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  • 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

  • AMC's new command CMSgt: 'Be Ready!'

    It was 1982 when Airman Basic Dave Spector, lugging a toolbox more than half his weight, followed Staff Sgt. Ernie Cota to perform some maintenance on the running C-5 that was preparing to take off. Now, nearly 28 years later, as Air Mobility Command's new command chief master sergeant, that first

  • Photo essay: Air Force C-17 airdrops supplies to Marines in Afghanistan

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops supplies outside Forward Operating Base Golestan in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 28, 2009. U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment rely on supply drops to keep operations running smoothly while