Deployed wing closes out strong year in Kandahar

As they wrap up their first calendar year of existence, the Airmen of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, have a lot to reflect upon and expectations to live up to as they move into 2011."The men and women of the 451st AEW continue to amaze me and exceed expectations

AMC outlines mission, vision and focus areas for new year

Visitors can now view the updated Air Mobility Command Vision, Mission &Focus Areas Brochure by clicking on the front page of the public Web site.From relief operations in Haiti and Pakistan to combat support in Afghanistan, Air Mobility Forces are making a positive difference globally in the lives

McChord home to AMC's Financial Management Airman of the Year

While working at Costco before enlisting in the Air Force, Senior Airman Jesse Hughes remembers that there were always days where the hours would just creep by before it was time to go home.That's far from the case nowadays for the 25-year-old Airman.Airman Hughes, who works in the 62nd Comptroller

JB Lewis-McChord airlift unit deploys for overseas contingency operations

More than 100 Airmen assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron departed McChord Field Dec. 28 for a 120-day deployment in support of the Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. "We are a unique squadron deploying at a unique time." said Lt. Col. Eric Carney, 7th AS commander. "We have a lot of

C-17 marks 2 millionth flight hour during airdrop

This month, the C-17 Globemaster III celebrated its two millionth flight hour.  As a testament to the C-17 mission tempo, the aircraft passed its two millionth flight hour just four years after passing its the first million hour mark -- and the first million hours took 16 years to reach.

Fairchild NCO earns AMC comptroller award

Master Sgt. Carnella Brown from the 92nd Comptroller Squadron was named Dec. 8  the Air Mobility Command Financial Management NCO of the Year for 2010. "Sergeant Brown is a go-getter," said Senior Master Sgt. Shenita Meriwether, 92nd CPTS superintendent. "I can give her a project and not worry about

Team McConnell breaks out holiday singing voices

Joint Base MDL senior NCO supports EOD training event in Kyrgystan

For the fifth time since July 2009, explosive ordnance disposal Airmen with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, held an information exchange with their EOD counterparts in the Kyrgz military Dec. 16.Among those Airmen supporting the

9-year-old joins 4th Airlift Squadron at McChord

After bouncing around from foster home to foster home, Mark Moore Jr. is relieved to be with a loving family during the holiday season. The 9-year-old Tacoma, Wash., native was selected by members of the 4th Airlift Squadron to participate in their "Pilot for a Day" program Dec. 17.Pilot for a Day

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