Photo essay: Transports at Travis

Keeping the airlift mission moving

Mobility Air Force intra-theater airlifters have flown more than 74,000 sorties, delivering about 251,000 tons of cargo in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility in 2008 and 2009 so far.  With the statistics soaring, airlift is making a strong case as a primary source of warfighting and life-sustaining

Photo essay: KC-10 landing at Travis

Flight of the KC-10: Crew members talk about driving AMC's largest tanker

They were on the flightline here Aug. 4 going through their pre-flight checklists and movements like they always do. As a group of four, this aircrew for the KC-10 Extender knows what they have to do to get Air Mobility Command's largest tanker in the air. Combined, their flying hours -- which

Defense Information Systems Agency holds change of command at Scott AFB

AMC supports Air Forces in Africa

Air Mobility Airmen throughout the command are providing their experience and expertise to the Air Force's newest geographic combatant command, U.S. Africa Command, and its components with daily C-17 and C-130 airlift missions across the continent. "Intratheather airlift is fundamental to building

Team Dover flies to one of the nation's biggest air shows

Every year Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisc., hosts one of the nation's largest Air Shows, the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture, bragging an attendance of more than 500,000 during the week. This year, 20 Team Dover members from both the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings flew a C-5M

Travis CRW Airmen capture RODEO trophy

Travis AFB welcomed home a championship team as members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing returned victorious from the 2009 Air Mobility Command RODEO competition. The annual event, held at McChord AFB, Wash., proved an opportunity for the 615th CRW to demonstrate what they always strive to do

New C-5 inspection program saves money, keeps planes in the air

A new inspection program being tested at Dover Air Force Base will not only save the Air Force $1.38 billion over the next two decades, it will also keep four extra C-5 Galaxy aircraft available every day for Air Mobility efforts. The new program -- which will change the way the Air Force conducts

Operation Allied Force comes alive through 'Tanker Living Legends' series

Four veterans of NATO's 78-day air war, Operation ALLIED FORCE, recalled their experiences through the "Tanker Living Legends" speaker series July 30 at the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Among the "living legends" who spoke included Lt Gen Rusty Findley, Vice