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  • AMC aircraft, personnel supporting Hurricane Ike evacuations

    Mobility Airmen and their aircraft are again in full support of hurricane evacuation operations as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf Coast. This effort to support evacuation of patients and members of the general population comes on the heels of Air Mobility Command's support to Hurricane Gustav

  • MacDill AFB medical team supports hurricane relief efforts

    A Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., arrived here Sept. 9 in support of Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts. Along with the MASF team, more than 200 state and federal assets and volunteers converged on Corpus Christi ahead of Ike in

  • Battlelab initiative demonstrates safer way to cool down KC-135 flight deck

    Aircrews operating KC-135 Stratotankers in hot climates may soon have a safer way to keep their flight decks cool thanks to the Air Mobility Battlelab's KC-135 Hot Weather Cooling Sock initiative. "This initiative addresses a current problem where aircraft maintainers use a standard flexible duct

  • McGuire family member makes history

    Kasen Warrick is his name; tee ball is his game. He's only 6 years old, but little Kasen has made history. Handpicked by McGuire's Youth Center staff, Kasen recently took a trip to the White House for a game of tee ball with the president of the United States. President George Bush and first lady

  • 6th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new commander

    Col. Robert Thomas relinquished command of the 6th Air Mobility Wing to Col. Lawrence Martin during a change of command ceremony Sept. 8.Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and expressed his gratitude for Colonel Thomas' hard work during his tenure as

  • Grand Forks celebrates Navy officer’s life, 100th birthday

    1908. A year which saw the development of Henry Ford's Model T automobile, selling for $850; a stamp being sold for 2 cents; and the World Series being won by the Chicago Cubs. It was also the birth year of Richmond Day, who went on to serve his country in two wars, retiring as Lt. Cmdr in the

  • Expeditionary Skills Summit aims to streamline training for Airmen

    The evolving Global War on Terrorism has made Col. Jenny Pickett's personal mission of "keeping Airmen alive" more challenging these days. The commandant of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School, which trains Airmen for deployment, says inconsistencies in where and how troops gain

  • Making a difference: McGuire Airman makes the most of time in Afghanistan

    Shock -- it's what Senior Airman Felicita Torres-Perkins said she felt more than once after volunteering for a deployment to Zabul Province in Southeast Afghanistan. She left behind her duties as an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 305th Medical Group Ambulance Services to join the

  • C-17s evacuate from Charleston

    Eleven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft evacuated from Charleston AFB Sept. 4 due to the possibility of inclement weather caused by Tropical Storm Hanna. The evacuation of the C-17s began midmorning and continued until about 2:15 p.m. Six of the aircraft relocated to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, while

  • AMC 'Be Your Own Safety Manager' campaign first to prevent summer fatalities

    Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign was its most successful one ever, with no fatalities among AMC Airmen between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays. "I want to express my gratitude to every member of AMC for making this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign our