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  • DOD civilian drops 120 pounds with Air Force's help

    Tipping the scale at 365 pounds, a 5-foot-10-inch male joined the Air Force in 2003 ... as a civilian employee.Five years and 120 pounds later, he now checks in at 245 pounds thanks to the Air Force for helping make his weight loss successful.Dominick Ward, who is a civilian pickup and delivery

  • 3 decades of safety, loving every minute of it

    He's dedicated the past 30 years to keeping servicemembers and their families safe. His hard work, commitment and passion about safety prove he loves what he does. His nationally and internationally recognized awards from his peers, Air Mobility Command and the Air Force prove he's great at doing

  • Expeditionary Center lieutenant earns Bronze Star

    For most of 2007, 1st Lt. Eric Snelgrove was deployed to Iraq, but not just any part of Iraq. He was in northern Iraq as the fusion cell officer in charge at a U.S. Army forward operating base. His work there with special forces was significant and the Army noticed by awarding him the Bronze Star.

  • Ministering to those who minister to us

    October is Clergy Appreciation Month, and as the commander for Air Mobility Command I want to take this opportunity to encourage AMC Airmen, civilians and their families to minister to those who minister to us. They are the often unsung heroes of our military forces whose courage and strength

  • LA-native to fly C-17 to Dover

    Los Angeles-area native Lt. Col. Charlie Ohliger, 436th Operations Support Squadron operations officer, will pilot the 13th and final C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Dover Air Force Base Oct. 8. Colonel Ohliger will pilot the aircraft alongside Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander,

  • Charleston becomes first AFB to ship HMEEs

    Charleston Air Force Base began receiving and shipping six new U.S. Army High Mobility Engineer Excavator vehicles to warfighters in Southwest Asia Sept. 29.The HMEEs will be transported to forward deployed locations to assist Soldiers and contractors in hostile environments. The HMEE is a newly

  • Training prepares PRTs to help Afghan people

    Airmen and Soldiers alike sat in a five-man High Mobilty Multi-Wheeled Vehicle waiting patiently for the target to pop up, provoking the gunner to act with nimble hands as he unleashed his weapon on the threatening target. This mixed group of Air Force and Army personnel has been working together

  • AMC vice commander calls Expeditionary Center 'transformational'

    Lt. Gen. Vern "Rusty" Findley marks the passing of time not in hurried minutes or seconds, but in the lingering days of a paper calendar. "Two thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine days is a long time," the vice commander of the Air Mobility Command said, counting the number of days since the