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NEWS

  • Travis firefighters win Combat Challenge World Championships

    Competing against more than 240 firefighters from around the globe, the Travis Team Firefighters won the World Firefighter Combat Challenge Stream-light Relay and the team competition at Deerfield Beach, Fla. Dec.1-3. With a time of 4 minutes, 25.14 seconds, this was the team's second consecutive

  • Open house showcases battlelab technology

    James Bond had "Q," the resourceful scientist who enhanced the fictional British uber-spy’s operations with lifesaving gadgets. And Air Mobility Command has the Battlelab, a technology incubator of Airmen and civilian contractors, who recently showcased some of their projects, while appealing for

  • AMC warfighting commander retires after 34 years of service

    After 34 years of military service, Lt. Gen. William Welser III says he is retiring from the Air Force with pride, inspiration, and faith: "pride" in an Air Force legacy he helped build; "inspiration" from the men and women who serve in today's military; and "faith" in the next generation of Airmen.

  • General Hawkins assumes command of 18th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. James A. Hawkins assumed command of 18th Air Force from Lt. Gen. William Welser III during a ceremony here Nov. 29. As commander of 18th Air Force, General Hawkins is responsible for tasking and executing all air mobility missions. The 18th AF consists of 12 wings, 3 groups, 2

  • Travis AFB prepares to accept C-17 mission

    The third and final headquarters-directed Site Activation Task Force visit for the July 2006 delivery of the C-17 Globemaster III to Travis was held here Nov. 1-4. The task force from Hq. Air Mobility Command identified remaining items that need to be addressed for the successful arrival and

  • Scott AFB financial managers see the future

    Members of the financial management community here got an inside look at the future Oct. 25 – 27 when more than 100 of them attended workshops on the Defense Department's new Standard Financial Information Structure, or SFIS. The workshops included an overview briefing, brainstorming sessions, and

  • AMC 'first responders' continue supporting humanitarian effort

    Members of the 818th Contingency Response Group/24th Air Expeditionary Group continue to handle hundreds of thousands of pounds of cargo each day as part of the earthquake recovery effort here. The unit is comprised primarily of members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing and the 305th Air

  • PJs support AMC humanitarian relief mission

    Above the mountainous countryside of northern Pakistan, two Air Force pararescuemen fly aboard a Russian-made MI-8 helicopter surveying areas where relief supplies may be needed. These Airmen are part of a unit that has traveled halfway around the world to participate in the humanitarian relief

  • Air Force arrives for earthquake relief

    Members of the 818th Contingency Response Group-Element arrived here Oct. 11 and 12 to pave the way for humanitarian assistance in the wake of the country’s 7.6-magnitude earthquake. The 46-member team deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., as part of the U.S. effort to provide support based on

  • New AMC commander discusses command's future

    As the final speaker during the Airlift/Tanker Association convention here Oct. 29, Gen. Duncan McNabb looked out at the immense crowd that included retired Air Mobility Command and Military Airlift Command members, thanked them for leaving such a great legacy, and then outlined his plan to improve