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  • AFSO 21: AMC office seeks to solve problems in eight steps

    In life, it can take as many as eight steps to solve a problem. However, according to the Air Force's Smart Operations for the 21st Century program, eight steps to solve any problem is all it should take. "The eight-step process is a more disciplined approach to problem solving," said Col. Mark

  • Photo essay: AMC in action -- Air refueling over Afghanistan

    U.S. Air Force fighter planes are refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan on Sept. 25, 2009. The KC-135 is one of Air Mobility Command's leading air refueling aircraft supporting deployed operations for both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. These photos highlight

  • Photo essay: Mobility Warriors -- C-17 maintenance in Southwest Asia

    Maintenance Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron performs service on a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept. 24, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Airmen from the 8th EAMS ramp section provide fleet services for all aircraft at their deployed location.The 8th EAMS is a unit that supports

  • Air Force security forces, DOD police collaborate to keep joint base secure

    As part of the ongoing joint base effort, Department of Defense police at Lakehurst and Fort Dix will merge into the Air Force security forces squadron at McGuire Air Force Base effective Oct. 1. Officials said this merger will ensure a seamless -- and secure -- transition to the new Joint Base

  • Final KC-135E Stratotanker retires at Davis-Monthan

    It was a historical day on the flightline here Sept. 23, as the last KC-135E model touched down after its final flight. The aircraft, which served the Air Force for more than 50 years, will now spend its days basking in the sun in the "boneyard" and providing much needed parts to the rest of the

  • Air Force officials begin search for new aerial tanker

    Senior Department of Defense and Air Force officials announced the rollout of the KC-X Acquisition Program at a Pentagon briefing Sept. 24. Air Force leaders are seeking a replacement for the KC-135 Stratotanker that has been a stalwart of the tanker fleet for more than 53 years. Today, the

  • DOD officials announce requirement for new aerial tanker competition

    The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here Sept. 24. Mr. Lynn, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Ashton B. Carter, defense undersecretary for

  • AMC welcomes news of KC-X tanker request for proposal

    The announcement of the KC-X tanker request for proposal Sept. 24 in a Pentagon briefing is welcomed news for Air Mobility Command. "This is a great day not only for Air Mobility Command, which operates our nation's fleet of aerial refueling aircraft, but also for our country as this is a capability

  • Mobility Warriors: McChord's PNAF Airmen strive to be the best

    As a security forces Airman at a previous duty location, Tech. Sgt. Matt Thompson would routinely patrol the base, keeping a close watch on the missiles and nuclear cargo that would come in and out of the installation.While securing the activity on the flightline surrounding the nuclear mission,