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  • CAFB provides 'dignified transfer' training for Army chaplains

    More than 170 Army chaplain candidates gathered on the flightline here July 14 to receive training in the honors given to fallen service members during dignified transfers of human remains. In August, the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, S.C., began working in coordination with

  • 311th AS prepares for AMC Rodeo

    Landing on a shortened runway or at a civilian airfield, taxiing in, stopping on a dime and dropping off distinguished visitors on time is just another day in the life of a C-21 pilot.But for two pilots from the 311th Airlift Squadron, the stakes will be raised as they compete Sunday through July 25

  • 17th Air Force, mobility Airmen support presidential visit to Ghana

    Before President Barack Obama could land to an unprecedented reception in Accra, Ghana, Friday evening, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines were on the ground days in advance, preparing.More than 150 troops in Accra and more than 1,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima came together in the West

  • Air Mobility Rodeo set to kickoff July 19 at McChord AFB

    Three of the remaining nine Doolittle Raiders will attend the Air Mobility Rodeo at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 19 through 24.The Doolittle Raiders are special guests of Gen. Arthur Lichte, AMC commander, and are scheduled to attend Rodeo competitions, demonstrations and a town hall meeting

  • Air Force Communications Agency to change name and commander

    A historic change for the Air Force Communications Agency will occur July 15 as it will re-designate to the Air Force Network Integration Center to more accurately reflect its role in cyberspace operations.Along with the re-designation ceremony is a change in leadership as Col. Carl Williamson

  • AMC's info ops cell moves to 618th TACC

    The 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center stood up its Information Operations Division in June, transferring the IO capability from the Headquarters AMC Combat Operations Division to the 618th TACC's Current Operations Directorate.Information Operations is a function of military operations aimed to

  • McChord Reservist earns prestigious Air Force award

    A Reservist from the 446th Maintenance Squadron here was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airman of the Year Award today. This is the first time a member of the 446th Airlift Wing has gone to the top in this annual competition. Staff Sgt. Channel Bolton-Scholl, a crew chief with 446th MXS, was

  • Air mobility, tanker support key elements of Global Thunder success

    AMC Airlift and tanker support were key contributors to the success of Exercise Global Thunder 09, June 24-30, AMC officials said. Global Thunder 09 was a U.S. Strategic Command-led exercise. The exercise provided training opportunities for various service components, units and their respective