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NEWS

  • Scott Inn scores well in 2009 accreditation

    Patrons of Scott Inn here can rest easy during their stay knowing the facility is a well-accredited Air Force lodging facility. Scott Inn underwent an accreditation Sept. 9 to 11 by Air Force Services Agency and passed with an 89.9 percent. Two Air Force lodging evaluators examined 499 areas of

  • Grand Forks AFB receives national recognition 16 years in a row

    Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., received a Tree City USA Community Award for the 16th straight year during an Arbor Day celebration Sept. 29. "A community, its elected officials and its citizens that provide needed care for its trees deserves recognition and thanks," said John Rosenow, chief

  • Communications present no 'show-stoppers' in joint-base endeavor

    Personnel from the 87th Communications Squadron finished preparing 300 computers here Sept. 18 to be installed at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in support of the joint-base endeavor. Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base and NAES Lakehurst are all combining support services in accordance with a

  • Polish air force commander learns AMC's mission

    The Polish air force commander visited Air Mobility Command Sept. 23 as part of a multi-stop tour consisting of several U.S. Air Force installations to specifically focus on and learn about U.S. airlift capability. Lt. Gen. Andrzej Blasik, Poland's air force commander, visited AMC because he is

  • AMC Safety reviews 2009 'Back to Basics' campaign

    Remaining numbers are still trickling in and being quantified by Air Mobility Command's safety experts, but so far all statistics reflect that AMC's Critical Days of Summer campaign to educate its people and prevent mishaps was successful. "We had a slight decrease in the number of reportable

  • A/TA Hall of Fame inductee honored at Scott AFB

    Retired Maj. Gen. Robert B. Patterson, the 19th person to be inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame, was honored in a special ceremony at Air Mobility Command Headquarters Sept. 24 for his "52 years of selfless devotion to mobility forces." General Patterson was first officially

  • Grand Forks Airmen help WWII vets see well deserved memorial

    Fifty Grand Forks Air Force Base Airmen volunteered to help out with the Northern Valley Honor Flight Sept. 25 at Red River High School in Grand Forks, N.D. More than 100 World War II veterans arrived at the school with family and friends, for the second Northern Valley Honor Flight this year. This

  • Aviano's 724th AMS opens doors to new NATO terminal

    Air Mobility Command's 724th Air Mobility Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy processed their first passengers this week following the opening of the new passenger and air freight terminal Sept. 10. The new 34,000-plus square-foot facility is located approximately a quarter-mile down the street past

  • 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