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NEWS

  • Civic leaders view KC-46A construction

    McConnell Air Force Base's community partners toured the ongoing base construction, Nov. 18, 2014 for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus.The civic leaders got an up-close look at various construction areas throughout the base, including the new regional maintenance training facility that will be used

  • Team Dover does its part to fight Ebola

    The first group of 90 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines sent to West Africa to combat Ebola, are now back safe-and-sound in the U.S. because of the tenacity of the 3d Airlift Squadron and all of Team Dover.Seven Team Dover aircrew members from the 3d AS conducted a humanitarian relief mission

  • McConnell Airmen mentor Kansas State University cadets

    Twenty-four Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, took part in four enlisted-perspective panels to mentor over 70 Kansas State University Air Force ROTC cadets, Nov. 20, in Manhattan, Kansas.The McConnell mentors were broken up into four groups: junior enlisted, non-commissioned officers,

  • Director’s Corner: AMC Welcomes New Director of Safety

    Col Michael R. Seiler has been named the Director of Safety for AMC at Scott AFB, Illinois. He comes to AMC on the heels of his previous assignment as Commander of the 376th Expeditionary Operations Group, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic.Col Seiler is well seasoned in AMC's mission, as his

  • Safety in the Hands of the Instructor

    The present and future of our capability to "Fly, Fight, and Win" is directly in the hands of USAF Aircrew Instructors. In 2012, while still at a Wing, we discovered that 12 of the 14 most recent and significant mishaps in my airframe had Instructor Pilots (IPs) on board at the time of the mishap.

  • Fact or Fiction?

    Fact or Fiction? The Proper Use of Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance (MFOQA) Analysis and Unstable Approach Rates  By SEAN BORDENAVE, AMC A3TOWhoa, whoa, whoa - back the bus up! Where did you get those grades? Did you give me credit for the winds? As a matter of fact, have any of you

  • Senior Leaders, Airmen Gather to Focus on Mobility Mission

    More than 1,400 Air Force senior leaders and Airmen from across the mobility enterprise attended the 2014 Airlift Tanker Association (A/TA) and Air Mobility Command (AMC) Symposium October 30-November 2 in Nashville, TN. The A/TA symposium gathered total force Airmen and civilians, community

  • Leadership is the Source of AMC Safety Culture

    Safety professionals hit a monumental milestone in fiscal year 2014, achieving the safest aviation record in the history of the Air Force. Yet the incredible feat was not discussed much at the 2014 AMC Safety Conference, held during the A/TA Symposium. Instead, the conference focused on looking to

  • The AFIS is "FOC"?

    AMC and the Air Force Inspection System The AFIS is "FOC"? (What does that mean, and what's next?)On 1 Oct 2014, the "new" Air Force Inspection System (AFIS) met the SecAF's deadline for reaching full operational capability or "FOC." But beyond the metrics in the SecAF's Program Action Directive,

  • Safety is a Leadership Issue

    For many of our AMC Airmen, the upcoming months bring with them both the joys of the holiday season and the dangers of dealing with wintry weather conditions. The holidays offer an opportunity to pause and reflect on past accomplishments, visit with family and friends, and set new goals for the