasus.