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  • Dover wins Abilene Trophy

    Dover is the home of the Abilene Trophy this year after winning the 2008 Air Mobility Command Community Support Award, which was announced during AMC Phoenix Rally at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 25.The Abilene Trophy is presented annually to a civilian community for outstanding support to a

  • 18th AF Command Chief praises 618th TACC's enlisted force

    Eighteenth Air Force's top enlisted member praised the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center's enlisted force as the 'backbone of air mobility' during a visit to the center, Tuesday. Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, 18th AF's Command Chief Master Sergeant, spoke with 618th TACC Airmen about the

  • Warriors of the North dedicate time, energy to flood preparations

    Emergency preparations began when Govs. John Hoeven, North Dakota, and Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota, declared a state of emergency in the Red River Valley after waters began rising at a record rate. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds began working around the clock to mitigate flood damage throughout

  • AMC maintainers compete in civilian aircraft maintenance competition

    Three Air Mobility Command maintenance teams gathered in Las Vegas, Nev., March 9-12 to compete in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Society's second annual Maintenance Skills Competition.AMC teams were from Dyess AFB, Texas; McChord AFB, Wash.; and McGuire AFB, N.J.The competition consisted of 12

  • 'Total Force' keeps 618th TACC, air mobility in the fight

    The 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command's hub for directing global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations, has sustained record high levels of operation since the onset of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, thanks in large part to the contributions of

  • Course trains Air Force intelligence analysts in ground combat operations

    Air Force intelligence analysts have been trained to focus on air threats since they first entered the service. There's now a need for them to be trained to provide support for world-wide ground combat and force protection operations. The Air Force Force Protection Intelligence Formal Training Unit

  • Crew navigates tanker out of trouble

    "Any aircraft, any station, this is Shell 73. Emergency. We've lost complete navigational capability. Request assistance." This was the mayday call from Capt. Matthew Jaeger as he and the crew of Shell 73, a KC-135 Stratotanker from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, flew somewhere over the border of

  • Enviromental, Safety and Operational Health Symposium held in St. Louis

    More than 1,000 Airmen, Air Force civilians and personnel from other government agencies from all over the world convened in St. Louis for the annual Environmental, Safety and Operational Health Symposium March 9-13.Started in 1993, the symposium features more than 500 classes tailored to the needs

  • Col. Hughes appointed Ill. Assistant Adjutant General-Air

    Gov. Pat Quinn and Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, announced the appointment of Col. John P. Hughes of O'Fallon, Ill., as the Assistant Adjutant General - Air on March 10.As Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colonel Hughes is responsible for the command,