Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits McGuire

By anyone's forecast, it's been a good year so far for Senior Airman Brian Buhrer. At the end of January, he won Airman of the Year for the 305th Air Mobility Wing, a tribute in part to the Airman Buhrer's outstanding work ethic, his supervisor said.On Feb. 10, another bonus came when he received

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Spirit of Global Reach lands at Dover

The Spirit of Global Reach made its triumphant arrival at Dover Air Force Base Feb. 9, putting itself in the history books as Team Dover's first C-5M Super Galaxy. The Spirit of Global Reach is the first of three C-5Ms Dover will receive for operational testing and evaluation. "Today we see the

Air refueling development lags

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the history of aerial refueling and the important role aerial refueling has played in American military history. After the success of the Question Mark's Jan. 1929 aerial refueling flight, and the operational shortcomings of the

McChord receives Alaska-based Airmen, aircraft as precaution to volcano

Airmen at McChord Air Force Base are receiving a precautionary redeployment of Air Force aircraft from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska to McChord Air Force Base. The aircraft and approximately 200 Airmen who operate and maintain them are being temporarily relocated in light of increased activity

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