New AMC command chief shares vision with Joint Base MDL Airmen

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command's newly-appointed command chief, on the second stop of his emersion tour of three East Coast AMC bases. A highlight of Kaiser's visit was the enlisted all-call for the Airmen of Joint

AMC offers incentives for ideas during Energy Awareness Month

Air Mobility Command is offering free incentives for energy-saving ideas during its second annual Fuels, Energy, and Environment (FEE) Idea Campaign Oct. 1-30 during Energy Awareness Month.AMC military members and civilians who submit eligible fuel, energy or environmental conservation initiatives

McChord maintainers fuel the fight

Photos: Air Force, Coast Guard perform water survival training

Scott AFB officer reflects on winning Air Force Marathon female division

In a first-ever win, 28-year-old Capt. Sarah Thomas, a family medicine resident from the 375th Medical Group here, crossed the Air Force Marathon's 26.2 mile finish line in 2:58:51, placing 19th overall among 13,000 runners."I have always been a runner, and I just love to run," said the former track

Travis Airmen test equipment with AMC headquarters

Members of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron worked alongside Airmen from Air Mobility Command Headquarters to perform a special test Sept. 21 on an all-terrain forklift at Travis. The test is designed to measure the amount of stress an attachment on the forks of the vehicle can withstand. The

Team McChord delivers critical medical supplies to South Pole in total darkness

For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole.Airmen from the 62nd AW teamed up with the 446th AW to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole

Red Cross honors Travis Airmen for saving lives

One individual and two groups from Travis were recently honored at the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter's Solano County Heroes Breakfast for saving lives.Senior Airman Ryan Reyes, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, seven members of the 60th Maintenance Group and six individuals from the 21st

When to contact a commercial travel office

Commercial Travel Offices, or CTOs, are contracted to support travel arrangements made both in conjunction with the Defense Travel System, or DTS, and outside that system. The questions and answers below will assist travelers in determining when it may be necessary to call a CTO directly and when

12-year heat plant decentralization program reaches completion

An Air Mobility Command energy-saving project begun in the late 1990s ended with the completion of work to decentralize the heat plant at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The command is now completely centralized heat plant free, officials said."Centralized heat plants are inherently