Overseas AMC unit works to relay cargo to key points across the globe

The 728th Air Mobility Squadron is at the frontline of efforts to deliver lifesaving cargo to several key locations across Eastern Europe, Southwest and Central Asia, and parts of Northern Africa.The 728th AMS is a tenant unit to the 39th Air Base Wing and is comprised of approximately 300

Scott AFB Airmen prepare for international skills competition

Airmen from Scott Air Force Base will travel to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., (McChord Field) to compete in the 2011 Air Mobility Rodeo competition July 24-29.Sponsored by Air Mobility Command, the event focuses on building international partnerships through competition. It features events

C-130 Hercules heats up for new decon test, evaluation at Little Rock

A ground-instructional C-130 on the west end of the flight line is undergoing tests to determine how heat and humidity affect the decontamination process for an aircraft contaminated with a simulated biological agent.The tests, which run through August, use bacillus thuringiensis, a

President Obama awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger

President Barack Obama awarded the country's highest military honor July 12 to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, an Army Ranger who was shot in both legs and had his hand blown off while saving his fellow Soldiers during a firefight in Afghanistan.Petry became only the second living veteran of the wars

Dorm Airmen compete in warrior challenge at Joint Base Charleston

More than 50 Airmen living in the Joint Base Charleston dormitories participated in the first Dorm Excellence Warrior Ethos Challenge  here July 12. Residents from six dormitories competed for points based on fitness, dormitory inspections, community involvement and camaraderie. "This Dorm

C-17 crews first to use new in-flight program to save fuel

This summer, C-17 crews will start saving more gas by using Mission Index Flying -- a new program that allows them to adjust their flight profile in real-time in order to maximize fuel efficiency while meeting mission objectives. The mobility air force enterprise expects to see a 1.25 to 1.5 percent

Contingency response team stands down from last shuttle support alert

An audience of millions watched the last launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. For the nearly 650 mobility Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing here, they saw a different finale -- an end to years of waiting for a call they thankfully never received. During every one of the 135 shuttle

Photos: McChord Field's newest C-17 Globemaster III

Photo essay: Pilot for a Day program at Scott AFB

Jared Anderson, who is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, was nominated to come to Scott AFB and be a pilot for a day recently. The programoooo gives seriously ill children a close up look at the Air Force.Click here for slideshow

Joint exercise hones 615th CRW capabilities for real-world missions

Soldiers and Airmen teamed up in a simulated deployed environment at Mackall Army Airfield approximately ten miles south of Pinehurst, N.C., in support of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division's joint operational access exercise from June 23 to 27. More than 100 Airmen from the 615th Contingency