Expeditionary Center instructors applying RODEO lessons learned to aerial port courses

Who says instructors can't learn a few new things? For two air transportation career field instructors at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Mobility Operations School at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., they are taking lessons they learned during Air Mobility RODEO 2009, held in July,

New look 'Eagle Flag' exercise tests joint cargo operations

Airmen and Soldiers assigned to U.S. Transportation Command's Joint Task Force-Port Opening participated in Exercise Eagle Flag 2009, a U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center-sponsored exercise here where they were evaluated on their ability to establish and operate a port of debarkation and cargo

AMC's 18th Air Force welcomes new commander

Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Winfield W. Scott III in a change-of-command ceremony Aug. 19 at the Scott Club. "Thank you for the opportunity," said General Allardice. "I feel like today we stand on the shoulders of giants, fellow Airmen

AMC commander receives Order of the Sword

Arriving at the Scott Club in a horse-drawn carriage while a bagpipe melody filled the air, Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. Arthur J. Lichte and his wife Chris were about to become a part of military history. The carriage ride, which arrived under security forces escort, was just the start of a

McChord C-17 supports Ranger Rendezvous 2009

615th CRW provides presidential support

Members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing were there to smooth the way for President Barack Obama's two-day visit to Guadalajara, Mexico for a North America summit held with leaders from Mexico and Canada Aug. 9-10. When the president travels, he relies on Air Force contingency response units

Travis' 615th CRW Airmen set off for Afghanistan

A contingent of about 100 members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing members are in the process of deploying to Afghanistan to support military operations there. On Friday, the latest group shouldered their backpacks and boarded a C-17 Globemaster jet transport that will take them first to

Critical Care Air Transport Teams: 'Prepared for anything'

In the aeromedical evacuation world, "you have to be prepared for anything," said Capt. Michelle Lambert, a critical care nurse with the 932nd Medical Squadron. This statement accurately describes the world that Critical Care Air Transport Team, or CCATT, members operate in. "Every patient and every

U.S., international mobility Airmen to participate in JRTC exercise

U.S. and international mobility Airmen will come together Aug. 17 to 25 to participate in a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise with the Army at Fort Polk, La. Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; aeromedical evacuation crews from Pope AFB,

New CMSAF visits Expeditionary Center

Taking stock of the people and the mission of the Joint Base here, the Air Force's ranking enlisted Airman, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, included the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center as a stop during his July 28 to 30 tour of the region. When a capacity crowd gathered in the