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  • Mobility Airmen facilitate Operation Toy Drop

    It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...Chutes instead of snowTake a look at the sky again, they're jumping against the wind...Giving gifts, descending to below!Olive drab colored parachutes tinted the early morning sunrays on Sicily Drop Zone Friday at Fort Bragg, N.C. during the 18th Annual

  • McConnell's neighbors imperative to Airmen safety, base mission

    Thousands of people from numerous units on base keep KC-135 Stratotankers in the air every day, but landowners around the base play just as vital of a role.The landowner program was established in 2007, develops and fosters strong relationships with local property owners surrounding the base to

  • 436th MDG, State test infectious disease response

    Every year, thousands of air mobility missions traverse Dover AFB; meaning that tens of thousands of people who have travelled to and from all parts of the globe touch down in Delaware, potentially bringing foreign infectious diseases.The 436th Medical Group teamed up with the State of Delaware and

  • Scott assists WWII era aircraft for flight

    Scott AFB personnel recently assisted in getting a World War II era aircraft ready to fly the skies again after arriving here from Hawaii via a C-5 Galaxy.The 1945 TBM Avenger, Torpedo Bomber, which has seen action during the war to include dropping bombs over Okinawa, came to the base Nov. 22 for

  • 621 CRW builds partnerships in Colombia

    A mobile training team comprised of approximately 18 members from the 621st Contingency Response Wing's 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron stationed here recently returned from a building partner capacity operation at the Comando Aereo de Transporte Militar in Bogota, Colombia.Building on

  • Scott, Pope Field team up for C-17 aeromedical training

    Aeromedical evacuation experts from Scott AFB recently teamed up with AE crews from Pope Field, North Carolina, for a collaborative Air Mobility Command training initiative Nov. 16-20.For the weeklong exercise, both teams were flown to Pope Field in a C-17 Globemaster III by the 6th Airlift

  • Letter to Airmen: AMC commander's holiday message

    The holidays are here!  This is a time of year we gather with family and friends, give thanks for the blessings in our lives and share our gifts with others.  As Airmen, we dedicate our time and talents all year to serving our nation and preserving freedom around the world.  I am thankful for this

  • Maintainers' initiative saves time

    Every C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in the Air Force has miles of wire, thousands of sensors and hundreds of dials, switches and indicators.Each section of aircraft maintainers has their specific tools that they need daily to accomplish maintenance on an aircraft, but when those tools are not in the

  • CRW Airmen establish airfield, link allies during Exercise Ultimate Reach

    Thirty-five Airmen from across the 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed to Zaragoza, Spain in support of Exercise Ultimate Reach from Nov. 2-8.The Airmen enabled seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs to drop approximately 600 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division as part of the joint and coalition

  • McConnell showcases mission to AMC commander, civic leaders

    Viewing the legacy of the KC-135 Stratotanker and the future home of the KC-46 Pegasus, the Air Mobility Command commander, AMC command chief and 19 civic leaders from AMC wings across the country toured McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Nov. 16-18 to see the premier total force team in