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Dec. 3, 2009
Department of Defense focuses on F-35 costs, fair tanker competition

Pentagon officials are working to halt spiraling costs in the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft program, while ensuring competition for a new refueling tanker remains fair to all contenders, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said in New York City Dec. 2. Deputy Secretary
Dec. 2, 2009
Top USAF chief addresses deliberate development of mobility Airmen

Today's Airmen are more skilled, trained and educated than they've ever been, said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy to an audience of approximately 4,000 people at the 41st Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention and Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30. To maintain that
Dec. 2, 2009
Youth center programs can keep kids engaged during holiday season

As the holidays near, some parents face the prospect of hyperactive children or bored teenagers hanging around the house. Many base youth centers will offer activities to keep them positively engaged. During the Year of the Air Force Family, AMC is increasing awareness about existing programs that
Dec. 1, 2009
AMC en-route locations: Yokota AMOG commander discusses importance of worldwide mobility presence

Since Col. Mark Baker took command of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in June 2008 when the unit activated, he's seen the unit take its mission to new levels.As a sub-unit of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, the 515th AMOG provides
Dec. 1, 2009
Mobility Airman named 'Warrior of the Week' at deployed base

Capt. Rich Martin, deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Operations Group at an undisclosed base here, was named the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing "Warrior of the Week" for the first week of December 2009 for multiple accomplishments during his deployment.Deployed from Air Mobility Command's Travis Air
Dec. 1, 2009
Energy conservation requires shift in culture

The Air Force is committed to conserving energy, and this takes a long-term change in the way Airmen think."Saving energy shouldn't be a task that we struggle to find time to do while at work, but rather a lifelong attitude we apply to all we do," Col. Mark A. Ruse, chief of the AMC Civil
Nov. 30, 2009
Former MAC commander remembered

Gen. Paul K. Carlton, former commander of the Military Airlift Command, passed away Nov. 23 at the age of 88 in San Antonio, Texas. General Carlton was commander of MAC from Sept. 26, 1972, to March 31, 1977."General Carlton's accomplishments as a commander will be remembered and honored; he
Nov. 30, 2009
JCA CONOP test finding success in Iraq

According to air mobility experts on the ground in Iraq, initial results of the ongoing U.S. Army direct support mission Concept of Operations test there indicate what Air Force and Air Mobility Command officials have said all along: the Air Force supports this mission 100 percent.The CONOP test
Nov. 30, 2009
South New Jersey community shares holiday spirit with deploying service members

Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors took a break from the combat training field at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 26 to indulge in a Thanksgiving Day feast with supporters of the military from the local community.Military members currently attending pre-deployment combat skills training
Nov. 25, 2009
AMC grieves the passing of former commander -- Gen. Paul K. Carlton

It is with great sadness that we received the news today of the passing of Gen. Paul K. Carlton, a great Airman, warrior, and former commander of Air Mobility Command. His accomplishments as a commander will be remembered and honored; he embodied the core values of integrity, service before self,