Comedian brings serious message to Scott Airmen

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, stand-up comedian Bernie McGrenahan talked with 800 Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing during his "Happy Hour" comedy tour April 11 at the base auditorium. During his show, he addressed important issues that are a concern in the military, including

Four Grand Forks AFB Airmen awarded medal for outstanding volunteer service

Four Airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., were recently recognized for their outstanding volunteerism. Capt. Matthew Moberg, 1st Lt. Jody Crisp, Chief Master Sgt. Karl Ohrn and Staff Sgt. Jere Ross all earned the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal."Each of you now has the honor of

Mariners hold Salute to Armed Forces Night

New medical evacuation training may save lives

As the second group of graduates left Air Mobility Command's Aeromedical Evacuation school recently, the streamlined curriculum they experienced promised Total Force medical crews who are even better prepared to work together to save lives.Thirty days of streamlined training at Wright-Patterson AFB,

The CENTCOM Deployment & Distribution Operation Center and the Afghanistan retrograde

The CENTCOM Deployment & Distribution Operation Center and the Afghanistan retrogradeFormer President Theodore Roosevelt stated "the best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do

White in the winter; Green all year round

Team Fairchild has been a leader in energy conservation and environmental restoration; garnering both the Air Force Reduced Energy Appreciation Program (REAP) award and the Air Mobility Command Energy Incentive Award within the past year.Fairchild also recently received the 2012 Air Force General

Austere runway ops validate C-17 combat capability

In 2009, the Air Force conducted semi-prepared runway operations testing at numerous airfields around the world where they found that the C-17 Globemaster III is capable of taking off and landing on 65 percent of the world's soil. The capability to operate on semi-prepared airfields increases the

Commander Stresses Importance of New Air Refueling Tanker

The commander of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command today stressed the high priority his service places on the KC-46A tanker aircraft program.Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva discussed progress with the program and stressed its priority in a meeting with Defense Writers Group reporters.Air Force

Sequestration Consumes Intellectual Efforts, Commander Says

One of the dangers of sequestration is the amount of attention spent on managing budgets and finances rather than airmen focusing on training and their jobs, the commander of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command said here today.Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva met with reporters of the Defense Writers

62nd APS Airman named AMC SNCO of the Year

An Airman from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron here was recently named Air Mobility Command's Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.Senior Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, 62nd APS air freight superintendent, was named the command's top senior NCO in an announcement made by AMC late last month. The