Joint basing efforts underway at three AMC bases

Three Air Mobility Command bases are in the process of merging with two Army posts and a Naval Air Station as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission which identified that these military facilities could be combined to streamline operational efficiency and save tax-payer's

621st CRW hosts 2009 Contingency Response Commanders' Conference

"First-In Mobility - Successes and Improving for the Future" This will be the focus of discussion this week as more than 100 commanders and functional experts from contingency response units across the Air Force unite here today through Friday for the Contingency Response Commanders' Conference. The

Dover EOD named best in Air Force

An elite team of Airmen who operate in perilous environments around the world and protect on- and off-base populations here, was recently lauded as being the best in the Air Force.The 436th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight recently won the 2008 Senior Master Sgt. Gerald

AMC sponsors naming contest as part of headquarters renovations

In a tribute to Airmen, Air Mobility Command officials are completing several renovation projects here that will highlight the important role Air Mobility Airmen play in operations throughout the world.In addition to aesthetic changes, officials are asking for Airmen's help in naming several rooms

818th trains for contingency force protection

'Big' improvements come with upgrades to the AF's largest jet

The mighty C-5, commonly noted as the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory, is currently undergoing modifications and upgrades to improve performance and reliability. According to a C-5 test pilot assigned to the C-5 Modernization Program, the new C-5M Super Galaxy, which Dover Air Force Base

AMC's execution hub serves as 'virtual crewmember' worldwide

Members of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center conducted a series of town hall briefings at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and McChord Air Force Base, Wash., in mid-January to foster the concept of the 618th TACC as a 'virtual crewmember' for Air Mobility Command crews operating worldwide. The

Travis aircrews support Africa peacekeeping operations

Two Travis Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed for Africa Jan. 10 in support of peacekeeping operations in the Darfur region of Sudan.The Travis aircrews consist of men and women from the active-duty 60th Air Mobility Wing and the Air Force Reserve's 349th Air Mobility Wing.In addition,

McChord earns top marks in critical inspection

Air Force officials gave the 62nd Airlift Wing the highest-possible grade today following a week-long inspection of the wing's role as the nation's Primary Nuclear Airlift Force."These results underscore our commitment to the American people in our ability to conduct our number one no-fail mission,"

615th CRW makes vital contribution to Darfur airlift operation

Members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing here recently deployed to Africa in support of humanitarian airlift missions into the Darfur region of Sudan.Nearly two dozen wing members departed Travis Air Force Base Jan. 1 for Kigali, Rwanda, to support the operation, which will airlift equipment