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  • 727th AMS ensures D-Day success

    Military units from across the U.S. participated heavily in events held throughout France June 6 to 8, 2014, to remember and honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day. As the only Air Mobility Command presence in the U.K., the 727th Air Mobility Squadron played a vital role for service members and

  • Flight Safety NCO of the Year

    Flight Safety NCO of the Year MSgt Christopher L. Gill 19 AW, Little Rock, ARMSgt Christopher L. Gill is the Superintendent, 19th Airlift Wing Flight Safety, Little Rock AFB, AR. He is the principal advisor on matters affecting flight safety for the world's largest multi-command (AMC and AETC) C-130

  • 435th AGOW Airmen lead Rwandan port operations

    In an effort to confront destabilizing forces and violence within the Central African Republic, France and the African Union have requested U.S. support to move Rwandan forces into the region.Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group responded to the request. A

  • AMC assists Central African Republic peacekeeping mission

    The Defense Department sent another Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport jet from Burundi to the Central African Republic today in support of the African Union-led International Support Mission in that beleaguered nation, Army Col. Steve Warren, a Defense Department spokesman, told reporters

  • Local retired major received French Legion of Honor Medal, named a hero

    After conducting countless missions during World War II, surviving a nearly fatal plane crash and overcoming cancer, 92-year old retired Maj. Clarence Grimes was honored with the French Legion of Honor Medal, the highest recognition by the French government.Jack Cowan, Honorary Consul of France,

  • Area Army Air Corps vet receives French Legion of Honor medal

    Del Casper, Army Air Corps veteran who participated in 35 aerial combat missions over occupied Europe during World War II, was awarded the French Legion of Honor medal at the Spokane Veterans Center in Spokane Valley, Wash., July 15.The award, the highest honor given by the government of France, was

  • AMC commander visits Dover

    Gen. Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, visited here July 8-10, 2013, to get a first-hand look at Team Dover in action.The commander visited the flightline, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, The Center for Families of the Fallen, the AMC Museum and talked with many Dover Airmen in the

  • Canadian pilot calls 2nd ARS home

    Capt. Kevin Judd may not be a member of the United States Air Force, but he has certainly found a home at the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron here. The Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 Polaris pilot from Deep River, Ontario, has been flying with the 2nd ARS for the past two years as part of the three-year

  • 62nd Maintenance Operations Squadron deactivates

    The 62nd Maintenance Operations Squadron was deactivated here May 13 as part of an Air Force-wide restructuring initiative to better allocate company and field grade officers to needed positions."Simply put, there are not enough FGOs to fill major billets throughout the Air Force," said Maj. Clinton

  • McChord Airmen participate in Mali airlift operations

    Since Jan. 21, when the U.S. began operations to support French efforts against extremist forces in Mali, U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft have flown nearly 60 missions, transporting more than 1,200 tons of cargo and more than 950 passengers into the region. More than 30 of those