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  • Report details causes of December accident

    Air Mobility Command released the results of its accident investigation board regarding a Dec. 1, 2014,  mid-air collision near Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C.A C-130H assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve Command), and a C-27J assigned to the Army Special Operations Command

  • AMC communications director wins national awards

    Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all we do. Every Airman recognizes these tenets, but sometimes there are individuals who truly personify the core values each of us are charged to uphold. Colonel Rob Lyman is one of those Airmen.On February 4, 2015, Federal Computer Week announced

  • If You Can't Turn it Down, Block it Out! Preventing Hearing Loss

    If you are reading this article, chances are very good that you are involved in some way in the mobility world, the flying world, or both. All of us who live and work in and around these environments need to make sure we are protecting ourselves from their varied risks. One of those risks is damage

  • Just How "All Right" are "Two Red and Two White?"

    If you weren't taught how to use Vertical Glideslope Indicators (VGSI) for landing before your first night flight, I'm betting you heard about it soon thereafter: "Fly two red and two white, and you're alright ..." The point of this article isn't to counter that beginner's level "instruction" or old

  • A Memorable Visit

    Sean Doolittle tugged gently on his bushy red beard and soaked in a history lesson as he strolled the halls of the Travis Heritage Center July 21. He was taken through a time machine of Air Force lineage - a lineage he is all too familiar with.Military life indeed hits close to home for the Oakland

  • Airmen and Soldiers conduct joint training

    Airmen and Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a water training exercise at American Lake here July 14 and 15, 2014. Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron's Red Team practiced helocasting alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special

  • Train to fly: boom simulator operator

    At MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, pilot and boom aircrew continuation training is conducted to ensure personnel have the necessary skills to complete the mission efficiently. "Training allows aircrew to experience various malfunctions that cannot be safely experienced in flight," explained Mark

  • 90 in 90 program changes

    Physical training testing can be a stressful event for military members. Multiple failures can end otherwise promising careers. This process can be even more stressful for Airmen who have fallen out of shape due to injury, childbirth or their own lack of motivation.Those Airmen may pass their tests

  • Extending the reach: refueling the air-policing mission

    The U.S. Air Force is executing the NATO mission of Icelandic Air Policing from Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, and a major part of the operation is aerial refueling.Among the Airmen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group are those specialized in operating and maintaining the KC-135

  • Life Cycle of an ASAP Report

    What really happens when you submit an ASAP? Will logging in with my CAC identify me for later punishment? These questions are asked more often than you might think. Rumors range from automatically getting you Q3'd when you hit "Submit" to lying in wait to ambush you at some future date. The actual