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  • Photo essay: McChord Airmen honor fallen

    McChord Field Base Honor Guard Airmen as well as nine volunteer Airmen honored fallen Tuskegee Airman 1st Lt. Eldridge Freeman on May 28, 2010. Among the volunteers was Major Gregory Kuzma, 62nd Aerial Port, Deputy Squadron Commander. "Being here today reminded me what it means to serve in the

  • McConnell Hosts 2010 Tanker Summit

    Sixteen air refueling wing commanders from various Air Force bases gathered at McConnell for the 2010 May Tanker Summit May 26.The summit, which began September 2008, has been held three times a year at tanker bases throughout Air Mobility Command. The summits are part of an initiative that enables

  • CSAF visits Grand Forks Airmen; speaks at UAS summit

    The Air Force chief of staff visited the "Warriors of the North" May 21, as part of a trip to North Dakota to speak to both Airmen and aviation industry leaders.Gen. Norton Schwartz hosted an Airmen's Call for the 319th Air Refueling Wing before heading downtown to be the keynote speaker at the

  • C-17 brings global airlift capability to Southwest Asia base

    A C-17 Globemaster III deployed from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., stopped at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010, for a deployed airlift mission. The C-17 stopped at the base to deliver cargo and passengers for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing area of operations. According to its

  • Photo essay: C-21 crew brings airlifter to Southwest Asia base

    Aircrew members flew a C-21 airlifter to a non-disclosed base here as part of a mission May 19, 2010, for U.S. Central Command operations to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.During its stop with the 380th AEW, the C-21 refueled and dropped off cargo and passengers.According to its Air Force and Air

  • KC-10 flight engineer reaches 400 combat missions in Southwest Asia

    It took 11 deployments of working on two different airframes and more than 1,900 flying hours to achieve, but Master Sgt. Clifford C. Hughes surpassed more than 400 combat missions as a flight engineer May 21, 2010, at a non-disclosed base here.Sergeant Hughes, a KC-10 Extender instructor flight

  • AMC squadron commander receives Bronze Star for deployed service

    Lt. Col. Charles Henderson, Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, received a Bronze Star on May 25 here for deployed service after returning from Iraq.Colonel Henderson accepted the decoration from Lt. Gen. Rusty Findley, Air Mobility Command vice commander, after serving in

  • Back to Basics - Leadership at All Levels

    With the Critical Days of Summer right around the corner Air Mobility Command senior leaders are asking Airmen to be safe and cautious.Every year between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Air Force sees a rise accidents and fatalities of its Airmen and their families. This year's theme is, "Back to

  • Scott building renamed in honor of special agent

    On Nov. 1, 2007, Special Agents Thomas Crowell, David Weiger and Nathan Schuldheiss were in a vehicle near Balad Air Base, Iraq that was struck by an improvised explosive device killing all three of them. Agent Crowell, who was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment

  • World class guitarist joins forces with Band of Mid-America

    The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America hosted a unique guest May 18 to rehearse with their rock band, Starlifter. Jennifer Batten, a solo artist and former guitarist with Michael Jackson, came to Scott Air Force Base to rehearse with the band in preparation for a future joint concert in the