305th MXG officers win AMC award, compete at Air Force level

Two 305th Maintenance Group officers were recently recognized as the Air Mobility Command nominees for the Air Force 2011 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Maintenance Award for their respective categories.Maj. Ash Cannon, 305th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander, and Capt. Gary Charland, 605th

Travis Airmen transport vice president to Iraq

A Travis C-17 Globemaster III flown by the 21st Airlift Squadron, descended Nov. 29, 2011, into Baghdad International Airport during a top secret mission to bring Vice President Joe Biden to Iraq for the last time before the Dec. 31, 2011, troop withdrawal. Flying completely blacked out, the

Fairchild loses three positions in civilian restructuring

Base officials announced Jan. 12 that three civilian personnel positions will be eliminated here as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force Jan. 11.Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.Air Force officials announced 4,500

Fairchild security forces to carry Tasers

In the coming weeks, 92nd Security Forces Squadron patrol members and installation entry controllers will be outfitted with Tasers in addition to their 9mm pistols and M-4 rifles.In an effort to have additional less than lethal force options, the 92nd SFS have planned the implementation of the Taser

Memorial Service held for military working dog at Fairchild

A memorial service was held at the Deel Community Center here Jan. 5 for a 92nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog."Lucky" died of cancer last September at age 10 after surviving five tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. Lucky, a Belgian Malinois, was assigned to Fairchild

Grand Forks Airman headed to Super Bowl

For the second straight year, a Grand Forks Airman will be heading to football's biggest stage to attend an all-expenses paid trip to Super Bowl XLVI.Senior Airman Matthew Burt entered the Air Force-wide "Football Frenzy" contest, in which one winner is selected for each major command.Col. Timothy

Travis announces additional civilian workforce reductions

Travis Air Force Base will further reduce support function costs during a second round of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2012 Civilian Workforce Restructure. On Nov. 2, 2011, the Air Force announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce-- the addition of 5,900 positions against the Air Force's

AMC Passenger Travel to be more predictable

Select passenger terminals across Air Mobility Command are establishing Facebook pages to provide passengers more predictability when it comes to space-available and -required passengers.The overall goal of the AMC Space-A Facebook program is to use social media to expand knowledge about Space-A

Photos: 'The real backpack' at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Scott AFB affected by second round of civilian restructuring efforts

Air Force officials announced Jan. 11 the second round of civilian position restructuring efforts to align with fiscal year 2010 funding targets as directed by the Secretary of Defense.As a result, the total number of positions eliminated at Scott AFB is 351, with 128 of those positions already