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  • Deployed Dyess loadmasters fix problems 'on the fly'

    A weasel is characterized by its tenacity, persistence and keen senses. It is an animal also known for its ability to react quickly in any given situation. An airlift squadron at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, shares these characteristics.Airmen of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron encompass

  • Maintenance Airman discovers Bobtail problem

    Maintenance vehicles can potentially impact the mission as much as maintainers. Without the proper maintenance equipment, the mission can be delayed or even halted. With the current operations tempo sustained at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., mission delays or stoppages can negatively impact the

  • CGOs hang out with generals at speed mentoring event

    Four generals and a dozen lieutenants and captains exchanged ideas during a "speed mentoring" event Dec. 21, 2015, hosted by the Scott Air Force Base Company Grade Officers Council.Chairs were positioned in groups of small circles around the room, and every fifteen minutes, three or four CGOs would

  • Airmen become resilience 'warriors', better leaders

    On the path to self-improvement, people often cite variations of the quote "it's not the destination that matters, but the journey."For the Airmen who recently ascended to the "Warrior" tier of the Leadership Pathways (LP) initiative, the lessons learned along the way about becoming more resilient

  • Scott's Det. 1 performs Combat Flight Inspection mission

    Nestled in the outskirts of Oklahoma City is a small group of Scott Airmen who perform an important and unique mission that ensures the safety of the aircraft and their crews who fly in and around combat zones.Located as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical

  • A sandwich and soda with the general

    The Air Mobility Command vice commander hosted a "brown bag" lunch Dec. 3 with 22 Airmen to hear their ideas for improvement and update them on the latest command news. Maj. Gen. Rowayne Schatz said that when he was a young officer, he remembers wondering why certain tasks or policies were created,

  • Team McChord performs during Rainier War

    In today's military, aircrews have to be trained and ready to handle any type of combat scenario, and recently, members of McChord Field and other bases participated in an exercise titled "Rainier War" to help them hone their skills.Aircrews from Joint Bases Lewis-McChord, Wash, Pearl Harbor-Hickam,

  • C-141 'Hanoi Taxi' moved into new AF Museum building

    Restoration crews at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force moved the Lockheed C-141C Hanoi Taxi into the museum's new fourth building on Dec. 16. The aircraft, which airlifted the first American prisoners of war out of North Vietnam in February 1973, will be displayed in the Global Reach

  • CRW launches its newest squadron

    A ceremony marking the activation of the 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron took place Dec. 7 following the inactivation of the 15th AMOS.Through both real-world operations and training exercises, the AMOS deploys Air Operations Center trained personnel and equipment to augment any component

  • McConnell selected as AMC pilot base for cyber operations squadron

    The Air Force selected McConnell Air Force Base as the Air Mobility Command pilot base for a new cyber operations squadron in preparation for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker.The new squadron will be one of the first steps in achieving cyber superiority in a manner comparable to the Air