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  • Injured Airman reunites with family just 4 days after IED attack

    Staff Sgt. Brian Williams, deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron here, suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.Williams, who is a military working dog handler, was

  • Air power at FOB Farah

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 "Globemaster III" made a special appearance May 10 at Forward Operating Base Farah to transport mission essential tactical vehicles.Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah prepared two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles for transfer into the aircraft.

  • Team Little Rock hosts AMC command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command command chief, visited with the Airmen of Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., April 30 - May 3, 2012.Kaiser, along with his wife, Debbie, attended numerous briefs, tours and ceremonies throughout the duration of their visit. The two took advantage of

  • AMC aims to increase casualty survivability in Afghanistan

    Air Mobility Command is working jointly with other U.S. military services to improve emergency care for service members critically injured in combat by employing newly-developed Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Teams, or TCCETs. These three-member teams, comprised of a highly-trained emergency

  • First refueling unit to reach 25,000 missions in single AOR

    The 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, stationed at the Transit Center at Manas, reached a milestone of 25,000 air refueling missions May 4.The 22 EARS provides one-third of the aerial refueling for coalition aircraft supporting international efforts in Afghanistan.During the past year, 22

  • Legacy aircraft, last of its kind, honored at the Rock

    The propeller blades were cycling in synchronization as the dedicated crew chief stood in front of the nose of the aircraft, rubbing it in cyclical fashion, jocularly encouraging the blades to keep turning. As the crew chiefs backed off and gave the "thumbs up" to the aircrew, the C-130E began to

  • 18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

    Charting a path to continued success during uncertain strategic and fiscal environments was a key theme shared by the 18th Air Force commander during a visit here April 24 to 26.Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, accompanied by his wife, Patty, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th

  • AMC: Maintaining a Global Lifeline

    More than a decade after the start of American involvement in Afghanistan, pilots and aircraft belonging to a global mobility enterprise headquartered amidst the cornfields of Illinois here continue to provide a lifeline for thousands of Americans overseas. Each day, Air Force C-17 and C-130

  • 317th AG delivers precision resupply to the joint warfighter

    The 317th Airlift Group successfully completed a precision airdrop capability demonstration to a distinguished panel of visitors at Fort Hood, Texas, during the U.S. Transportation Command Component Commander's Conference on April 24.The mission objective was to display combat aerial resupply by way

  • 618th TACC welcomes a new commander

    Two great leaders exchanged salutes as the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Air Mobility Command's hub for worldwide airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation, received new leadership during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, April