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  • 'Total Force' keeps 618th TACC, air mobility in the fight

    The 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command's hub for directing global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations, has sustained record high levels of operation since the onset of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, thanks in large part to the contributions of

  • Col. Hughes appointed Ill. Assistant Adjutant General-Air

    Gov. Pat Quinn and Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, announced the appointment of Col. John P. Hughes of O'Fallon, Ill., as the Assistant Adjutant General - Air on March 10.As Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colonel Hughes is responsible for the command,

  • AMC operations hub passes Mission Capability Inspection

    The 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command's hub for global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations, completed a Mission Capability Inspection this week earning an overall rating of "excellent," according to the AMC Inspector General's office.The 618th TACC,

  • 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen save life at base passenger terminal

    62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen responded to a medical emergency at the McChord passenger terminal Feb. 22, utilizing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Self Aid and Buddy Care training to save the life of a Reservist with the 36th APS. Staff Sgt. Jonathan DeVera, Airmen 1st Class Geoffrey Young and

  • U.S. military aerial refueling: extending 'the reach'

    Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.On Aug. 6, 1946, the world's largest bomber took to the air from the Consolidated-Vultee plant on the south

  • Canine handlers build confidence in Phoenix Warrior course

    In the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., two new military working dog, or MWD, handlers are "building a stronger sense of confidence" during their training here Feb. 17 to March 6. The confidence, they say, to enable them to work

  • McConnell loses 'one of its finest'

    McConnell Air Force Base lost one of its finest officers this week.Col. Michael V. Krueger, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, passed away March 3.  The colonel served the wing honorably and with great distinction since May 2008."He was an outstanding officer, but it goes deeper than that, it's

  • Commanders assume leadership of two McGuire wings

    In an assumption of command ceremony highlighted by the consolidation of McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, Col. Gina Grosso became commander of the newly established 87th Air Base Wing and Col. Scott Smith took the reins of leadership of the 305th Air

  • AMC aeromedical evac missions bring Total Force partners together

    In the Air Force today, the phrase "Total Force," the multi-component of active-duty, Reserves, and Guard forces in the military, is a way of life for many Airmen. In the Air Mobility Command aeromedical evacuation community, every day entails a combination of Total Force AMC assets and

  • The 1930s: A lag, but not the end of aerial refueling

    Editor's note: This is the third article in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history.After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings