Electronic flight bags could boost operational safety, effectiveness

Just as emergency doctors might thumb through tons of pages of manuals to reference follow-on care procedures for a patient they just stabilized, mobility aircrew members sift through volumes of reference materials in the cockpit during in-flight emergencies. Today's technology makes it easy to turn

KC-10 cargo load training facility opens doors

A new KC-10 cargo load training facility has opened here. The structure, officials say, is the first of its kind in the Air Force as a facility for cargo load training on the KC-10 Extender did not exist before. The building allows Airmen to train on cargo loading without an aircraft.Before the

Photos: SERE jump training

Committed to caring in CAF: AMC holds command-wide leadership training for youth coordinators

For the second straight year, Air Mobility Command Headquarters here hosted youth coordinators from across all AMC bases to take part in a Boys and Girls Clubs of America advanced leadership training opportunity. Twenty-four "hand-selected" youth coordinators were led in training by Sidney Boyd,

Photos: First sergeants host unaccompanied Airmen holiday feast at McChord

Sweet treats delivered to Airmen

Thousands of homemade cookies were collected, bagged and delivered to dormitory residents Dec. 9, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.Nearly 400 single service members of McConnell and 50 patients at the Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Regional Medical Center received more than 5,000 cookies as

ALS students leave lasting impression on third graders

Many children outside of the Air Force, Army, Marines or Navy don't get the opportunity to experience the jobs and troops at a military installation first hand, but that wasn't the story for one group of students.Joint Base Charleston's Airman Leadership School invited more than 30 third grade

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NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth visits Travis

The commissary here held a "Green Machine" race Dec. 11 officiated by NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth. The race consisted of two-person teams from four different squadrons. These teams competed in a 16 squadron event in November to be the final teams in Monday's event.Along with bragging rights for their