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  • Have you earned your wings?

    One of the things I enjoy doing every year during the holidays is watching the classic Christmas movie, "It's a Wonderful Life." The film is about an angel named Clarence who is trying to earn his wings and a man named George who plans to end his life by jumping off a bridge into icy water. The men

  • Mobility commander visits U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center

    On the final leg of his first trip since taking the reins of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., AMC commander, was welcomed by Brig. Gen. Rick Devereaux, commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here. General Johns' visit gave him a feel for the place that many combat

  • To the men and women of Air Mobility Command

    I am truly honored to join the AMC team. It is a privilege to serve with you, the men and women who make our global mobility mission happen each and every day. You are the thread that binds our nation's combat capability as you are the enablers of Unrivaled Global Reach for America...Always!As your

  • 615th CRW snipers participate in joint competition

    A two-man security forces team assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing recently took part in a week-long interservice sniper competition hosted by the Army National Guard at Fort Chaffee, Ark. The event, which is in it's second year, is held to inspire camaraderie among military sniper

  • Main Afghanistan threat remains in south, east, Admiral Mullen says

    Many of the extra 30,000 U.S. forces deployed to Afghanistan in the coming months will confront continued enemy threats in the country's southern and eastern regions, the U.S. military's senior officer told Capitol Hill legislators here Dec. 3. The principal threat to U.S., coalition and Afghan

  • Top USAF chief addresses deliberate development of mobility Airmen

    Today's Airmen are more skilled, trained and educated than they've ever been, said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy to an audience of approximately 4,000 people at the 41st Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention and Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30. To maintain that

  • Youth center programs can keep kids engaged during holiday season

    As the holidays near, some parents face the prospect of hyperactive children or bored teenagers hanging around the house. Many base youth centers will offer activities to keep them positively engaged. During the Year of the Air Force Family, AMC is increasing awareness about existing programs that

  • Former MAC commander remembered

    Gen. Paul K. Carlton, former commander of the Military Airlift Command, passed away Nov. 23 at the age of 88 in San Antonio, Texas. General Carlton was commander of MAC from Sept. 26, 1972, to March 31, 1977."General Carlton's accomplishments as a commander will be remembered and honored; he