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  • Combat mobility element moves cargo quickly, safely

    The 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, sent a pair of its C-17 Globemaster IIIs here to support the Australian Defense Force. U.S. crews are shuttling cargo and Australian military forces to strategic locations within the country. This operation involves moving massive amounts of cargo, and

  • "Spirit of Berlin" a hit with air show spectators

    "The Spirit of Berlin" proved a big hit both literally and figuratively during the 2006 Berlin Air Show.When spectators entered the C-17 Globemaster III through the crew entry door, the typical reaction was to stop, stare in awe at the cavernous interior, and say, "Oh, my gosh!""You got that all

  • TV writer embeds with medical teams in Iraq

    In a first for Hollywood, the Air Force was able to embed a screenwriter with a medical unit in Iraq for research on a proposed television series. Jeff Eckerle visited the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, from April 7 to 16 in order to help develop the series, based in part on the

  • Air Force bring smiles to Iraqi children

    As they stepped into the large, gray military cargo plane, their eyes widened and their expressions were equal parts wonder and bewilderment. This was the first time many of the Iraqi children and their parents had ever flown in an airplane, and none had ever been in an aircraft as large as the

  • Air Force engineers take a jump

    Joint operations are not a new concept here. It’s a way of life for many units on base. But for a new breed of Air Force joint operators, this week’s Joint Forced Entry Exercise was a chance to get off the ground -- literally. The Airmen are part of Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair

  • AMC announces senior leader retirements, assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior leader retirements and assignments: Senior leader retirements: Brig. Gen. Jarisse J. Sanborn, staff judge advocate, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, Ill., will retire effective in September. Col. Gregg A. Clark, chief, Manpower and

  • Desert duty: crew chiefs keep C-130s flying

    No one wishes for an aircraft to break, especially flying crew chiefs. But, that's when the mobile C-130 maintainers receive the most attention - when something is wrong with the plane, and they are far away from home. "Fortunately, C-130s are extremely reliable," said Senior Master Sgt. Edward

  • 18th AF welcomes new command chief master sergeant

    Not only did Chief Master Sgt. Brye McMillon celebrate his 25th year in the Air Force April 6, but he was also recently assigned as the 18th Air Force’s new command chief. Chief McMillon began his Air Force career in April 1981 after graduating from high school. “After I graduated high school, I

  • AMC welcomes new command chief master sergeant

    Opportunity, service, patriotism. Those are words Chief Master Sergeant Joseph Barron lives by, and they are themes he’ll share with Airmen as he travels base to base as the newest command chief master sergeant for the Air Mobility Command. Chief Barron reported for duty with AMC April 10 after a

  • Reserve crew flies C-130 humanitarian missions in Africa

    Horn of Africa - The 120 degree heat, dusty wind and 4,500-foot dirt runway seemed worlds away from snowy Pennsylvania, the home of Capt. Pat Stafy. The Air Force Reserve pilot, activated to fly with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Southwest Asia, was flying his third mission to Bilate,