JB MDL AF Honor Guard named best in AMC

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

15th Airlift Squadron returns home

More than 130 Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing returned home from a 120-day deployment to Southwest Asia when their aircraft touched down at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base March 6. "Our squadron did a fantastic job during the deployment and it is such a relief to have

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

Air Force chief of chaplains visits Fairchild

More than 300 people attended the 92nd Air Refueling Wing's 2012 National Prayer Luncheon March 2 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, where Team Fairchild members broke bread and enjoyed Spokane Valley's East Valley High School's, "The Strolling Strings."Keynote speaker, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil

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Air Force expands drug testing program to include abused prescription drugs

The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing

Phoenix Stripe continues to develop future AMC leaders

The Phoenix Stripe conference was held Feb. 27-March 2, at Air Mobility Command Headquarters here to develop NCOs and mid-grade civilians into future leaders by teaching leadership skills and illustrating how every Airman fits into the overall mission.Phoenix Stripe is a highly selective

Mobility Airmen around globe team up with cargo loading efficiency

More than 18 years ago when Master Sgt. Mitch Pykosz first became an air transportation Airman, the biggest thing in his work life may have been to do his to best learn how to build a cargo pallet for an aircraft. Now, as a team leader on Air Mobility Command's cargo precision loading program, he's

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