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  • Grand Forks celebrates Navy officer’s life, 100th birthday

    1908. A year which saw the development of Henry Ford's Model T automobile, selling for $850; a stamp being sold for 2 cents; and the World Series being won by the Chicago Cubs. It was also the birth year of Richmond Day, who went on to serve his country in two wars, retiring as Lt. Cmdr in the

  • Pope Airmen aid hurricane evacuees

    Members of a Pope AFB Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team providing assistance to Hurricane Gustav evacuees hit the ground running when they arrived at Lakefront Airport, La., Aug. 30, after spending much of the day in a C-17 aircraft. Once the plane landed, the MASF team immediately plunged

  • AMC poised to support post-hurricane operations

    Air Mobility Command planners and operators held a collective breath as Hurricane Gustav made landfall Sept. 1. Although most AMC aircraft and personnel were pulled back from the U.S. Gulf Coast area Aug. 31 -- hours before the hurricane's projected landfall -- the command was still fully engaged in

  • U.S. humanitarian support to Georgia continues

    United States humanitarian efforts continued as another U.S. military aircraft delivered a second shipment of humanitarian supplies on Aug. 13, for the people of the Republic of Georgia in response to the crisis situation. A C-17 Globemaster III, from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force

  • Expeditionary Center students save a life

    Staff Sgt. Milton Cobo and Senior Airman Nestor Rivas went to the do some studying with their classmates and enjoy an evening by the hotel pool. The last thing they expected was to be saving someone from drowning on the deep end of the pool. On July 30, Sergeant Cobo and Airman Rivas, both security

  • Air Force supports education with CCAF

    Knowledge really is power. And the Air Force knows that. The Air Force offers many benefits to those who cross into the blue - including the chance for a quality education. That's where the Community College of the Air Force comes in. The U.S. Air Force has always recognized the positive effects of

  • Pope AES participates in DoD's largest medical exercise

    The 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is known for being a component of the United States Transportation Command and providing aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops using cargo aircraft. What they are lesser known for is their work at sea. Recently, a four-man AES liaison team embarked on a

  • Participants eager to sing, become 'Icon'

    They may not be performing in front of American Idol Judge Simon Cowell, but that doesn't mean competitors in the first-ever "Air Mobility Command Icon" won't be nervous. After all, at stake will be $1,000 in cash prizes and a chance to compete in the AMC Icon final at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

  • Sen. Conrad speaks to base at AFA picnic

    U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (N.D.) wowed spectators and thanked military members for their service during a visit to Grand Forks Air Force Base Monday for the Air Force Association summer picnic. More than 250 active duty members, retired members, civilian workers, veterans and local community leaders

  • 18th Air Force commander visits McGuire

    Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, visited McGuire July 29-31 to learn more about the 305th Air Mobility Wing's contribution to the 18th AF's warfighting role. This was the general's first visit to McGuire as the 18th AF commander. "Kathy and I want to thank the entire 305th