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  • Transit Center maintainers keep C-17s mission-ready

    When two out of four of the Transit Center at Manas' mission pillars rely on the C-17 Globemaster III, it's important those aircraft are ready to fly. The Airmen assigned to the 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha are responsible for maintenance of the C-17, ensuring the aircraft

  • Gen. Selva visits JB Charleston for three-day tour

    Gen. Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, arrived at Joint Base Charleston, Jan. 13, 2013, for a three-day visit, kicking-off a series of extended tours of AMC units and installations. Accompanying Selva was his wife, Ricki, and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Kaiser, AMC command chief. The visit

  • Air Mobility Command Headquarters garners Organizational Excellence Award

    The Air Force has awarded the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award to Headquarters Air Mobility Command for global air mobility operations from Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2011. "This award recognizes the Airmen of Air Mobility Command who provide global support to our joint partners, allied

  • K-9 knows the drill

    Military Working Dog Shark, assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron, is placed on the operating table before his root canal surgery and teeth cleaning Feb. 20, 2013, at the Veterinary Clinic at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Shark works on both the Air Base and Weapons Station at JB

  • 305th APS improves PAX terminal's family focus

    Personnel from the 305th Aerial Port Squadron conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12, 2013 for the McGuire Passenger Terminal's newly renovated Family Lounge and Teen Room, here.The impetus for the renovations came about when for Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. Raymond Johns, identified a

  • Minnesota ANG Airmen train with 628th SFS

    An Air National Guard unit from Minnesota recently wrapped up a training exercise here at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Sixteen Airmen from the 133rd Security Forces Squadron, stationed at Minneapolis - Saint Paul, Minn., completed a two-week deployed for training, or DFT, from Feb. 2 - 16, 2013

  • 'Square patcher' spouse named McConnell top spouse

    Team McConnell recognizes its best for their contributions each year, and one spouse from the 22nd Operations Group is among those honored. With over more than 500 volunteer hours, Jennifer Forness, wife of Maj. Jeffrey Forness, 384th Air Refueling Squadron navigator, won the 2013 McConnell Joan Orr

  • Air Advisor students fly, fight, win

    Students with the Air Advisor Academy here took part in a field training exercise (FTX) Feb. 1, 2013, here. The FTX is the culmination of all the expeditionary skills and language, region and cultural knowledge the 28 students have gained during their time at the academy. "When they first come to

  • Resiliency part 3: United we stand - Divided we fall

    Part 3 of 4There are roughly 7 billion people in the world, 314 million in the United States, and more than 329,000 in our U.S. Air Force. With so many people working and living in proximity to one another, it goes without saying that social resilience is an essential element of healthy