Base dining transformation underway at four AMC bases

Would you like to purchase a sub sandwich at a food court near your work place using your meal card? If you are an Airman at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., MacDill AFB, Fla., Little Rock AFB, Ark., or Fairchild AFB, Wash., you may be able to do just that as a pilot program gets underway to transform

AMC's ops hub adjusts flights due to volcanic activity

Air Mobility Command operations in and around Europe have been adjusted as a large cloud of volcanic ash continues to impact flight operations across much of the continent, according to AMC officials.The 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, AMC's planning and execution hub at Scott Air Force Base,

From trainer to warrior

Besides the C-17s which arrive at Charleston hot off the assembly line, a different breed of bird also touches down in the Lowcountry to join the fight in providing global mobility.These aircraft arrive at Charleston when local C-17s are transferred to other bases, and for some of the new additions,

Reservists mobilized to support Afghanistan surge

More than 1,600 Air Force reservists went on active duty April 5 to support the Afghanistan surge operations.Aircrew members, aircraft maintainers, aerial porters and base operating support forces are among the reservists supporting the movement of an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

Air Force Aid helps family provide 'Hope for Max'

During the past six weeks, members of Team Charleston have had the opportunity to give back to four charities which aid Airmen and their families through the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which concludes April 16.Each of the four charities serves a specific purpose, but for Capt. Aaron High,

New to the wing, but no stranger to Scott

Air Mobility Command was only four-years-old when Capt. Kevin Webb arrived for his first assignment at Scott Air Force Base as the Chief of the Airlift Contingency Branch in the equally young 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center. Now, nearly 14 years and five more assignments to Scott later, the

Scott Airmen help rebuild Afghanistan

Senior Airmen Jacob King and Dean Walker, both from the 375th Communications Support Squadron, recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan where they served on Provincial Reconstruction Teams. "As a member of the PRT in Paktya, Afghanistan, and as a specialist in communications, I was

Aircrew put to test in SERE training

Base firefighters train for aircraft emergencies

Joint Base Charleston supports OEF build-up

Members of the 4th Marine Logistics Group, 4th Atlanta Support Battalion, Charlie Company here are moving shipments of mine-resistant, ambush-protected, all-terrain vehicles overseas to a number of remote locations supporting the build-up for Operation Enduring Freedom.M-ATVs are armored vehicles