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Sept. 1, 2009
Trainer-mentors key to Airmen readiness for JRTC training

When you hear the name "trainer-mentor," it may sound like an occupation where odd words of wisdom are dispensed during martial-arts training. "But not so, grasshopper...," as one of the Airmen serving in the role might say while working at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Trainer-mentors, or
Sept. 1, 2009
Civilian doctor observes aeromedical evac flights to help train military medics

A leading U.S. trauma surgeon flew on an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an aeromedical evacuation mission in Iraq Aug. 19 and 20 to help shape future training for military medical teams worldwide, according to Air Mobility Command officials.Dr. Thomas Scalea, Physician-in-Chief at the R.
Aug. 31, 2009
AMC adds legal expert to Air and Space Ops Center

The 618th Tanker Airlift Control added a judge advocate to its ranks in early August , bringing a legal position to Air Mobility Command's worldwide air and space operations center for the first time in its 17-year history, according to officials. The move was a collaborative effort between the AMC
Aug. 31, 2009
Mobility Warriors: Looking out for big brother

An aircraft maintainer's job is to ensure the safety of his aircraft and its crew, but for one maintenance officer here, the stakes are raised when his older brother is at the controls. Growing up, Capt. Bryan Lucero, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, always looked out
Aug. 25, 2009
Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise 09-09: Air evacuation liaison team's battle buddies wear Army green

Airmen with an Air Mobility Command air evacuation liaison team and Soldiers from Army patient administration staff trained with each other during the Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise at Folk Polk, La., through Aug. 25. Their goal -- prepare for Middle East deployments. "Our main goal is to
Aug. 25, 2009
Two AMC Airmen selected to enter Catholic seminary

With a minimum commitment of seven years -- attending college courses in philosophy and theology, assisting at a parish, working as an ordained deacon -- the decision to work toward becoming an ordained priest is monumental. Just two months after Pope Benedict XVI declared a worldwide "Year for
Aug. 25, 2009
Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise 09-09: Aeromedical evacuation Airmen build on skills at JRTC

A combined team of aeromedical evacuation Airmen participating in the Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise 09-09 say the "realistic flavor of combat operations" is helping build on their skills. "Training doesn't get any more real than it does at JRTC," said Senior Airman Tara Bennett, a medical
Aug. 24, 2009
Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise 09-09: Coalition Airmen offered unique IW training op

If you stumbled upon a man wearing a Middle Eastern attire, a host nation security police colonel and military officers from three coalition countries, you might actually think you are somewhere in the Middle East. However, this scene was part of irregular warfare, or IW, training at Little Rock
Aug. 21, 2009
AMC in action: Airdrop fuels austere Afghan locations

The Air Force airdropped a record-breaking 3.3 million pounds of supplies into Afghanistan during the month of July. This is the most to be dropped into Afghanistan since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom and tops June's record 3.2 million pounds. The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron,
Aug. 21, 2009
NCO from AMC's 618th TACC nominated for AFSA's top honor

A non-commissioned officer from the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center has been nominated for the Air Force Sergeant Association International NCO of the Year Award, according to 618th TACC officials. Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Love, from the 618th TACC's Mobility Management Directorate, was nominated for