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  • Services Airmen train, practice use of expeditionary kitchen at Eagle Flag

    Some Airmen might not think a hot meal is a big deal, but for Airmen at a bare base a meal not named "MRE" can bring a few happy and hungry faces to the dinner table. That's where Airmen from the Air Force services career field deployed to Eagle Flag come in to play. When service members arrive at a

  • Fight the base, Recover the base

    Fight the base. Recover the base. Win the war! Not only is this the new 'rally cry' for the 375th Mission Support Group, but it is also the concept behind a benchmark program at Scott Air Force Base aimed at changing the way the Air Force thinks, trains and operates. The idea for Fight the Base and

  • Air Force plans to deactivate Willow Grove wing

    Air Force Reserve Command officials briefed congressional leaders today on plans to deactivate the command's 913th Airlift Wing located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Willow Grove, Pa. The deactivation process would result in personnel authorizations being removed Oct. 1, 2007. The Air

  • McGuire Airman fatally wounded

    An Airman from McGuire AFB was fatally wounded in an incident as he and his wife attempted to leave a club early Dec. 17 in Philadelphia. Airman 1st Class Lam Mai Ho was an air transportation apprentice in the 819th Global Support Squadron based at McGuire AFB. The incident is under investigation by

  • AMC announces senior leader assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior leader assignments: Maj. Gen. (Sel) Mark R. Zamzow, Inspector General, Headquarters AMC, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., will become director, Intelligence and Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Education and

  • AMC 'Total Force' rushes to aid of Russian sailors

    Air Mobility Command active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard units pulled together Aug. 5 in a Total Force effort to rescue seven Russian sailors trapped in a submarine 625 feet below the ocean surface. The Russian sub became tangled in a fishing net Aug. 4 during a military exercise off

  • Dips Branch carries AMC aircraft over foreign soil

    Long before an Air Mobility Command aircraft crosses into airspace above foreign soil, a group of people within the Tanker Airlift Control Center here have taken steps to ensure that aircraft is cleared to fly there.Those "steps" include creating and sending messages to U.S. embassies, tracking

  • AMC outstanding Airmen to be recognized at April 15 banquet

    The Air Mobility Command Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year Banquet is April 15 at the Scott AFB Club.During the banquet -- which honors the command's 12 Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year finalists -- AMC officials will announce the command's four nominees for the Air

  • AMC Airmen to be recognized during April 15 banquet

    The Air Mobility Command Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year Banquet is April 15 at the Scott AFB Club.Attendees at this year's banquet will receive a special coin commemorating the event. The front of the coin contains enlisted ranks (chevrons) circling the Earth, signifying the