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Sept. 28, 2011
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
Sept. 28, 2011
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
Sept. 28, 2011
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
Sept. 27, 2011
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
Sept. 27, 2011
Dover Airmen 'meet and greet' with AMC command chief

Team Dover was on display when Chief Master Sgt. Richard Kaiser, Air Mobility Command's new command chief master sergeant, paid a visit to the base Sept. 26, 2011. Kaiser replaced Chief Master Sgt. David Spector in August, and is visiting all AMC bases. According to Kaiser, his visit to Dover Air
Sept. 27, 2011
Joint Base Charleston Airmen visit, support Navy guided missile cruiser

Leadership from Joint Base Charleston, including more than 30 Airmen, Sailors and civilians, welcomed the crew from the guided-missile cruiser, USS Vicksburg, Sept. 23, pier side in downtown Charleston. Vicksburg moored at the port of Charleston for a three day port visit.More than 20 Sailors and
Sept. 26, 2011
Photo essay: New commandant leads Expeditionary Operations School

Maj. Gen. William Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presents the Expeditionary Operations School guidon to Col. Patrick Owens on Sept. 26, 2011, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Owens took command from Col. Mark Ellis. The
Sept. 26, 2011
AMC team earns Air Force recognition for efficiency, effectiveness; recognizes command's continuing efforts

The Command Air Transportation and Traffic Cargo Managers Team from Headquarters Air Mobility Command here was one of five teams recognized Sept. 20 with an Air Force Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award during the Air Force Association's 2011 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in
Sept. 26, 2011
18th Air Force welcomes new commander

Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice in a change of command ceremony today at the Scott Club here. "The flag that we're passing today is significant ... it's the flag, it's the guidon, it's the colors of the Eighteenth Air Force,"
Sept. 25, 2011
Fairchild receives new transfer fuel line

Project and construction managers here, along with Garco Construction, are in the process of finishing up a construction project which was awarded in June 2010 and began in August that year. The construction team has installed a new fuel transfer line that runs from off-base stretching nearly across

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