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  • Joint team moves critically ill infants over holiday weekend

    A joint team of U.S. servicemembers spanning the globe from Japan to Texas successfully moved two critically ill infants needing specialized care over the Memorial Day weekend.The infants -- one 9 months old and the other 20 days old, when moved -- were flown from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to San

  • AMC supports Coaches Tour 2009

    Before leaving to visit service members in Germany, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Djibouti and Spain, seven NCAA coaches visited Air Mobility Command headquarters here May 28 as part of Coaches Tour 2009.The group, which includes 2008 Coach of the Year Mack Brown, University of Texas; Troy Calhoun, U.S. Air

  • 'Port Dawgs' help keep the mission moving at Incirlik

    They work tirelessly around the clock, no matter what the weather. They are on the flight line making sure the warfighter down range is getting the supplies they need to fight the fight. They are the unsung heroes of the flightline. They are the aerial porters, also known as, "Port Dawgs!"The

  • AFSO21 initiative saves Dover $1.8 million

    A new process will save Dover Air Force Base, Del., $1.8 million in man hours in the course of a year and most residents will not notice the change.Inprocessing Dover took an average of 20 days, but through an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative, that time has been cut down to

  • U.S. Military Shepherds Humanitarian Aid to Pakistan

    Two Air Force C-17 airlifters have begun delivering humanitarian aid to internally displaced people in Pakistan's northwestern provinces, the chief U.S. defense representative said today. For Navy Rear Adm. Michael A. Lefevre, who works out of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, the humanitarian effort

  • Development of the modern air refueling aircraft

    Editor's note: This is the sixth article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.By the early 1950s, Air Force air refueling tankers consisted of converted bombers and cargo aircraft. The

  • House Resolution praises Berlin Airlift effort

    The 60th anniversary of the lift of the soviet blockade on West Berlin took place this week, shortly after the House of Representatives formally recognized the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift May 4, 2009. The blockade was lifted May 12, 1949. According to Air Mobility Command Historians

  • AMC delivers 30,000 H1N1 prevention kits to South American countries

    An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III and its crew, operating in conjunction with U.S. Southern Command efforts, delivered 30,000 H1N1 influenza prevention kits to six South American countries May 8 to 10, according to AMC officials. The H1N1 flu virus, first detected in April, is a new