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  • AMC command chief plants seed of expectations in Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command's newly-appointed command chief, shared his expectations and hopes for the Airmen here, while outlining what is to come in the future.Kaiser, from AMC's headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as

  • Travis holds Viking Challenge 2011

    Twelve-hour relay - long day. Thirty-six teams - 2,768 miles run. Two beneficiaries - peace of mind and comfort. More than 350 service members and civilians from Travis, the local communities and Beale Air Force Base participated in the 2011 Viking Challenge Saturday.Viking Challenge is a 12-hour

  • New AMC command chief shares vision with Joint Base MDL Airmen

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command's newly-appointed command chief, on the second stop of his emersion tour of three East Coast AMC bases. A highlight of Kaiser's visit was the enlisted all-call for the Airmen of Joint

  • Red Cross honors Travis Airmen for saving lives

    One individual and two groups from Travis were recently honored at the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter's Solano County Heroes Breakfast for saving lives.Senior Airman Ryan Reyes, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, seven members of the 60th Maintenance Group and six individuals from the 21st

  • Making history as the inspector general revamps Air Force Inspection System

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott AFB recently earned an overall grade of "excellent" during the command's first-ever Consolidated Unit Inspection (CUI) administered by the Headquarters Air Mobility Command Inspector General. "The 375th Air Mobility Wing is to be commended for their willingness

  • Remembering 9-11-01: History shows AMC's response after terrorist attacks

    If you thumb through the volumes of Air Mobility Command history, many significant events are documented. The terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, are among them. On the morning of Sept. 11, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners and

  • Kyrgyz officials witness aerial refueling

    Airmen from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flew 20 Kyrgyz Republic distinguished guests on a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling orientation flight over Kyrgyzstan Sept. 2. The flight showcased aerial procedures during the refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III to key personnel from the

  • KC-135, C-5 engine water-wash test could reveal fuel savings

    Select KC-135 and C-5 engines are getting a good scrub, which could lead to future fuel and maintenance hour savings. Subcontractors have washed more than 340 out of 650 F108 and TF39 engines using atomized water in an Air Force Materiel Command-run test program. "We're hoping for not only fuel

  • South Pole airdrop delivers critical medical supplies in total darkness

    Airmen with the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here airdropped urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. The supplies will augment a South Pole medical team's treatment of an ailing civilian wintering there with the U.S. Antarctic

  • Exercise spans seas for mobility Airmen

    More than 40 members of the 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, or AMOS, traveled to the Republic of Korea, or ROK, recently, bringing their specialized expertise to the Ulchi Freedom Guardian, or UFG, exercise held annually across the Korean peninsula. Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011 took place Aug.