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  • 87 Forgotten Heroes remembered in Moses Lake

    Korean War veterans, families and friends and community members honored 87 "Forgotten Heroes" of a tragic Air Force C-124A Globemaster crash nearly six decades ago, at what was then Larson Air Force Base, during a memorial dedication ceremony at the Grant County International Airport here June 9. As

  • Service before self lives on in spirit

    When Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki deployed to Iraq in 2006, the 23-year-old explosive ordinance disposal technician dyed her hair a conservative brown "to make sure the males did not pay too much attention to the new, blonde Airman." Her reputation, she decided, was not going to center around her

  • Honor the nations' colors on Flag Day

    Many public buildings in towns and homes across America flew the nation's Flag June 14 in honor of Flag Day.A celebration of Continental Congress adoption of the American flag in the First Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, Flag Day was not officially recognized until President Harry Truman signed it

  • Could you be the next AMC Icon

    Air Mobility Command is searching for the next AMC Icon. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol.All AMC installations will conduct base level talent shows, around during July and August. Local contestants compete for $1000 in cash prizes. The top finishing Air

  • Colombian, U.S. loadmasters and aerial porters exchange ideas

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron aerial port and loadmaster team conducted several seminars with the Colombian air force, enhancing each other's logistical capabilities during the first week of an Air Mobility Command's Building Partner Capacity mission, at Commando Aéreo de Transporte

  • Scott's weather squadron will see influx of new Airmen

    The 15th Operational Weather Squadron at Scott Air Force Base will be receiving six to seven new Airmen every month due to the closure of the only two overseas regional weather forecast training hubs.After graduating an eight-month technical school at Kessler Air Force Base, Miss., Airmen have to

  • FOB Shank C-17 Accident Investigation Board complete

    Air Mobility Command released the results of its investigation into the Jan. 23, 2012, mishap involving a C-17A Globemaster III that landed at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.The Accident Investigation Board, convened by AMC, found that the cause of the mishap was the pilot and co-pilot