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  • In Praise of War Stories

    Anyone who ever told a flying story started with "There I was ... "You may call them war stories, bar stories, hangar-flying stories, or anything else, but when military personnel with some slack time get together, there is a good chance someone will start telling tales. In the Air Force, these are

  • Preventing Fuel Leaks

    In the past few months, I've seen safety reports from the C-17 community (USAF and international customers) about fuel leaking from cargo and the accuracy of Center of Gravity (CG) markings on vehicles and heavy equipment. As we increase the tempo of removing equipment from the Area of

  • Winter Weather Advisory

    The phrase "winter weather advisory" can only mean one thing here in southwest Ohio. It means things are about to get ugly: snow and ice, sleet, freezing rain, and those cold temperatures. One of the things I love about the area where I live is the change of the seasons. With each season, there are

  • At Eight Miles a Minute!

    Arguably, no one knows the complexities and frustrations of air mobility better than AMC's aircrews. While our effectiveness as "mission hackers" is largely due to our vaunted adaptability and flexibility, human factors experts claim these same traits are sometimes the very reason for human and,

  • Speed, Safety, Success Through Leadership

    Those of us who have sworn to support and defend our Nation understand that someday we may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice. We accept and understand that responsibility as an acknowledged risk in service to our country. However, that doesn't mean we are allowed to be careless with our

  • Travis' 621st CRW keeps budget lean with humanitarian relief simulation

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing is known as Air Mobility Command's 911 force and can be tasked to provide a broad array of mission sets ranging from contingency response to humanitarian relief operations. They stand on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.In an effort to remain proficient at

  • Ground broken on second Fisher House

    More than 200 invited guests, Solano County dignitaries, Travis base leadership, news media, radio personalities and friends of the Travis Fisher House gathered Wednesday to witness history repeat itself. For the second time in two decades, ceremonial shovels dug into the ground to mark the breaking

  • McChord Couple recognized at Red Cross Heroes breakfast

    Staff Sgt. Angelo Figueroa, 10th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and his spouse Kristine were recently recognized as the Good Samaritan Award recipients at the Mount Rainier Chapter Red Cross Heroes breakfast, Oct. 23, 2013 in Tacoma, Wash. The ceremony, in its 20th year, recognizes heroic achievements

  • Sharing is learning

    Blog or website? Book or MP3? App or software?The Air Mobility Command Enterprise Learning Office created the Learning Resources site for Mobility Airmen's input on their preferred learning resources, both personal and professional.The ELO's mission is to transform AMC into a premier Air Force

  • Mauritanian Airmen visit JBMDL, CRW

    The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron takes multiple trips each year to work alongside of African partner nations. Mauritania returned the favor with a visit of their own Sept. 15 to 20. Capt. Ahmed Babow, Mauritanian Islamic Air Force (FAIM) Atar base commander from Atar, Mauritania, and