May 22, 2024 To the C-130, With Love Don’t be faint of heart or insecure in reading this. If you are either, please turn back now. This is a love letter to my tribe. The Herk Tribe. It comes at no expense to other tribes. I truly love, admire, and respect them all.
May 17, 2024 AMC Warriors Recruiting Warriors: Alaska Outreach Air Mobility Command continued to spread Warrior Heart culture across the United States with a visit to Alaska, May 14-15. This recruiting trip was part of AMC’s “Warriors Recruiting Warriors” initiative, which focuses on connecting with tribal natives and showing them opportunities the Air Force
May 15, 2024 Dyess Airmen recognized for Max Endurance Operation In recognition of their extraordinary achievement during a historic Max Endurance Operation (MEO), 19 Dyess personnel were awarded Aerial Achievement Medals by Col. Thomas Lankford, 317th Airlift Wing commander, on May 10, 2024.
May 10, 2024 U.S. humanitarian aid for Honduras tops 6 million pounds with Denton Program A KC-46A Pegasus from the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, delivers 12 pallets of cargo for the Denton Program at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 8, 2024.
May 6, 2024 317th AW executes Hazard Spear, supports Balikatan 24 with accelerated mission sets Following the completion of the first Maximum Endurance Operation (MEO) with external fuel tanks, the 317th Airlift Wing continues to showcase tactical airlift capabilities for operating across vast distances and into remote islands during their two-week exercise, Hazard Spear.
May 3, 2024 AMC enlisted force honors Minihan with Order of the Sword The enlisted force of Air Mobility Command bestowed their most prestigious honor – the Order of the Sword – to Gen. Mike Minihan, AMC commander, at a formal ceremony here, May 2, 2024.The enlisted corps reserves the honor for military senior officers who have made conspicuous and significant
May 3, 2024 Leveraging AI to enhance Air Operations Centers Copious amounts of information flow through Air Operations Centers every day, every minute.At the core of it, information is data. AOCs transmit orders and coordinate aircraft using messages and text. Whether it’s C-17 pilots communicating to controllers at an AOC, or controllers discussing aircraft
May 2, 2024 Mobility Air Forces gather for week-long Phoenix Rally, focus on Great Power Competition Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, and his wife, Ashley Minihan, convened their last Total Force Phoenix Rally here, April 29-May 3, 2024. Focused on Sustaining Irreversible Momentum for Great Power Competition, the event focused on resilience, the mobility roadmap, setting the
May 1, 2024 Embodying the American Spirit, honoring Asian Heritage It was April 28, 1975, and Saigon was about to fall to North Vietnamese forces, ending the Vietnam war. Tam Do Nguyen, a South Vietnamese naval officer, was fighting alongside the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet for three years when life as he knew it ceased to exist.
May 1, 2024 7th MDG exhibits innovative advancements during Hazard Spear The 7th Medical Group (MDG) showcased significant advancements in aeromedical operations during Hazard Spear, a multi-mission exercise conducted by the 317th Airlift Wing. This marked the first operationalization of Starlink, a high-speed satellite internet system, within Air Force Global Strike