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Oct. 28, 2012
Air mobility response team deploys to maintain alert capability during storm

A rapid-response team of U.S. Air Force air mobility specialists here are repositioning ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy. Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing moved alert equipment and approximately 65 personnel to MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Fla. early today to maintain
Oct. 22, 2012
Deployed maintainers keep the 'Herc' fit to fight

Every day, thousands of coalition service members operating in Afghanistan rely on the C-130 Hercules to enable their operations; to meet this requirement, the men and women who operate this venerable tactical airlift workhorse rely on a team of maintainers who keep the "Hercs" ready to fly.
Oct. 22, 2012
8th EAMS Airmen deploy in support of downed Black Hawk

Two Joint Inspectors from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron were tasked with an invaluable mission in September - to forward deploy to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan and help with the inspection and movement of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.Tech. Sgt. Peter Feliciano
Oct. 20, 2012
Airmen honored by college for heroism in Afghanistan

As the battle on the gridiron between the Clemson Tigers and the Virginia Tech Hokies paused for halftime, a story of heroism was broadcast over the Memorial Stadium speakers for some 80,000 people in attendance Oct. 20, 2012, at Clemson, S.C. Capt. Michael Polidor and Capt. Justin Kulish, now B-2
Oct. 11, 2012
Tail swap enables Afghan mission support and humanitarian effort

A 317th Airlift Group C-130J and aircrew already assigned to deploy to Afghanistan on a tail-swap mission were given the perfect opportunity to conduct their mission and help the people of Afghanistan as well by participating in the Denton Program and transporting school supplies to students and
Oct. 2, 2012
'General' perspective: Future for U.S. airlift lies in modernization, partnerships

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander explained to U.S. and NATO partners about the need for Airmen to be capable of operating outside of their comfort zones and to prepare to operate in joint and coalition communities during the Military Airlift 2012 conference, Sept. 26, 2012, in
Oct. 1, 2012
AMC commander joins JB MDL members to honor wounded warrior

Gen. Ray Johns, Air Mobility Command commander, presented Staff Sgt. Brian Williams with a Purple Heart, the Air Force Combat Action Medal and a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at the Joint Base Theater here Sept. 28.The commander, who was visiting from AMC Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base,
Sept. 28, 2012
Redeployment mission success comes to Transit Center: Airlift Squadron gives first class ride to service members

Editor's Note: President Obama ordered a drawdown of surge troops to no later than Sept. 30, 2012. This article is part one in a three part series on the men and women who are working hard to redeploy combat forces in Afghanistan during the transition of security control to the Afghan National
Sept. 28, 2012
Louisiana native helps bring service members home

"Get seated as fast as possible, we have to fill this jet all the way up," said the loadmaster, giving directions to the passengers who had just entered the C-17 aircraft from Camp Bastian Airfield, Afghanistan.On this day, his passengers were more than 150 Marines who had been deployed for more
Sept. 8, 2012
Silver Star presented for fallen Airman's 'gallantry in action'

Dressed in a silver and black dress, 3-year-old Chloe Smith stood beside her mother, Tiffany, as they accepted a Silver Star award today in honor of Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith who was killed in action at the age of 24 in Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2010.Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells, 9th Air Force commander,