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  • Senior Airman jumps 'blue to green'

    In the new year Charleston AFB will send one of its own to the Army as the first Airman ever to become a member of the U.S. Army's Parachute Team, the Golden Knights. Senior Airman Michael LaRoche, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems maintainer with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Dover earns AF CINC Installation Excellence Team visit

    Team Dover earned an early gift this year as Dover Air Force Base was awarded $500,000 for quality-of-life initiatives and a seat as one of the top two finalists for the Air Force Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, on

  • AMC announces top Security Forces award winners for 2007

    The Air Mobility Command announced its top security forces award winners for fiscal year 2007. Individual award winners will be invited to attend the Annual AMC Security Forces Awards Banquet at Scott AFB, tentatively scheduled for the Jul - Aug 08 time frame.  The 2007 winners are:ELIZABETH N.

  • AMC Commander discusses modernization, recapitalization issues

    Modernization of its aging fleet is one of the Air Force's top priorities but complicated by program delays and budget limits, the commander of Air Mobility Command told members of the Logistics Officer Association in a speech here Nov. 14. The rising costs of modernizing the C-5 fleet,

  • Mobility milestone reached: a million sorties since Sept. 11, 2001

    Air Mobility Command passed a major milestone Nov. 19, when an AMC aircraft flew the command's one millionth sortie since September 11, 2001. The landmark flight was a C-17 mission flown to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The crew was from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB,

  • Dover Airmen awarded combat medals

    Two Dover Airmen received the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a historic ceremony here, Nov. 15. Staff Sgt. Michael Grooms, 436th Security Forces Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Huey Harris III, 436th Services Squadron, distinguished themselves in combat and were Dover's first Airmen presented with the

  • Bright Star brings together coalition forces and Charleston C-17s

    Sixty Team Charleston Airmen recently participated in the oldest training exercise in the United States Central Command's Area of Responsibility aboard three Charleston C-17s. Bright Star 07, hosted by Egypt in cooperation with USCENTCOM and U.S. Army Central, was held in Cairo from Nov. 3 -19

  • Mobility commander gives thanks for mobility warriors

    Our nation has much to be thankful for when it pauses Thursday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. As my wife, Chris, and I reflect on our long list of blessings, we are especially thankful for you and your families - the men and women of Air Mobility Command. You make a difference in people's