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  • Flexibility: The key to airpower...and Space-A

    Have you ever dreamed of climbing the steps of an Egyptian pyramid or schussing down a black diamond ski slope in Bavaria? Or is digging your toes in the sand on a Hawaiian beach more your speed? Regardless of your dream vacation destination, Space-Available travel; or Space-A, can help turn your

  • AMC's new command CMSgt: 'Be Ready!'

    It was 1982 when Airman Basic Dave Spector, lugging a toolbox more than half his weight, followed Staff Sgt. Ernie Cota to perform some maintenance on the running C-5 that was preparing to take off. Now, nearly 28 years later, as Air Mobility Command's new command chief master sergeant, that first

  • 437 APS tackles first M-ATV load on 747

    A team of Airmen with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron here loaded the first mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles to be shipped aboard a Boeing 747-400 aircraft for delivery to Afghanistan Nov. 7.The load began a new phase of delivery for M-ATVs to the Middle East after initial

  • C-17 delivers Fox Sports crew to Afghanistan

    The task: get the Fox Sports crew to Afghanistan in order to perform a morale show for the troops. This unique opportunity was given to a C-17 Globemaster III crew from the 21st Airlift Squadron based out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The C-17 is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter

  • Deployment opportunities available for civilians

    Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In 2007, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians volunteered to

  • Joint base takes action for military families

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership assembled with military members and their families Oct. 29 during the Military Family Action Plan conference at the Timmerman Center on Dix. "Your task today is to find out what works, what doesn't and how to fix it," said Frances Booth, the program's

  • Joint base Airmen restore historical aircraft

    The traffic circle at the McGuire passenger terminal buzzed with new activity Oct. 23 as Airmen from the 305th and 514th Maintenance Groups prepared to clip the wings off the C-118 Liftmaster that has guarded the entrance to the terminal since 1982. The maintenance groups on McGuire have set out to

  • Prevent the spread of flu this season by planning ahead

    Air Mobility Command is protecting its personnel against the spread of influenza-like illness as the United States continues to see an increase in flu cases this season.Forty-one states report widespread influenza activity, and visits to doctors for flu-like illness are higher than levels expected

  • Caring for those who care for the fallen, their families

    "Dignity, honor, respect for the fallen ... Care, service, support for their families," this is the mantra of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center and for the men and women who work here it is at the heart of what they do. The unique work takes a lot out of a person physically,