AMC wins Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

Air Mobility Command was recognized with its eighth Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Jan. 22.  Air Force officials announced the 2008-2009 U.S. Air Force unit awards naming 16 units among the Air Force's best in five categories.The AFOEA recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of

C-17 Stage office keeps fleet moving

When Charleston Air Force Base became the air hub for C-17 Globemaster III's providing relief supplies of water, food and medical needs, the 437th Airlift Wing established a C-17 stage to manage the vast number of aircrews supporting Operation Unified Response."As support for Operation Unified

AMC Airmen continue aeromedical evacuation relief in Haiti

After flying two missions in less than three days, a Critical Care Air Transport Team flew on a third mission as part of Air Mobility Command's aeromedical evacuation mission to Haiti on Jan. 23 and 24.The three-member CCATT, assigned to the 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

Aeromedical evacuation 'angels' rescue injured Haitians

"Don't leave me," said a young Haitian girl, her arms and head bandaged after being badly burned. She reached out to a nearby nurse, "Am I going to die?""No, not today. Don't you worry," said the nurse. The girl settled back onto her litter.Farther down the row of litters a Haitian man was chanting,

Dover C-17 Globemaster III crew delivers cargo to Haiti

Airmen from the 3rd Airlift Squadron flying a C-17 Globemaster III  transported disaster relief supplies and military personnel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 19.The C-17 arrived in Haiti in the late evening of Jan. 19 with nearly 90,000 pounds of cargo to be dropped off in support of Operation

MacDill MASF arrives in Haiti

A team from MacDill AFB, Fla. arrived Jan. 21 at the Port-au-Prince airport to assist with the ongoing relief efforts here.The 6th Medical Group sent one of their 13-person Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facilities here to help prepare patients for medical aero evacuation to other treatment

AMC hosts Phoenix Stripe leadership conference for NCOs

Since 1998, Air Mobility Command has sponsored a program aimed at providing a select group of noncommissioned officers additional leadership skills and to show them how they affect the mission.Last week, 88 NCOs and civilians from around AMC traveled to Scott for the five-day Phoenix Stripe

UPDATE: AMC continues supporting Haiti relief operations

Air Mobility Command has flown more than 473 sorties in support of Haiti relief efforts, rushing food, water and medical supplies to the people of Haiti.In fact, since Jan. 13, AMC has delivered nearly 2,250 tons of cargo and about 2,000 passengers to Haiti and evacuated nearly 2,000 American

Photo essay: KC-10 departs for combat air refueling mission

A maintenance Airman directs a KC-10 Extender from its parking area as the plane moves out for a combat air refueling mission during operations on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 22, 2009. The KC-10, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron of the

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