Air Force-wide housing study calls for fewer on-base homes

According to Air Mobility Command officials, in the future, the Air Force will rely more on the local communities around its bases to adequately house military families.A service-wide Housing Requirements and Market Analysis study confirmed the Air Force could reduce the number of military family

AMC team vital to getting BIAP hub restarted

Tech. Sgt. Doug Starkweather wasn't sure what he was in for when he left here in April for his deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. But he knew it was about freedom."The war, and the continued efforts in Iraq, are all about freedom," Sergeant Starkweather said. "We enjoy so much

Preliminary court proceedings slated for Travis airman

The military judge appointed to preside over the court martial case involving Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., has scheduled the next court martial session for March 24 at Travis. At this session, the military judge, Col. Barbara G. Brand of the Central Circuit

Stateside 'Space-A' travel test extended

The one-year test to expand space-available travel privileges to family members of active-duty and retired personnel traveling within the Continental United States was extended, according to a Feb. 24 message released by Air Mobility Command's Air Transportation Division.In the message, Lt. Col.

AMC Services initiative supporting children of deployed personnel

When funding was provided to Air Mobility Command Services to help children of deployed servicemembers, it didn't take them long to determine how to get the best bang for their buck.Using ideas solicited from other Services organizations throughout the command, AMC Services started the "Keeping in

AMC commander presents medals to Travis aircrew

Following a whirlwind 12-day tour of bases and ports throughout the Pacific, Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command visited here March 5.During a commander's call, General Handy formally recognized the outstanding efforts of a Travis aircrew for safely

AMC central to historic troop rotation

The Department of Defense has challenged Air Mobility Command to play a central role in the Southwest Asia troop rotation by moving 250,000 troops in 60 days. It's roughly the equivalent of the number of passengers who can be seated in 720 wide-body commercial aircraft, or the population of the city

New York fireworks to dance to Air Force band music

When the fireworks blaze in the night sky during the nation's largest Independence Day celebration, they will dance, shimmer and boom to music from the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America.The organizers of Macy's 28th Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City asked the band to

Air Force Portal -- a new standard for Web access

Air Mobility Command kicked off its Air Force Portal registration campaign March 1. The two month-long campaign is a command-wide effort to have all AMC personnel register for an Air Force Portal account by April 30.Today's Air Force Portal isn't what AMC personnel may have experienced in the past.

Leaders here recently gathered for a look into Dover AFB's future, to see how the base will need to change and adapt to meet new security and mission requirements.Among those putting predictions into building plans and funding requirements were Col. John I. Pray Jr., 436th Airlift Wing commander;