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  • Leaders praise mobility team for successful Afghanistan surge

    When President Barack Obama announced the surge of an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan on Dec. 1, 2009, mobility Airmen and other members of the Department of Defense's mobility team didn't waste a second getting the surge in motion.Within days, units designated to go to Afghanistan were

  • Scott Airman recognized for work at community center

    Master Sgt. Marty Stout, a manpower analyst from the 3rd Manpower Requirements Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, was recently recognized by the Leu Civic Center in Mascoutah, Ill., for his volunteer work there.The Leu Civic Center, a United Way funded agency, plans and executes a wide variety of

  • Pope senior NCO wins interservice chess tourney

    Master Sgt. Dan Ranario, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, recently took home the championship during the 2010 Interservice Chess Championship, clinching an undefeated victory over top competitors from every branch of the U.S. military.Sergeant Ranario will join the U.S. led team participating in the 2010

  • Airlift moves mountains for Afghanistan surge

    During a recent commander's call, Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, may have best cited the importance of airlift to today's military when he said, "One mission can change the world."As one of AMC's core capabilities, airlift remains a staple in getting the "beans and

  • Charleston aerial port bridges gap to Afghanistan

    Early August, rolling down miles of interstate highway from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., shipments of uniquely buoyant military cargo are due for a pit stop in Charleston, S.C.The destination is the 437th Aerial Port Squadron - a transfer point between land and air-based travel. Trucks arrive, the port

  • Four Little Rock aircrews take part in largest ever JFEX formation

    Four Little Rock Air Force Base aircrews took part in the largest formation ever assembled for a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise June 22 and 23 at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, N.C.The herculean formation of 18 Air Force cargo airplanes featuring 10 C-130s and eight C-17s from various Air Force

  • Inspectors say 43rd AW Logistics Capabilities are Excellent

    The long wait is over, and the results are in. Team Pope's logistics functions are excellent, and the numbers prove it. A group of inspectors from the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program was directed to visit the 43rd Airlift Wing June 14 through 19 to evaluate Airmen's ability to perform their

  • AMC civil engineer ran the show while deployed to Afghanistan

    When 2nd Lt. Sarah Bodenheimer deployed to Afghanistan last year, she considered it a worthwhile challenge when she found herself responsible for $450 million in construction projects to build up more than 260 Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) essential to U.S. and coalition operations there. "During

  • NCAA coaches tour kicks off at McConnell

    McConnell bared their school pride May 22 during the 3rd Annual NCAA Coaches Tour Kickoff when football coaches from the University of Oregon and Harvard University toured McConnell to thank Airmen for their service.The event was the first stop in the 2010 tour and gave coaches Chip Kelly; Oregon,

  • Elmendorf C-17s deliver cargo to aid oil spill containment efforts

    C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes assigned to Elmendorf's 517th Airlift Squadron are transporting oil containment equipment to New Orleans, La., to assist with the clean-up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.So far, three C-17s and 15 aircrew from the 517th and 249th Airlift Squadrons have