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

AMC commander visits AOR – highlights mobility’s role

Like clockwork, an Air Mobility Command aircraft departs on a mission within the area-of-operations every two minutes every hour of every day. Providing the three cornerstones of the command's mobility mission - airlift, aerial refueling and aeromedical evacuation - AMC Airmen have provided constant

437th APS prepares for Rodeo 2009

Scott Airman earns national recognition

The Air Force selected the service's top enlisted members by naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2009. Of the selected winners, Team Scott's very own Tech. Sgt. Manuel Herrera was selected as one of the winners. Sergeant Herrera is an explosive ordinance technician from the 375th Civil

AFGLSC transforms Air Force supply chain

For more than a decade, Air Force supply chain leaders and their commercial industry peers have met with nearly identical objectives -- finding ways to enhance the Air Force supply chain to improve support to the warfighter. Recently, the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, along with its

621st CRW exercises evacuation operations