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  • 62nd, 446th AW complete record breaking Operation Deep Freeze season

    Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing, in conjunction with Reserve partners from the 446th AW, recently completed a record-setting 2011-2012 Operation Deep Freeze season.The ODF season began Aug. 20, 2011, with late winter flights known as WINFLY, and consisted of a 35-person team delivering supplies to

  • Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Travis

    Under Secretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton visited here March 8 to receive a first-hand look at Travis operations, which consists of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing and the 615th Contingency Response Wing - a total integrated force that makes up one of the Air Force's

  • AMC eases office communication

    Active-duty Airmen at the joint base received the Microsoft Office Communicator program through the Air Mobility Command network Feb. 27.What is this program and how does it work?The OC provides an easy-to-use interface that enables users to communicate in real time through instant messaging, audio

  • Air mobility maintainers help Air Force cut down fuel costs

    Air mobility maintainers are helping to secure the future by becoming more fuel efficient. Maintenance professionals are working to avoid future expenses by lightening loads on KC-135s and C-5s. They're also cutting back on use of gas-guzzling aircraft auxiliary power units.One initiative that is

  • AF officials announce manpower force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air

  • AMC vice commander: Saving fuel secures the future -- one gallon at a time

    Maintainers, aircrew members and aerial porters are changing the course of Air Mobility Command's future. AMC is the Defense Department's largest aviation fuel consumer. Avoiding fuel waste is one of our greatest opportunities to help DoD continue the mission within a constrained budget. If we don't

  • Holly Petraeus kicks off 'Military Saves' at JB MDL

    Holly Petraeus, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assistant director for the Office of Servicemember Affairs, hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday at the Timmermann Center here.Petraeus addressed the joint base community on the role of the CFPB, the resources they offer and how they are helping

  • Dover Airmen remember Korean War with ruck march at AMC museum

    Every year, during the bitter-cold winter months, service members and civilians from across the country converge on the Dover, Del., Air Mobility Command Museum to share in a time-honored tradition. Donning camouflage and combat boots, the four-man teams hoist 30-pound rucksacks onto each other's

  • Digital Air Wing Initiative brings Travis into 2012

    Born out of the Electronic Flight Bag Initiative for aircrew and intended to cut down on inefficiencies, the Digital Air Wing Initiative is now in effect at Travis.Inefficiencies are felt most where the work is taking place, whether it is repeatedly inputting data manually or attempting to find your