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  • Movie event provides special experience for Little Rock AFB children

    While many families take watching a movie at a movie theater with their children for granted, 36 base children received a special treat at the base's theater Nov. 14.The children watched a special screening of the Disney movie "Finding Nemo." They all have needs that prohibit them from attending

  • Photo essay: Deployed AMC fuels Airman at work

    Senior Airman Levi Martin, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel laboratory technician deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, drops a hydrometer in a beaker of jet fuel to test the fuel density on Nov. 10, 2009. Airman Martin is deployed from Air Mobility Command's

  • Photo essay: Mobility warriors -- 'Panoramic view'

    Capt. Tom Armstrong, 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Squadron C-130 Hercules co-pilot , surveys the ground below from the cockpit of a C-130 during a mission over Iraq on Nov. 13, 2009. This is the 45th mission Captain Armstrong has conducted in-theater. C-130s are one of the air mobility aircraft that

  • Combat Airman Skills Training: Cadre at work

    During the Combat Airman Skills Training Course 10-1A at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here, more than 250 Airmen were trained in combat skills prior to deploying to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. To meet this task, the course is run by the "black hats" of the

  • Combat Airman Skills Training: 'Care under fire'

    During the Combat Airman Skills Training Course 10-1A at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here from Nov. 2 to 13, students in the course learned ways to care for their fellow Airmen while facing fire from "opposing forces."Called "care under fire," the training is in line with what was

  • Flexibility: The key to airpower...and Space-A

    Have you ever dreamed of climbing the steps of an Egyptian pyramid or schussing down a black diamond ski slope in Bavaria? Or is digging your toes in the sand on a Hawaiian beach more your speed? Regardless of your dream vacation destination, Space-Available travel; or Space-A, can help turn your

  • Drill team wows joint audience at JB MDL

    The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team conducted a drill performance here Nov. 16 for members of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.A 16-man team performed the 20-minute performance in Hangar 1823.As one of the Air Force's premier demonstration teams, the team is a traveling component of

  • AMC commander highlights importance of safety to the air mobility mission

    Dozens of safety experts from throughout Air Mobility Command gathered here Nov. 3-5 during the annual AMC Safety Conference. The theme of this year's conference was, "Back to Basics at Home and Work!"Throughout the three-day event, attendees were provided numerous briefings ranging from current and

  • CJCS sends Military Family Appreciation Week message

    (Note: The Department of Defense's Military Family Appreciation Week is Nov. 21-28, 2009.)As we count our blessings this month, America's Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serve day and night around the globe to defend our Nation. We are all very proud of them, and yet we should