Airmen lend helping hand on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

Air Mobility Command Airmen here joined forces to make two St. Louis-area families' dreams come true as part of an upcoming episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Eleven Airmen and a few friends stepped up to help construct a new home for the Martirez family and also lent a hand to build a new

Air Mobility Command embraces culture of constant safety

People are the focus of Air Mobility Command's efforts to improve safety and implement the Voluntary Protection Program, or VPP, across the command.VPP is well known in the private sector for helping employees take an active role to improve their workplace safety. VPP will shift the Air Force's

McChord helps Sea-Tac controllers train for new runway

McChord Airmen and technology provided a unique inter-agency training opportunity with a strategic impact on the nation's northwest corridor.Since September, members of McChord AFB's 62nd Operations Support Squadron have shared the use of a training simulator here with Seattle-Tacoma International

Air Force, industry leaders share best-practices to encourage 'lean'

Air Force senior leaders got a lesson in Air Force Smart Operations during a two-day class with university and industry officials in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 28 and 29. The commanders of Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command, along with 18 general officers and chief master sergeants, attended the

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center: Night operations training for ACST

Honoring our veterans - past, present and future

Each Veteran's Day, Americans have the opportunity to reflect upon and honor the sacrifices of noble men and women who have served in defense of our great nation and its freedoms. We also take this time to express our deepest gratitude for those serving today. Through daily mission accomplishments,

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Air Force's newest mobile air shelter set up for Expeditionary Center training

The newest model of deployable, mobile command posts has arrived at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, leaving the older model looking like a relic of deployments past.Sitting behind the expeditionary center's main building here, the Hard-sided Expandable Lightweight Air Mobile Shelter, or

Two 618th TACC members to be honored by USO of Missouri

Two Air Force officers assigned to the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center will be honored as heroes by the Uniformed Service Organization of Missouri during a ceremony, Saturday.Lt. Col. Rob Ricci and Capt. Gregory Boschert were selected as 2008 "Salute to Heroes" award recipients by the

Expeditionary Center adding 'SPICE'' to its curriculum

In February 2009, the SPICE, or Small Package Initial Communications Element, Course will begin a 25-day training regimen for select Airmen at the Mobility Operations School.Students will learn about SPICE, a system that delivers regular and secure electronic mail and secure/non-secure voice