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  • Team effort sets airlift standard

    Any significant group achievement can normally be attributed to a strong team, persistence, and relentless commitment to a challenging mission or task at hand. The 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, flying C-17 Globemasters, contributed the lion's share of intra-theater airlift by flying more

  • Fairchild makes additional energy conservation efforts

    Fairchild continues its battle against increasing energy prices by establishing more energy-conserving methods for getting the mission done. In a 2006 letter to Airmen, Honorable Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, asked every Airman to make energy use a priority and bring forth ideas on

  • AF's first active associate unit deploying to Iraq

    Shortly after its first birthday, the Air Force's first active associate unit is preparing to deploy here this month to support the Global War on Terror. Activated in July 2006, the 30th Airlift Squadron is the first active duty Air Mobility Command squadron to operationally report to an Air

  • Travis Ground Accident Investigation Board complete

    Air Mobility Command (AMC) today released the results of its investigation into the Feb. 15, 2006, mishap involving a Non-Appropriated Fund employee at the Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Travis AFB, Calif. The injured employee was transporting a large, unsecured branch balanced on the front bucket of a

  • AMC commander cites successes, needed upgrades

    The commander of Air Mobility Command briefed attendees from across the globe Sept. 26 on the command's past, present and future contributions to the nation's defense during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here. "It takes bravery and courage to do our

  • POW/MIA ceremony honors American veterans

    World War II claimed the lives of more than 400,000 Americans. About 79,000 of those who served were not found, identified or buried at the end of the war in 1945, and more than 78,000 of those WWII casualties are still unaccounted for. The U.S. government also continues to account for about 1,800

  • Air Mobility Battlelab's 'BrightEye' initiative demonstrated, proven capable

    The USAF Air Mobility Battlelab, or AMB, recently demonstrated the capabilities of the BrightEye Portable Solid-State LED Lighting System - an AMB initiative. The BrightEye is an advanced, portable, battery-powered, visible and covert lighting system developed by Cyberlux Corporation to address the