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  • AMC passenger terminal becomes pet hotel for a night in Yokota

    Often when people think of the Air Mobility Command Passenger Terminal here, they think of people coming and going, not a place for housing pets.But a "pet hotel" is exactly what the terminal became Dec. 30 when a snow storm in South Korea grounded a Yokota AB-bound Patriot Express, keeping the

  • 21st EMTF moves forward in JB-MDL change of command ceremony

    Brig. Gen. Scott Goodwin took command of the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force from Brig. Gen. Michael Kim in a ceremony here, Jan 7. General Kim was given temporary command of the 21st EMTF in August 2010 when its previous commander, Brig. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, was deployed to Kabul,

  • CCATT brings ICU to battlefield, gives patients better chance in Afghanistan

    He walks into the Kandahar Role 3 Hospital with his medical bags in tow. Minus a few dusty footprints at the doorway from the outside environment, it resembles any other hospital complete with the clean, sterile smell -- a scent absent anywhere else on the airfield in Afghanistan which is noted for

  • JETs help move Afghanistan mission

    Most Airmen know that Air Force jets move cargo, personnel and equipment in and out of theater. But for some Airmen, this type of jet doesn't exactly rack up flight time. This JET is really a Joint Expeditionary Tasking in which several Transit Center at Manas Airmen are assigned to the Army to

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 62nd OSS keeps McChord in flight

    The broad term "operation support" is thrown around and often spoken of at the 62nd Airlift Wing. But what exactly does that term entail?The 62nd Operations Support Squadron, foundation of the 62nd Operations Group, provides direct support to each and every flying mission at McChord Field. "The 62nd

  • Travis AFB's DGMC nabs 60 AMC-level medical awards

    Christmas came early for 60 people assigned to the David Grant USAF Medical Center as Air Mobility Command announced Dec. 16 the command award winners for the Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards Program.In a message from Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., AMC commander, DGMC units, individuals and

  • MacDill HAWC earns AMC top honors

    Winning recognition is something the MacDill Health and Wellness Center has gotten used to, but when news came recently that it had once again won Air Mobility Command HAWC of the year, the feeling, as go the lyrics of a famous rock ballad, was "like the very first time."Not only was it not the

  • Teddy Bear Drop shows difference a single Airman can make

    People ask, "What difference can an ordinary Airman make?" The answer is, "A lot," said Chief Master Sgt. Craig Hall, 6th Mission Support Group.His assessment was proven recently by Airman 1st Class Derek Furlong, a 6th Maintenance Squadron journeyman, who in a regular meeting for dorm residents

  • Airlift unit returns to Joint Base Lewis-McChord after 120-day deployment

    More than 120 Airmen from the 4th Airlift Squadron returned Jan. 6 after a 120-day deployment in support of operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.The 4th AS Airmen were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to an overseas contingency