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  • 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

  • A grasshopper's final hop

    From a storage facility in Ohio to a museum in Delaware, a piece of U.S. Air Force heritage has a new home.A C-17A Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, transported a Taylorcraft L-2M "Grasshopper" aircraft from storage at the National Museum of the United States

  • New AMC command chief is proud to be an Airman

    "Airman up!" is a phrase that Air Mobility Command can expect to hear often from the new command chief.Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey loves being an Airman and expects others to hold their head up high, she said.   "I want our Airmen, with a big 'A', to be proud ... to know the Airman's Creed and to

  • Green Flag Little Rock 16-02

    Green Flag Little Rock is not traditional training; it provides a complex classroom that uses worst-case scenarios to teach tactics and hone reaction skills for Combat Airlifters.The 34th Combat Training Squadron is responsible for equipping Combat Airlifters with the skills needed for downrange

  • Mobility airmen, nations gather exercise Gunfighter Flag

    Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, recently participated alongside other Airmen from various bases, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the Singapore air force, in the week-long total-force exercise Gunfighter Flag.The joint advanced combat operations training exercise took place from Nov.

  • Scott AFB joins community in developing cyber specialists

    Under the direction of the Air Force's community partnering program, Scott's Cyber Airmen have joined forces with other cyber experts in the region to participate in the newly formed Midwest Cyber Center of Excellence.Base officials will work with the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois,