Scott AFB to host command 'ICON' final competition

Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals at the Scott Club, 6:30-9 p.m. CST, Oct. 23, with the event featuring the Air Force Band of Mid America.As an added feature, the command finals will be broadcast to the clubs at each major AMC installation."AMC has some exceptional performers and

Senior leaders meet on McChord for AFSO 21 course

Senior leaders from Air Mobility Command bases throughout the United States convened here Oct. 1 to 2 for a senior leadership course in Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. The event highlighted the Air Force's newest way of doing business and McChord's successes in this area. "McChord

Spirit of Delaware completes Dover's C-17 collection

On Oct. 8 civilians, reservists and active duty service members gathered at the AMC Museum to welcome Dover's newest and final C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, The Spirit of Delaware. With two full sets of bleachers and a 20 foot tall American flag waving in the background the audience applauded as

Legal Airmen kick down doors in functional ACST training

Air Mobility Command continues dorm improvements

The construction of improved dormitories built to the new Air Force standard for single Airmen at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Scott AFB, and Dover AFB, Del., is expected to be completed before 2010.Previously, Air Force dormitories followed a "One-Plus-One" standard, in which two Airmen shared a

15 months, 22 million pounds of cargo later Dover receives 13th C-17

Dover Air Force Base was once the home to 28 C-5 Galaxy aircraft, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Then on June 4, 2007, the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings received their first C-17 Globemaster III, a smaller bird than the massive C-5, but it was the newest airlifter the Air Force

Expeditionary Center lieutenant earns Bronze Star

For most of 2007, 1st Lt. Eric Snelgrove was deployed to Iraq, but not just any part of Iraq. He was in northern Iraq as the fusion cell officer in charge at a U.S. Army forward operating base. His work there with special forces was significant and the Army noticed by awarding him the Bronze Star.

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center: 'Tactic'-ally learning at ACST

Eagle Flag 08-6's deployed leadership recalls completing successful exercise

More than 400 Airmen from across the Air Force deployed to participate and support Air Force Exercise Eagle Flag 08-6 at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J., from mid- to late-September. Their mission was to build the fictional 421st Air Expeditionary Group and provide close-air support

101 Critical Days over; Airmen to remain vigilant with Fall Safety Campaign

Although Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer ended successfully this year with no fatalities, mobility Airmen must remain on guard this fall season, officials said. "Though the command did fantastically during the 101 Critical Days campaign, we must not lessen our accident and