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  • McChord Honor Guard named 2009 AMC Honor Guard Team of the Year

    The McChord Honor Guard Team has been named the 2009 Air Mobility Command Honor Guard Team of the Year. The Honor Guard Team has conducted 624 total funeral honors, to include final escort of 417 war veterans. In addition, they have performed flag folding at 225 retirement ceremonies and have

  • 375th AMW welcomes new commander

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. Michael Hornitschek, during a change of command ceremony Friday.During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander, accepted the guidon from Col. Gary Goldstone as he relinquished command and passed it on to Colonel

  • Gov. Quinn signs law easing school transitions in Illinois

    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the Interstate Compact on Education Opportunity for Military Children into law Monday at Scott Air Force Base while accompanied by U.S. Transportation Command Commander Gen. Duncan J. McNabb. The law should make it easier for military families with school-aged

  • 375th Medical Group honored for work with county H1N1 pandemic team

    The 375th Medical Group, as part of the St. Clair County H1N1 Pandemic Emergency Response Team, was recently awarded the 2010 Illinois Department of Public Health Director's Recognition Award for exemplary service provided in response to the H1N1 Pandemic.  The team received the award during the

  • S.C. legislation aids JB CHS Airmen and families

    For families moving to Joint Base Charleston this summer, life just got a whole lot easier with the passing of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children in South Carolina on June 11. "This is a really big win for our kids," said Elsa Summers, Community Readiness

  • Aerial porters continue to support worldwide air mobility operations

    Throughout the air mobility world, air transportation Airmen, or aerial porters, continue to play a vital role in operations.  Aerial port Airmen work at bases in the United States, Europe, the Pacific, throughout the deployed areas in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and throughout

  • Deployed wing honors fallen Scott EOD Airman with building dedication

    In a ceremony attended by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy, former Air Force Reserve and Scott Air Force Base explosives ordnance technician, Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell, Jr., was honored with a building dedication at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia.Airmen from the 380th Air

  • McConnell participates in multi-lateral exercise

    Team McConnell Airmen recently returned after concluding participation in a multi-lateral exercise in the northwestern United States June 25. The exercise, a 10-day joint operation that included Army participation, tested not only McConnell's non-stop Special Operations Air Refueling capabilities