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  • McChord Airmen fuel Operation Deep Freeze

    Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in support of Operation Deep Freeze completed the first operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrop to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province Nov. 26. Thirty bundles of fuel and other supplies were

  • Help from Above: More than a slogan on a patch

    A warfighter has just been wounded on the battlefield. As seconds seem like hours they hear the whirl of a helicopter in the distance. The next thing they know, there is a medic treating your wounds and taking them to safety and treatment. Tech. Sgt. David Denton, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation

  • AMC unveils new mission statement and focus areas

    This past June, I issued a call for all AMC personnel to "return to basics," and I thank you for the renewed attention you've given to our core values and our mobility mission while restoring the Air Force's good name with your daily, outstanding mission accomplishment. Today, we build on that

  • Air Mobility Command sets another all-time sortie record

    Air Mobility Command's 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, the execution arm for global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations, set a new record for the number of sorties planned in a 24-hour period last month. The new mark, set at 1,063 sorties, toppled the previous high of

  • Senior NCO inducted into AMC's Order of the Bayonet

    With more than 20 security forces Airmen before him donning their "battle rattle" and M-4 rifles with bayonets, Master Sgt. Jason Parker was given a prestigious honor very few in his career field have received.Sergeant Parker, currently assigned to the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air

  • AMC commander: 'Take time to pause, reflect on what your service symbolizes'

    The holiday season is a wonderful time to spend with our family and friends. For many, it means packing up and traveling our nation's highways to visit our loved ones.  As we enter this holiday season, please take time to pause and reflect on what your service symbolizes to our nation, and take

  • Air Mobility Command air traffic controllers lauded for excellence

    The Air Traffic Control Association presented AMC's Terminal Instrument Procedures team with the Earl F. Ward Memorial Award at its 53rd annual conference and exposition held in Washington, D.C., Nov. 4.This international award is presented annually to the air traffic control group that demonstrated

  • Global Aeromedical Evacuation Continues Improving to Get Troops Home

    Editor's Note:  This article originally ran in July, and has been published again in acknowledgement of Warrior Care Month.  As of November, 2008, AMC has safely evacuated nearly 55,000 patients to higher levels of care in support of the Global War on Terrorism.Also known as the air ambulance for