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Dec. 11, 2009
Fairchild hosts Air Force's first Single Airmen's Summit, incorporates AFSO21

Fairchild Air Force Base recently commenced the Air Force's first Single Airmen's Summit. This event not only sets the stage for other bases to follow suit, but for future Summits here. The event addressed issues single Airmen face providing them with a means to come up with probable solutions
Dec. 4, 2009
Dover C-5Ms complete test in surge operations

The C-5M Super Galaxy team has completed another stage of operational test and evaluation with the conclusion of surge operations at Dover AFB. The surge operations consisted of 31 days of delivering essential cargo and flying sorties non-stop, from Dover Air Force Base to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey,
Dec. 2, 2009
Youth center programs can keep kids engaged during holiday season

As the holidays near, some parents face the prospect of hyperactive children or bored teenagers hanging around the house. Many base youth centers will offer activities to keep them positively engaged. During the Year of the Air Force Family, AMC is increasing awareness about existing programs that
Dec. 1, 2009
Energy conservation requires shift in culture

The Air Force is committed to conserving energy, and this takes a long-term change in the way Airmen think."Saving energy shouldn't be a task that we struggle to find time to do while at work, but rather a lifelong attitude we apply to all we do," Col. Mark A. Ruse, chief of the AMC Civil
Nov. 19, 2009
Charleston aircrew achieves mission success during mobility air forces exercise

A crew of eight Airmen with the 437th Airlift Wing joined with 74 parachutists from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., for a joint mission during the Mobility Air Forces Exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range Nov. 18. More than 1,500 people and 60 aircraft from more than 40 units
Nov. 18, 2009
Movie event provides special experience for Little Rock AFB children

While many families take watching a movie at a movie theater with their children for granted, 36 base children received a special treat at the base's theater Nov. 14.The children watched a special screening of the Disney movie "Finding Nemo." They all have needs that prohibit them from attending
Nov. 17, 2009
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
Nov. 16, 2009
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
Nov. 9, 2009
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
Nov. 6, 2009
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