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  • CSAF visits Warriors of the North

    The highest-ranking officer in the Air Force visited the Warriors of the North, March 13 during a visit to North Dakota bases. During a breakfast with Airmen, and an interview with local reporters, Gen. T. Michael Moseley talked about the future of the Air Force, and more specifically, the future of

  • Emergency airdrop sustains combat ops in Afghanistan

    When coalition ground forces fighting Taliban extremists in southern Afghanistan needed fuel in a hurry March 12, coalition air power answered the call, filling the 9,000-pound full airdrop order in less than eight hours. The 1st Battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry Division was engaged in

  • AMC, 463rd Airlift Group welcome first C-130J

    Gen. Duncan McNabb, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered the 463rd Airlift Group' s first C-130J aircraft March 13. The aircraft is the first active duty combat-ready C-130J and will be used in combat operations around the world. "This is a big day for Little Rock and it is a big day for Air

  • AMC honors its outstanding Airmen for 2006

    Air Mobility Command has announced its Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year finalists for 2006. They are: Airman category: Senior Airman Gany M. Gamboa, 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. Senior Airman Tiffany L. Lott, 375th Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo. Staff Sgt. Richard W.

  • Aerial port hub keeps passengers, cargo rolling

    The Airman wipes the sweat from his brow. His radio crackles out a message that a shipment of blood is on its way for a critically injured servicemember in Iraq. Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher sends out the word and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's aerial port becomes a flurry of activity. There is not a

  • Chief Master Sgt. Terry Savoie: Air Force must continue to be first

    Chief Savoie made this statement during the 319th Maintenance Group Knucklebuster Award Banquet, March 10 in Building 607 here. Dressed in a desert combat uniform, mess dress combination, the retired chief from San Angelo, Texas, gave a spirited and inspiring speech about the necessity of being

  • Air Guard crew flies mission to save Soldier's life

    They flew at night and into the next day from Iraq nonstop to the United States. Fifteen hours and 10 time zones later, they handed over their precious cargo in Maryland: a Soldier who had been wounded in combat. Then, to the hum of jet engines, they packed their gear and returned to fly similar

  • AMC command chief focuses on Airmen

    In his visit to Fairchild this week, Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron, Air Mobility Command's command chief master sergeant, made an exceptional effort to thank every Airman he came in contact with for their service to our nation. "It is talking to our Airmen and seeing the great things they are

  • Dover airlifts 'City in a Box' to Soldiers overseas

    Dover Air Force Base's Super Port airlifted the Army's first 150-soldier Force Provider, nicknamed "City in a Box," aboard an Air Force C-17 here Feb. 23. The Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass. developed two Force Provider packages, said Jonathan Givens, Natick SSC physical scientist. One

  • AMC top chief visits Team Charleston, shares thoughts

    Air Mobility Command's top enlisted Airman recently shared his thoughts on important issues during a visit to Charleston AFB. Charleston welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron and 22 wing command chiefs and group superintendents for a chief's conference Feb. 28 and March 1. "We're losing a lot of