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  • Commanders drive final rivets into Travis C-17

    Commanders from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., got the honor of driving the final rivets into the base’s new C-17 Globemaster III jet transport during a ceremony at the Boeing plant in Long Beach, Calif., March 17. Brig. Gen. Thomas Gisler Jr., 349th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Col. Timothy

  • Vice President Cheney visits Scott Air Force Base

    Scott Rally kicked off with high spirits when Vice President Dick Cheney visited the men and women of Scott Air Force Base Tuesday as the country observed the third anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 2,300 servicemembers gathered in Hangar One as Air Mobility Command’s Band of

  • AMC changes public Web as AF seeks standardization

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command launched its new public Web site today, following an Air Force plan to consolidate all Web content and standardize the appearance of its public sites worldwide. The command joins Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air Force Materiel

  • When needs arise in Central Asia, C-17 crews deliver

    The C-17 Globemaster III crewmembers start their day around noon. It will end in about 18 hours, around 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Today they will fly to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and back twice, taking one group of passengers a step closer to home and another to the first day of their year long

  • NCO Enhancement Seminar – better than they were before

    Nineteen McConnell staff sergeants recently graduated the Noncommisioned Officer Professional Enhancement seminar. The four-day course is designed to close the gap between Airman Leadership School and the NCO Academy when it comes to professional military education. According to Senior Master Sgt.

  • Command's High Flight program opens door to civilians

    Air Mobility Command added a new twist to the High Flight program here when Air Force civilians were added to the professional development and orientation course. Forty-seven captains from across the Air Force and six civilians from the command recently participated in the twice-a-year program.

  • McConnell provides gas during F-16 delivery to Chile

    Two 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker crews assisted with the delivery of two F-16s to northern Chile in a foreign military sales deal recently. The F-16s are part of the “Peace Puma” program, which involves the Chilean Air Force purchasing a total of 10 F-16C and D model aircraft from the

  • AMC command chief retires after 30 years of service

    Chief Master Sgt. Michael Kerver, command chief master sergeant of Air Mobility Command will retire Feb. 28 after 30 years of military service. Born and raised in Cleveland, Chief Kerver joined the Air Force in 1976 for one very simple reason. “I shared a bedroom with three other brothers, and I

  • 379th Air Expeditionary Wing brings fight, supplies, relief

    While each military branch promotes individual service pride, the days of fierce competition and rivalry among the services have seemingly slipped to the side for the concentrated war effort. One particular cavalryman here knows this all too well. Army Ground Liaison Officer Capt. Phil Messer

  • Raptor completes operational refueling flight first

    Airmen from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron here took part in the first operational aerial refueling mission for the F-22A Raptor Jan. 21 in support of Operation Noble Eagle. The F-22A Raptor was declared operational by the Air Force Dec. 15. It is the newest fighter aircraft for the Air Force,